The system was different. It didn't start with the "to be" verb or the alphabet. It started with . Julian didn't translate; he acted. For the first week, they didn't look at a single Russian word. They focused on "Micro-Mimicry"—the way Julian’s mouth moved, the rhythm of his sentences, and the context of everyday objects.

At first, Maxim felt like a toddler. But by the third week, the "Nasla" effect kicked in. The system relied on . They built "islands of confidence"—topics Maxim actually cared about, like coding and coffee—rather than generic dialogues about "London is the capital of Great Britain."

"Actually," Maxim said, his voice steady. "I think the issue is in the logic flow. We should check the integration."