Pseudo-Villaines

Night Learning And Long Lectures From Dad

Later that night, after dinner, Jean's routine is not over. Unlike Jeanne, who studies briefly before bed, Jean spends the night studying in the study room of her father, Nicholai.

Unlike the gentle Svetlana, Nicholai is the coldest man named for Jean. She would not have allowed Jean to sleep if she had not finished the book her father had told her to read.

Jean learned about various subject areas. Starting from exact sciences such as arithmetic and natural knowledge, as well as general knowledge such as history, economics, philosophy, and others.

Jean learned to read and count at the age of five. And he could actually read and master basic arithmetic by the age of six.

Knowing his considerable talent in this regard, Nicholai slimly stuffed himself with various books of knowledge. To this day, Jean continues to do so.

Accompanied by the dim candlelight and the rhythm of the insects, Nicholai was standing before Jean, pointing to the blackboard with chalk in his hand.

"So, Jean. Have you finished the book I asked you to read?"

Little jean nodded. He held a quill pen in his right hand and blank paper in his left.

"good. Now, explain to me what you got after reading that book."

Jean started talking about what she got. The continent he is currently on is a continent called Akkadian. There are many names used to name it but most people use Akkadian.

This continent was surrounded by vast oceans and near this continent, there were many islands. Whether small or large. There are also other landmasses that are too big to be called islands but too small to be called continents. Therefore the land is known as the subcontinent.

Jean also explained that on this continent there are many kingdoms that are small and large. But based on the books he read, there were three great powers that dominated. The first was the Vancouver empire, the second was the Orelans kingdom, and the last was the Ruhr federation.

These three entities have great power. They have a large population, a large army, fertile land, great power. The rest were medium to small kingdoms. The place they lived in was located in the western part of the Akkadian continent. A small kingdom surrounded by hills and medium-sized rivers.

After hearing what Jean explained, Nicholai nodded. He was quite, no, very satisfied with Jean's ability to memorize and summarize things and then transform them into simple and understandable explanations with ease.

But Nicholai also could not allow Jean to be complacent. He would give his appreciation to Jean and then also give her criticism to him. Nicholai had to make sure that Jean was not high-hearted and remained humble.

"Good Jean, you've improved from two weeks ago. But you still missed some important explanations. What do you not explain?"

Jean's surprised. He was happy to get appreciation from his father but also sad because his father did not praise him any further. Jean did not say that to her father.

it seems Nicholai is aware of that. He just shook his head and told Jean to forget about it. It is time to get into the main learning.

"Now Jean, take a good look. Dad will ask you. How do you describe a human being?"

"Eh, man? Humans are creatures with one head. In one vessel are two eyes, two ears, one nose with two holes, and one mouth with teeth, tongue, and gums.

"Humans also have two hands and two feet with five fingers each. Then there's a belly and a bird for men and a cave for women."

"Wait on! There with the bird and the cave!?"

"Eh? But my mother said that to me. At that time I asked my mother why Jeanne's sister did not have a bird at the bottom. Then the mother replied that all women do not have it. Instead, the woman has a sacred cave at the bottom of it......"

"OK enough! Don't say it again! Svetlana....Yes, that's it."

Nicholai shook his head while massaging his forehead. After that, Nicholai continued his studies.

"Keeping aside the matter of the sacred birds and caves, basically what Jean said just now was appropriate. However, if so, what makes humans different from apes?"

Jean wanted to answer her father's question. However, Jean somehow understood that the question was not to be answered. Jean was convinced that her father would begin a lengthy talk on this subject, in which she had to note the important points of what her father had said.

"Basically, there is no significant difference between humans and apes. The only thing that makes them different is the fact that they are given something called reason. It is the intellect that can ultimately make us as human beings to think and solve problems rationally."

Nicholai paused for a moment, ignored and exhaled, then continued his talk.

"In other words, humans are animals that think. A wise man says that man is a wolf to another man. Do you know what that phrase means, Jean?"

Jean nodded again.

"Imagine in a forest, there are a hundred wolves. But unfortunately there were only ten sheep there. And that was their only food. What would they roughly do?

"Of course they'll be racing to hunt the wolf. But before that, they would attack their own fellows. Attack each other, tear each other apart, and kill each other.

"But of course they will form a group. They hunted sheep and ate them together. But not just get there. They would definitely fight again with the members of his group. Keep fighting until the last one will get the most meat.

"So is man. Unfortunately, humans have sense. Their desires were much greater than those of the wolves earlier. In the end, they are, no, we are fighting each other for limited resources.

"No trust, no promise kept. Once a group of humans got what they wanted, they would kill their fellow group. It's an endless cycle."

Nicholai took the lecture up there. He held his chest for a moment. Maybe he felt tightness from forgetting to breathe while talking (?)

Jean recorded what her father said. He also listened well. And not only that, Jean also remembered every sentence that her father had said so well.

"Alright Jean, just get here first. Read this book and make a summary of it for three days. You have to finish until then. Now, go to bed. Tomorrow, you should get up early and practice with your mother."

Jean nodded and left her father. After Jean came out, Nicholai could no longer hold her back and she coughed up blood.

"Si-shit! I don't have much time. No, don't let me die first, Goddess Arian."