I agree that the conflict was implausible, but then the magnitude and speed of growth of the main character’s intelligence was already magical enough that I’d already put the whole thing into the “stories that should be judged based on the aesthetic, not anything remotely resembling plausibility” category.
I agree that the conflict was implausible, but then the magnitude and speed of growth of the main character’s intelligence was already magical enough that I’d already put the whole thing into the “stories that should be judged based on the aesthetic, not anything remotely resembling plausibility” category.