"Heh, you, a professor? That's a good one."
Victoria snorted, clearly scoffing at Greg's self-proclaimed title, but she still pulled out a chair and sat down.
Sylvia obediently sat on the other side, her hands resting on her knees, looking every bit the good student ready to listen attentively.
"Being young doesn't mean you have to be so immature."
Greg first sat down beside Victoria, picked up the draft she had prepared, and quickly skimmed it.
As he read, he mentally compared it against the standard answer verified countless times in the player community, then began pointing out the problems with surgical precision:
"Your central argument is fine, but the order of your reasoning is wrong. You jump straight from applications to limitations, leaving out a crucial transition-you should first explain under what conditions elemental resonance works best, then analyze what problems arise when those conditions aren't met. That would complete the logical chain."
Victoria had still looked somewhat unconvinced at first, but the longer she listened, the more serious her expression became.
By the end, she simply lowered her head and began revising her work according to Greg's instructions.
Victoria had never expected Greg to understand this topic so thoroughly as well. Every criticism struck precisely at a weak point in her argument.
She had been determined to outdo him in the Second Defense, but now... that seemed unlikely.
Sitting beside them, Sylvia watched Greg guide Victoria with effortless confidence, and a sense of reassurance welled up within her.
There really was nothing Greg couldn't handle.
After finishing with Victoria, Greg moved over to sit beside Sylvia.
He took the draft Sylvia handed him and lowered his head to read.
Sylvia's draft was much neater than Victoria's, and its reasoning was clear, but there were still problems with how