"The city is growing faster and faster than anywhere else. What about Coasthaven Academy, has it changed to be more viable than it used to be? To learn magic properly, I wanted Pino to study there, but I haven't been there for a long time. Can you tell me how it is?" asked Balam, who never visited Coasthaven Academy again where he used to study.
Coasthaven Academy is not only an academy that teaches magic but also a place for those who want to study the military. It is one of the best academies in Mirilim Kingdom, located in Morshore City which is one of the main cities in Mirilim Kingdom in addition to the other two cities.
Mirilim kingdom itself is one of the kingdoms that maintains the balance of the world along with the other six kingdoms, they withstand the shock of monsters who want to destroy the world. Although only one of the kingdoms prevented the destruction of the world, Mirilim Kingdom was not the strongest kingdom but rather he was ranked third from the other kingdoms.
Coasthaven Academy is the best place to learn magic in Mirilim Kingdom, this place is the center of magic learning in Mirilim Kingdom. Balam was quite surprised when he heard the development of Coasthaven Academy from poorstag's mouth directly.
"Really? I can't believe that the place has grown so far. Not only do they work with royal forces, they also use various ways to get their students to experience real battles firsthand. Good, this is the place that suits Pino, I don't want him to just study theory but I want him to feel firsthand what a battle is," balam said, he was quite satisfied with the place that would become a school for his son.
"Yes, in this academy your son can be one of the candidates who is called a child genius. His great level and also the rare core of magic, he can be one of them, maybe he can be taught magic directly by the top witches who are there. You've supplied quite a lot of it, don't you, all the wealth you've accumulated you've accumulated in Goldenroses, you've got to get him there to verify his disficing," Poorstag replied weakly, still feeling the effects of the sanctimony of The Nether seal' use.
"Huft... I wish he could learn a lot there. There's no other hope I've pinned on him, Poorstag, I just want him to exert all his ability to learn and survive. I don't know if I can still see it again or not, so... I want him to survive in this world even without me," Balam said. His eyes were squeavering and he was bent, his memory returning to the moment he was with Valerie.
Balam doesn't want anything to happen to Pino as much as what happened to Valerie, his wife. He just hopes that Pino can live better and survive even if he leaves the world later. His simple hope was to keep Poorstag quiet, he never thought that a man who could kill without blinking, butchered with a smile on his face would have such a sad expression and voice.
"Calm down, he's not a weak young man. He can be a tough guy like you, man. Didn't you train him yourself, you guided him, and you oversaw the whole process to this day. Doesn't all of that show what your son looks like? You're the one who knows best, man, in his twelfth years he's been able to withstand this much damage... so, he'll get tougher in the future." Poorstag tries to calm balam who looks agitated and unsettled.
Despite knowing what Poorstag said, he has not been able to cast a shadow over his mind. He was completely silent and did nothing, just sat weakly and leaned on the chair. His eyes closed and his breath irregular, he continued to reflect on Valerie's death, slowly but surely she tried to wipe out the shadows.
Why did he recall the death of his wife? All because of Pino's unrelenting condition, especially with his increasingly cold body temperature, he is increasingly unable to control his anxiety. Balam is reminded of Valerie who was killed in those days, and he begins to recall his feelings when he hugged Valerie, cold and stiff, now he feels that way with Pino.
An hour, ten hours, one day, Pino is unconscious but his face looks more energized than it was yesterday. Still, all of that worries Balam, he doesn't rest and keeps an eye on Pino who is not yet conscious. He was just next to Pino all the time and held his hand. He held it very tightly as if he wanted to transfer his energy so that Pino would quickly sing. His tight grip and undiverted gaze remain at one point, Balam appears powerless.
Poorstag who noticed the whole situation could only sigh, he didn't know what to do. He understands that using Sanctimony of The Nether will drain a lot of energy, but what he didn't expect was that Pino would get a small amount of damage for a full day and now enter the second day.
Seeing his weak and helpless friend, Poorstag did nothing, he just watched it while looking at Pino's progress. A face that starts to energize and the temperature starts to warm up, Poorstag is no longer worried because everything is improving, it only takes a short time for Pino to wake up.
"Calm down, he's getting better. You need a break, man, let me take care of him. What would your son say if he saw his father lackluster and weak? You should greet him with a smile instead of this look, didn't I tell you that your son is strong? Don't you believe him, man?" asked Poorstag, at first he didn't want to say any of this but seeing Balam constantly agitated and worried, he was forced to do so.
Balam looked up and his eyes changed, he no longer showed a sad face but rather an authoritative face like when he was young. Balam knows that he thinks too much about this problem too deeply when he himself has seen Pino's face turn slightly flushed from the original pale pasi as much as a corpse.
"Yes... I shouldn't have put on a face like this, so what would it be if he saw his father as miserable as he is today. I have to be strong, he'll be fine, right? Huft... losing someone you care about... It's too heavy, man. Your chest is sliced, your feelings are shattered and you can't scream even if you know you have to scream. That feeling is too horrible, Huft... I don't want to feel it anymore," Balam said while cupping Pino's forehead.
Balam remained next to Pino even though he was asked to rest. Balam still wanted to keep Pino until he woke up and Poorstag left them both back to his library to continue his work.