Julius remained silent for a long time.
He took a deep breath and began to analyze himself psychologically.
"I am not just envious of Bernadino. To put it correctly, I even hate him—he had a mentor who could teach him, a foster father who loved him. Father Ludwig was even willing to sacrifice himself... just to fully unleash Bernadino's talents.
"As for Bernadino—he, from the beginning, lacked a burning desire... Ludwig knew he would not reach the Gold rank, just like me. But Ludwig designed a path for him where he could ascend to divinity without stepping onto the transcendent path.
"Yet Bernadino took the exceptional education he received for granted. He thought it was due to his own intelligence, not because of the quality of the teaching; he believed that what Ludwig exhausted himself to teach him was merely 'a means to make a living.'
