"Professor, why did you suddenly laugh?" Draco asked.
Kayson shrugged. "I was just pleased. I'm also very happy that you recognize yourself as an independent individual, that you possess an independent self."
"I know that people from families like yours are bound to have heavier thoughts and greater psychological pressure than their peers, but remember at every moment that this pressure has always been something you perceive subjectively, not something that objectively exists."
"When those illusory contemptuous looks from others make you unhappy, you only need to... find your true self again. Treat everyone else like eggplants and cabbages, and you'll be free of eighty percent of the world's psychological troubles."
Draco raised his head. "What about the other twenty percent?"
"Those are objectively existing troubles. Eighteen percent can be solved with money, and the remaining two percent can only be solved with strength," Kayson explained.
"Professor? What pressure do you think I have?"
"Pressure from the Malfoy family. Are you afraid that after Lucius Malfoy hands the family's authority over to you, you won't be able to lead the Malfoy family to greater prosperity?" Kayson casually named a concern shared by Slytherin Pure-blood children.
"Professor? Can you say something else?"
"...Pride? Your little conflict with Harry and the others?"
Draco nodded. "Professor, what do you think I should do? Our fights happen almost constantly, but..."
"You want to stop?"
"Not really. If possible, I'd like to fight them for the rest of my life," Draco said solemnly.
"..." Kayson fell silent. He had originally thought Draco was sick of this conflict and wanted to end it, but was afraid of losing face. He had not expected this... outcome.
Still, this outcome was quite good. Draco had his three little companions—Goyle, Crabbe, and Pansy—while the other side had Harry, Neville,