It was already nighttime and you could see the moonlight entering a room and illuminating it,on the bed you could see someone sleeping peacefully,but you could see his eyes starting to open
"Ahh where am I?huh I'm in a bed and it's already night,I mean I remember awakening my mana veins and then I lost control and that strange guuuy?thing?whatever that was and he said he was gonna seal my powers"
Remembering that he looked at his left arm
"Cool I just got a sick tattoo although I can feel like something coursing through these chains must be the seal maybe,i wonder where Vance is"
He got out of the bed and went to the window in the room from there you could only see the forest and nothing much really
"The moon is really beautiful,*sniff* ohhhh wow i really need a bath,now that I remember since I came here I haven't taken a bath,well let's see if we can do something about it"
He went out of the room and and looked around but there was no sign of Vance anywhere but then he remembered that he had a backyard so he went to check there and voilà there he was it seems like he was meditating.
Vance:You're finally up
Max:OH you noticed me right away I didn't say anything I was being careful since it seemed like you were really into it
Vamce:Of course I noticed you you awakened remember?so now you're body is emanating your mana and you're not doing a great job at suppressing it.
Max:oh I didn't even notice it,well that just means you have a lot to teach me haha.
Vance got a weird look on his face
Max:What's wrong?
Vance:Listen kid after the whole thing that happened with you awakening I'm gonna be honest with you I'm not so sure what will work for you or not.
Max:Great then that just means we have a lot to do right?
Vance:Huh?you're not down about it even though I said I would train you and guide you when that spirit appeared I couldn't do anything to help and on top of that you had your power sealed.
Max:Well sure I could be down but just being able to experience magic and doing magical stuff is already a dream come true and I trust you,you were there for me when I needed it and I'm sure you're gonna be an even greater teacher how can you already be down in the dumps before even starting?
Vance:Kid...
Max:Come on there's no need to get emotional,but I guess you're more sensitive since you're already at an old age.
Vance:What did you say?hmph me getting emotional you must be out of your mind and I'll let you know that I am a very young and still in my prime.
Max:Yeah sure you are buddy
Vance:You sure know how to run your mouth.
Max:Anyway where is the bathroom?I need to take a bath I reek.
Vance:Yeah I could smell that
Max:Hey
Vance:The bathroom is just on the left after the first door and while you were out I decided that you needed new clothes they're at the closet in the room you were in,by the way that room is yours just to let you know.
Max:OH okay thanks.
He went to the bathroom to finally take a bath once he closed the door he didn't see the soft smile that was on Vance's face he looked up to the sky and said
"Dumbass I should be the one saying thanks"
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"Finally after all this time i took a bath oh I wish I could have stayed there longer but the old man started complaining that I was spending to much time there,why can't he understand that a bath is a sacred time not meant to be interrupted"
Max had finally gotten out of the bath and he went to his room and saw inside the closet.
"Well this looks nice"
He was dressed with grey pants and a white shirt but it was strange fabric it was very soft and loose on his body and honestly it was the perfect fit for meditation.
Vance:Oi are you don't in there?
Max:Yep
He went to the living room and on the table he saw a bowl with some kind of meat stew and a piece of bread,Vance was on the backyard in the same position as when he was meditating,he found someplace to sit and started to eat.
Max:Wow this is actually amazing,pretty good,who would have though that you are actually a good cook.
Vance:Glad you like it,now eat you must be pretty hungry since you haven't had a proper meal.
Max ate it all with great satisfaction and when he was done he went to join Vance at the back
Max:Do you always meditate for this long?
Vance:Yes I do and you should do the same it helps to keep you focus and maintaining a stable flow of mana in your body.
Max:Okay then I guess I'll try
He sat down next to Vance and started focusing on his breathing and when he did he could feel it clearly the same feeling that he felt when mana was leaking out of his body but this time it was more controlled he then tried to make the mana move to the center of his body...
(Maybe I can try and create a magic core like those novels that I read that way maybe I could store mana there I'm sure even Vance will be surprised)
He continued guiding the mana and the mana was going with his will and he had no problems moving it,the hard part was actually trying to create a core he had no idea how to do it
Vance:You...are you trying to create a magic core?how do you know about that?
Max:Ummm I guess you do know about it.