Vin blinked and was dumbfounded. Didn't she explain that?
Searching her memory, she realized she hadn't!
"Sir, I'm sorry, but I forgot to tell you. But don't worry. It's not too late. The truth is: even the principal doesn't know why."
Himmel Soan was confused.
Vin went on. "The river has that cold energy up until the waterfall. Once the water falls over the edge, that energy vanishes."
Vanish?
Himmel Soan frowned. There had to be a reason behind it. That cold energy couldn't just vaporize into thin air. The answer must lie in that waterfall.
However, he wasn't planning to look into it now.
"If you can't go into the river, how do you catch the essence fish?" Himmel Soan asked.
Since the essence fish was an important asset of the school, they must know how to catch them.
"With a fishing rod," said Vin.
"A fishing rod?"