After Solean explain all the known 10 ancient rune language, he slam his hand against the blackboard and give a cold glances toward Noir. Noir who's focus on Solean teachings got jolted as he did not expect it.
"Now! You should always remember all of these rune kid. It'll make you learn and master a spell much easily."
Said Solean as he tap the blackboard a couple of times, he turn around to look at the blackboard for a view second. In that time, Noir who is in shock ask a question right away.
"Umm.. Mr. Solean? What do you mean by learn and master a spell? Isn't that the same thing?"
Ask Noir calmly, as Solean turn around to answer, his eyes widen to see that the little kid who once always stutter and nervous all the time, seems to turn into a much better person in a day. Solean forget about it for a moment and proceed to answer Noir question.
"Ahem... Yes, it is different. Learning a spell or magic usually took time to assemble all the rune and use it. While mastering it usually takes double the time of learning the spell or magic. But when a person master a spell or magic, they can cast it anytime, anywhere, and easily. Because to master a spell or magic, you have to remember all the rune out of your head, making it possible to be instantaneous and doing it non-verbally or non-somatically."
Said Solean calmly as he create a small red magic circle in his hand. Solean got closer to Noir, and shove his hand in front of Noir to show the magic circle. The magic circle keeps on rotating, as it seems 5 rune is on the magic circle.
"Now this! It's a magic circle of a tier 1 magic."
Said Solean as he create another rune circle on the outside of the 1st. There seems to be double the rune of the 1st magic circle.
"Now this! This is a tier 2 magic. Everytime a spell or magic goes up a tier, there will be double the rune that need to be remembered, except for a tier 5 magic.
Said Solean as he again create a rune circle outside of the 2nd rune circle making the magic circle bigger and bigger.
"Now this, it's a tier 3 magic. As you can see, I don't need to verbally or somatically create this magic circle. It means I've master magic to the point of Tier 3 magic."
Said Solean as the magic circle disappear from his hand and he proceed to go back to stand beside the blackboard. Solean then gesture his hand for Noir to stand up.
"Now stand up kid! From yesterday, I could tell that you've mastered at least to the point of tier 2 magic. Since yesterday you showed me a Tier 2 Fusion Magic, and there is a bunch of them. I will teach you a Tier 3 Fire magic."
Said Solean calmly as he turn around to erase the rune symbol on the blackboard. Noir stands up and tries to say something as he is sweating heavily.
"Mmm... Mr. Solean... I uhh.. I have yet to uhh.. Master a tier 2 magic."
Said Noir with his face sweating bullets, with his face smiling weirdly. Solean eyes shrink with his face cringe up.
"What?... WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING IN THE PAST 2 YEARS WITH SHEILA?!"
Shout Solean as he approach Noir and hold both of his shoulder with his arms. Solean eyes widen being surprise at the words came out of Noir mouth. Solean drop on the ground as his eyes loss all hope of the world.
"W-well.. Ms. Sheila only uhh... Teach me swordsmanship."
Said Noir nervously as he sweats even more than before. Solean stand up with despair in his eyes, and he goes closer to the blackboard to try to stand upright. Solean cover his face with his arms and scream out, but the scream is muffled by his hand. After the scream, Solean turn around to see Noir once more, and sigh off.
"I... Will teach you from the start..."
Said Solean with despair all over his voice and his face. Noir laugh nervously and slowly, seeing the strongest man in Kortopia to fell down in despair just from a view words of his.
A view minutes pass after Solean despair, Noir is now sitting in a meditation position. Solean seems to pour out something that looks like flour all around Noir. After Solean is done pouring the substance that look like flour surrounding Noir in a 10cm radius.
"Umm.. What are these flour for Mr. Solean?"
Ask Noir as he tilt his head confuse from what Solean is doing. Solean then smirk as he prepare to explain it proudly.
"This is not a flour kid. It's 'Roun' a special substance that is made out of magic crystal that has been pulverize and turn into dust."
Said Solean pridefully, as he snap his finger. A see through barrier starts to form on the 'Roun' surrounding Noir. Noir could instantly feel his Ether is being pressured and his flow of Ether is forcefully stop by something he doesn't know.
"This barrier will make it harder for you to use Ether. So my second test for you is... To use Ether as best as possible and as efficient as possible while having difficulties using Ether itself."
Said Solean proudly as he cross his arm and prepare a hammock to rest in a tree nearby. Solean lay down on the hammock and put on a sunglasses, as he seems to be ready to take a nap.
"Oh also, to clear this test. You need to break the Roun barrier. If you can destroy the barrier with purely using Ether, then you pass the test. But I won't tell you how to break the Roun barrier, you have to figure it out yourself."
Said Solean with a smug on his face, knowing it will take a long time for Noir to complete this test. He rest up on the hammock as he wonder some things inside his mind.
"Hmmm, I wonder what creative way this kid will came up with to break the barrier. Because to break the barrier there is multiple known way. 1st to overpower the barrier itself releasing an insane amount of Ether. 2nd to focus your Ether in one spot of the barrier and destroy it slowly. The 1st method is the hardest to do as you need to be born with a hell lot of Ether in your body. The 2nd is the easiest to do as long as you understand how to channel your Ether into one spot, which I'm guessing this kid already know from Sheila."
Said Solean inside his mind, as he look at Noir who is still nervously looking around while sitting in the inside of the barrier. Solean glances toward Noir every once in a while seeing Noir struggle.
Noir looks around the barrier, he stand up and approach one of the wall of the barrier. Noir touch the barrier as his hand instantly repelled from the barrier. Although it confuse Noir how after his hand being repelled, he doesn't feel any pain from it. Noir then goes back to the middle of the Roun barrier and sits down in a meditation position.
Noir once again has a burning determination inside his heart, even Solean notice that Noir has slowly change again. Solean smiles knowingly and proceed to look away and enjoy the windy weather in his hammock.
Noir tries his flow of Ether that was taught by Sheila, but he failed. As the Roun barrier weaken him to much, rendering Noir unable to use Flow of Ether easily. With the flow of Ether taught by Sheila, Noir can effectively use Ether while also not losing too much Ether when using a spell or magic. The way of this flow is like a spider web. The spider could feel any vibration from any part of the spider web as it's all connected. The way Sheila use her ether, is similar to that spider. Sheila connect all the Ether throughout her body and string it up into one like a spider web, making it much more effective and easier to control Ether.
Noir sits down and focus entirely on his Ether, he could only slightly feel his Ether throughout his body. And so begin Noir 2nd test, as he tries to ties every remnant of Ether left on him together, creating a spider web inside his body.
A week pass by, as it seems Solean is still chilling on his hammock while having a glass of tea on his side and some chips. Solean enjoys every moment of it, seeing Noir keep on struggling. As the night begun, Solean about to leave with Noir. But when Solean approach Noir, he sees something shocking that leave his jaw to drop and eyes widen...