บท 121: Questions of Arkham

"Hmm… You say you want to hear things only Archons would know… Honestly, there's a lot. Tell me some areas of your interest."

Xavier said with a thoughtful expression, and Arkham went into a deep thought to not waste this chance. He had a feeling that Xavier would be fickle and never offer him this opportunity again, so he had to make the best of it.

"Okay, then please tell me this. Can I ever become an Archon?"

"No."

Xavier immediately answered without hesitation, giving Arkham a bitter reality check. He expected this answer, but that bluntness made him feel worse about it. Before he could sigh and ask the next question, Xavier continued,

"At least, not with the way things are going. I can see that you train, but you don't train like your life depends on it. Even I, who is much more talented than you, trained a lot harder than you are doing now. You have to at least train way more than I did to even have a slim chance of reaching that realm.