Chapter 39 "Noah was shocked"

Grandfather Einar heard what his little grandson said and he sighed "Sigh.. You are right.. but the point is that person has to stay alive until the power source is extracted from his body.. and by saying that I mean is... it's a long process.. so it's very unlikely to succeed so easily.."

Noah gave it a thought and said "Grandpa.. medical science has developed so much compared to ten thousand years ago... how's it that it's still not possible to extract the power source from the human body with the help of the equipment's that are used for surgery?"

Noah had doubts in his heart and wanted to clear them.. he knew that compared to the past where there were no such equipment's, now it was possible with the help of such things to take the power source out of a human skull if they tried..

Although he knew this in his heart, he still he had some doubts as to why his grandfather would say that it was next to impossible? he looked at his grandfather with his round eyes full of expectation and waited for him to give him an answer that could help him clear the doubts he had..

Grandfather Einar saw his grandson and smiled a little when he thought that Noah was indeed intelligent and smart for someone his age.. he already knew about many things and had many thoughts of his own.. but he was happy knowing that Noah still had the innocence and curiosity of a child to know about new and interesting things..

After a moment of silence he finally spoke "You are right about medical science developing to a certain level to help people do many things that were considered impossible in the ancient times.. but there are still things that can't be achieved even with the help of medical science.. such as extracting the power source out of the human body with the help of surgical equipment's.."

Grandfather Einar paused for a second to take a sip of tea that Elio had just placed in front of him on the coffee table... he looked at his grandson who waited patiently for him to continue what he was saying.. "Because the process of surgery requires a person to be given a precise amount of anaesthesia, the person would lose consciousness and wouldn't feel anything during the surgery.. it is done so that the surgery can be done without the slightest bit of pain.. this much you know.."

Noah nodded his head at his grandfather's words.. he knew this because he had already read many books and he had the basic knowledge of what goes on during a surgery..

Grandfather Einar continued when he saw Noah nodding his head in affirmation "But what you don't know is that to extract the power source out of the human body…. The basic requirement is for the person to stay conscious and feel the connection between him and his power source being severed… and it's not a process that'd be completed within a few hours.. it takes a few days.. so, you can understand yourself how painful it'd be to experience something like that.. and it'd only be a miracle if the person didn't die in this process.. because the pain is unbearable.. now you understand why I said that it's next to impossible?"

Noah was shocked when he finally got to know about the requirements of extracting the power source… he never imagined it to be so inhuman.. he finally understood why it was considered a taboo to take out a person's power source..

He ingested the information and calmed down pretty soon.. he met his grandfather's eyes and said in a solemn voice "Grandpa.. I understand.. I'll do everything in my power to keep Da-eun safe.. I'll not let anything happen to her.. I'll train harder… even more than before.. and won't let you down.. since I've decided on this, there's no choice but to become stronger.. so much so that no one can even touch her in my presence.."

Grandfather Einar saw the look on his grandson's face… his eyes were filled with resolution.. his face showing the untimely maturity that was never seen before.. Something flicked in his eyes as he said in a teasing manner "Yes.. you are right about getting stronger… but why is it that you want to protect her so much? Just because your father and I asked you to keep watch on her, it doesn't mean that you have to be so serious about it, right?"

Noah heard what his grandfather said and his eyebrows knitted with confusion.. he naturally felt that there was a different meaning hidden in his question.. but he couldn't understand and said indifferently "Yes.. that's the reason.. you and dad asked me to protect her and it's also my first official mission given by dad.. so I think it's normal for me to protect her.."

Grandfather Einar heard his grandson's indifferent words that had a hint of confusion and uncertainty in them, and he came to the conclusion in his heart 'looks like you don't even know it yourself.. ha… it's good to be young... what future holds for you is worth waiting.. I'd like to see how things develop… and how much longer it takes for you to finally realize it.. haha.. it's going to be interesting..'

Noah saw the look of amusement that flashed on his grandfather's face, and knew that his grandfather must have thought about something mischievous again.. he heard from his father that his grandfather was a fun loving person at times.. he won't miss the opportunities to amuse himself and have fun by teasing people..

After meeting him for a few times he was already certain that what his father said was true.. his grandfather was like a kid who liked to play around and find amusement in other people's hardships sometimes.. but he was not a bad person.. he just wanted other people to find their own way and solve their own problems and learn from them.. then only it'd be counted as their own personal experience.. otherwise there was nothing to learn if someone helped you at every step in life..

Grandfather Einar liked to see how others find their own way to solve their problems.. and the look on his face now showed that he was enjoying as he was thinking about something.. But because Noah was too young, it was only natural for him to not understand the hidden meaning in his grandfather's words.. so, he simply brushed it off…

Noah took out his phone and made a call to his father.. after two rings the call was received "Yes.." He heard his father speak in a serious voice.. he naturally understood that his father was somewhere and couldn't speak in his usual tone..

"Dad.. Talk to grandpa.." After saying four words he handed the phone to his grandfather to talk..