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He was a teacher, after all.
Most students already had their aptitudes and talents determined, so he didn’t need to tell them what they had to learn or which direction they had to go in. All he had to do was look through the list of courses that the student had applied for and give a few words of advice.
However, it was probably his first time encountering a student like me at the Temple. I could do everything, but I didn’t excel in anything. I agreed that I was a strange student.
“Given the curriculum we offer here in the Temple, you can technically study everything. But just because you can do everything doesn’t mean you should, as you’ll just end up as a jack of all trades and master of none.”
That was the reason why Mr. Effenhauser had brought me into his office. He was worried that I might become overambitious and do something foolish with my future. He wanted to prevent a situation in which I would try everything out and end up achieving nothing.
Wow, he really was a good teacher after all!
“Your aptitude and talent don’t determine your potential. I’ve seen people with talent in magic but despise magic itself, and I’ve seen others with extraordinary talent in swordsmanship, but who hesitate when a sword is pointed at them.”
Talent in swordsmanship didn’t automatically imbue you with a fighting spirit, and talent in magic didn’t automatically give you a curiosity for and an interest in magic.
It was essentially the flaw of possessing a talent.
Mr. Effenhauser was already bringing up an issue that would arise only after the early stages of the novel right from the start.
In the end, the most important...
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