Swish Swish Swish.
The sea was producing soft waves and the boat was travelling in the sea.
Azaska was putting all of his concentration in his core, still trying hard for the fifty percent suppression.
'Ah! I cannot suppress it more than twenty-one percent no matter how hard I try!' he thought angrily.
It had been twenty days since the first day of the academy, and he could not suppress his Twiss more than twenty-one percent. He had tried every method possible. George was not having any luck either, he told Azaska in the morning that he had only suppressed eighteen percent.
'I think I should ask for some tips from Saint.Noah, he might be a bit of help to me.'
Another lesson he learned from his experiences in his self-practice was that if a person felt depressed, sad, or angry, the waves of the sea got fast. So emotions should be controlled in order to have a peaceful core.
It was dark outside, Azaska felt really sleepy, finally he felt relaxed and laid down on his bed to sleep.
Next morning, Azaska used the lightning pigeon (a sitting pigeon-like electrical machine made by a Wisdom Core Rank three used for talking) to order a carriage to go to the academy.
After eating breakfast, he saw that it was raining outside, he was wearing formal robes today. His bangs coming into his eyes.
After two or three minutes, the carriage he ordered had arrived. He sat down on it, still thinking about the questions he was going to ask his teacher.
'My lord shall we pick Saint George too?' asked the coachman.
'I dunno I don't think so—get going.'
They started to travel and after some time reached the academy. Azaska got out of the carriage.
He went inside the academy and was not surprised to see that Noah was not there. He started to roam around the academy.
Firstly, he went to check with other Divine Soldiers to see if they knew where he was but still failed.
He went out of the academy in anger, thinking where Noah was.
'He is a pain man!'
'He told me to come here after I have suppressed my Twiss fifty percent and now he is not even here, well I have not suppressed it fifty percent but he should have been here.'
'Well I guess you neither have patience nor sensing skills,' a cold voice came behind Azaska.
He looked back to see Saint Noah who was looking at him with his cold eyes, his long white hair wet from the rain.
'What do you mean to say?' Azaska asked.
'I was sitting in the caged room, I was certainly expecting you but you couldn't even check the room completely.'
'Let's go to the classroom and I shall answer your questions.'
Azaska nodded and thought how did Noah know that Azaska was here to ask questions. So he added it to his question list.
He came into his classroom and sat down, Noah still looking at him with his cold eyes.
'Ask what you want to and I shall answer.'
'Firstly, what should I call you master, teacher, professor or what?'
'Senior would be good.'
'Then senior, may I ask why can't I suppress my Twiss more than twenty-one percent?'
'Because it is impossible for a Rank one to suppress his or her Twiss more than thirty percent, even I have suppressed forty-three percent,' Noah said laughing like he had made the best joke ever.
Hearing this, Azaska made such a face that was between anger and confusion.
'It was an order from above to teach you people through hardships.'
'You might think I am disappointed or something but actually I am impressed that you could do twenty-one percent, hehehe.'
Azaska simply nodded as he held his anger in his brain. This idiot had made him waste twenty days for a thing that could be told in one simple sentence. But he understood Noah's position. An order from the higher ups was absolute. The curriculum for the academy was made by the Holy Knights.
'Senior, if that is the case then some of my questions are already answered then I shall ask you what was that cold air balloon covering me when I tried to make stabilize the core for the first time?'
Noah sighed and then said, 'Everyone has these thoughts man how many people have I heard talking about it.'
'It is the body's automatic response when you are stabilizing your core for the first time, nothing special.'
Saying this, Noah stood up and opened a drawer from the table, taking out a vial that contained green liquid inside it. Bubbles were floating on the top of the vial, suddenly he opened the cap of the vial and gave it to Azaska.
'I am supposed to give this to you after ten days, but compared to other kids you are far talented and worthy. Because none of them understood or even thought about why they are not able to suppress their Twiss, I shall explain it to the higher ups, they will understand.'
'Okay but what is it supposed to do?' asked Azaska yawning.
'Once you drink it you will reach Intermediate Ice Core Rank one, yes you can get to Advanced Core Rank one with potions but you have got to use the normal way afterwards.'
Azaska listening to this got shocked and drank all the potion in one go. But the sea inside his core started to produce strong waves causing the boat to shake heavily. Azaska concentrated but the waves were getting stronger and the boat was still shaking.
'Try to think that you are freezing the entire sea,' Noah said repeatedly.
So he thought strongly that he is freezing the entire sea, after some time the waves got normal. Hence the core got stabilized too. He breathed in and out three times so that he felt normal.
Saint Noah looked at Azaska for some time, making sure everything was okay, he cleared his throat and said:
'From tomorrow Azaska we will start working on techniques, do you understand.'
'Yes, senior.'
'You may take your leave now,' said Noah smiling.
Azaska stood up and went outside the classroom smiling that he had reached Intermediate Ice Core Rank one. Still swimming deep into his thoughts, he remembered that it was raining outside and he could not order a carriage right now because a carriage was only allowed once on a rainy day.
So, he returned to the classroom and asked Saint Noah if he could use the Lightning Pigeon of the Holy Academy. Noah allowed as Azaska expected. He used the lightning pigeon to call his home.
'Who is talking?'
'It is me Azaska, come with an umbrella to the academy.'
'Oh it you my lord then I shall be coming.'
Azaska left the academy and waited for his servant to come, still overthinking about the techniques he will be learning.
'Probably I am going to say something like Ice Dragon and a big dragon will summon, man I can't wait,' thought Azaska creating different scenarios in his mind.