[Vergil nods slightly in agreement. Although he keeps it to himself, he is curious to see how much Nero is able to do without changing his form. It's possible that it may be impossible for him to do certain things like manifesting a spectral form of Yamato without being in devil trigger, but perhaps he might be able to channel his energy enough to manifest projectiles in the absence of a weapon as Vergil is able to without needing to rely on his other demonic form.]
Start with your bullets with Dante first. Once you come to possess some mastery over that, we can talk. You will have a better sense of both what comes naturally to you and your current limits by then.
[Which, in turn, will provide them with the opportunity to figure out which of those limits can be circumvented or pushed past, and which Nero will simply need to accept and strategize around. To that end, there is a slight hesitation before Vergil adds,]
...I would like to see if we can expand upon your endurance. You possess a great amount of strength, but it concerns me that you run the risk of burning yourself out quickly. [And under certain circumstances that could spell disaster for Nero. A big attack is only as effective if it is both able to eliminate the opposition and leave Nero still standing.] If you are to push beyond what you can currently do, you will need that greater endurance to accomplish it the way I anticipate you will want to do it.
[Vergil tries to frame it in the most direct, matter-of-fact manner that he can to avoid making it seem a criticism of Nero's style or way of doing things. If anything, Vergil intends for it to be the opposite, and more a recognition that what he wants to accomplish is going to require a lot of him and likely push him harder than he's ever been thus far. And he knows Nero possesses the will to wield his strength as effectively as he can. There is no doubt in that. But developing that endurance... It's easily the hardest thing to develop. Both Sparda twins have struggled with it in their own journeys to master their demonic abilities even if there's a degree to which both of them (yes, even Dante) now make it look effortless.]
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Start with your bullets with Dante first. Once you come to possess some mastery over that, we can talk. You will have a better sense of both what comes naturally to you and your current limits by then.
[Which, in turn, will provide them with the opportunity to figure out which of those limits can be circumvented or pushed past, and which Nero will simply need to accept and strategize around. To that end, there is a slight hesitation before Vergil adds,]
...I would like to see if we can expand upon your endurance. You possess a great amount of strength, but it concerns me that you run the risk of burning yourself out quickly. [And under certain circumstances that could spell disaster for Nero. A big attack is only as effective if it is both able to eliminate the opposition and leave Nero still standing.] If you are to push beyond what you can currently do, you will need that greater endurance to accomplish it the way I anticipate you will want to do it.
[Vergil tries to frame it in the most direct, matter-of-fact manner that he can to avoid making it seem a criticism of Nero's style or way of doing things. If anything, Vergil intends for it to be the opposite, and more a recognition that what he wants to accomplish is going to require a lot of him and likely push him harder than he's ever been thus far. And he knows Nero possesses the will to wield his strength as effectively as he can. There is no doubt in that. But developing that endurance... It's easily the hardest thing to develop. Both Sparda twins have struggled with it in their own journeys to master their demonic abilities even if there's a degree to which both of them (yes, even Dante) now make it look effortless.]