"You're really ruthless, Lord Lynn."
Lynn smiled.
"Quitting an addiction is painful."
"Beasts are born with the pleasure of rewards and the pain of punishment."
"For animals without intelligence, this helps their populations reproduce."
"But when it affects intelligent beings, it triggers all kinds of subtle chemical reactions."
"Once it goes too far, it becomes poison."
"Pleasure is like that, whether it comes from eating, throwing a ball, experiencing power, or mating and reproducing."
"This is the most fundamental difference between intelligent beings and animals, but it has also given rise to many wondrous works of art and monstrous sins."
"Honestly, if I weren't a leader, I'd quite enjoy all the pleasures and games the succubi have to offer."
"But I am a leader. Looking at things from the perspective of the development of a people and of civilization..."
"Moderate indulgence is fine, but if it becomes an obsession, if it brings progress to a halt, then no matter how wonderful and blissful it may be..."
"It's something that should be cut away."
"People grow very slowly in a happy environment."
"For example, Elves, the Dragon Race, and the nobles."
"That's why Elves need to get out more and become curious about the outside world. If they hadn't become Dark Elves, these Elves would have been wiser than those who stayed behind in the Southern Continent."
"The Dragon Race relies on the inheritance of the dragons; they can gain wisdom just by sleeping. But they also have a tradition of letting their young dragons venture out on their own."
"Nobles need to hone their social skills in the little society of an academy, rather than being coddled at home and taught by tutors."
"There are also all kinds of trials: solving crises like Adventurers, exploring other continents, and delving into