Dimensional Descent

[ for 600 powerstones, next at 800... Definitely going to make this every 300 ps next week...]

Though Leonel was inwardly seething, his expression didn't change much. He looked like that innocent boy who tricked Joan and her knights for all those months.

There were two reasons the Capital would try to stall for time like this.

One is that they wanted to slow his growth. Powerful beings were good for the benefit of Earth, but their existences would be difficult to control after enough time passed. Earth's current technology could probably put Leonel in a grave right now without much issue, but whether or not that would still be true in a year or more was still unknown.

The second reason was less sinister. It was possible that it really would take this long for the two of them to be accommodated for. It was definitely not easy to build those devices.

Leonel had no ability to deal with the wrist watch on his hand currently. Even now, he couldn't even damage it, let alone take it off. If this was considered low level, who knew how much more was put into those high level ones? Leonel couldn't imagine.

There was still one other reason Leonel didn't flip out though, aside from the fact it would be stupid to do so. Even if he couldn't enter the Zones… it didn't mean he didn't have other methods to grow.

"Does that mean we'll have to sit idly for those months?" Leonel asked with a slight frown.

Even if Leonel knew it was foolish to have an outburst, it would be even more foolish to pretend nothing was wrong. If he didn't show any discontent, it would be even more suspicious.

"Of course not." Maia replied with a light smile. "Even if you cannot enter Zones, we still need your help to clear out Invalids. The sooner our Province can start running like normal again, the better. Those like you and Miss Aina will be the backbone of such efforts."

Leonel's internal sneer deepened. As long as he was on Earth and not sent back in time through a Sub-Dimensional Zone, how could any of his actions be hidden from them? Leonel wouldn't be surprised even if they assigned a satellite to monitor his every move.

can't lie, that sounds kind of cool.' Leonel

empty words, Maia dismissed the other Tier 5 officials and personally monitored the

Leonel's secrets were laid bare, a process that only made

Maia's lingering fragrance became like the venomous gas of a poisonous serpent to him. She was practically attached to his hip, reading his expression diligently as though trying to find if he was hiding anything

hide some things, but he

example, the Empire's scanners seemed to have a problem with judging the merit

being graded higher than they really were and use the

there were two reasons Leonel decided against

hide these things. Not to mention technology of this era, even technology of a few hundred years ago was already potent enough that no one could escape under its detection. Leonel

the end, he would be forced to never use those rewards again for fear of the retaliation his lying would cause.

an even more chilling possibility. What if the Empire was

was coming, or else their wrist watches wouldn't be able to analyze

devices weren't several times better than what they displayed and they were instead keeping some things covert to weed out

cold in Leonel's

took out every one of his rewards, describing them all to the best of his ability. Even when he came to

things. This quill can draw Force Art, while these materials help in creating treasures that rely

He believed that the pair of black gloves, the ores, and the special silver blob were all

obediently bring out so many treasures and describe them one by one caused Maia's expression

of two Variants put great pressure on her. She wasn't lost to the fact this era had changed. Personal strength meant much more than it had