After hearing Richard out, Gelo wanted to say something, but Richard looked at him and spoke first. "There's one more thing I need to make clear. I'm not actually a Wizard. At most, I'm a Wizard Apprentice—the lowest level, in fact. So even if everything you said before was correct, I still can't teach you spells."
"Really not?" Gelo was unwilling to give up.
"Really not." Richard shook his head calmly.
"Then... do I really have no hope at all of becoming a Wizard?" Gelo asked, unable to hide the deep disappointment on his face.
"Not necessarily." Richard spoke again. "Didn't you say that some gifted people are taken by ship to the continent to study? As long as you have talent..."
"But I don't have any talent." Gelo's expression darkened. "Not even the lowest degree of talent. I can't even meditate."
That was perfectly normal. According to the records in the Chapter of Munro, the odds of someone being born with Wizard talent were roughly one in ten thousand. Only one person out of ten thousand had it. It was hardly so easy. Richard himself had no talent, or he would not have tried to crack Three Life Reshaping through scientific methods.
And Gelo before him was clearly the same. Though he was a prince, he possessed no Wizard talent—one person could not have all the good fortune.
Seeing Gelo's expression, Richard's eyes flickered. "Actually, as long as you can return safely to the Royal Capital and patiently wait for a while, you'll eventually become a Grand Duke with your own territory. You'll live better than most people in this world. Why insist on becoming a Wizard?"
Gelo froze slightly. "Well..."
"Of course, whether you want to become a Wizard or something else is your freedom to choose. But