Dimensional Descent

Leonel cleared his throat, taking back control of his body.

Pretending as though nothing had happened, he turned back and walked to his pants, put them on and looked into the distance.

"… Nice weather we're having today, right?"

"…"

'He didn't hear what I said… right?" Aina thought to herself.

Aina looked around and found where her ax had landed, trying to find something to distract herself from the awkward atmosphere. But, when she went to take a step forward, she suddenly stumbled and almost fell.

Hearing the sound of her tripping, Leonel quickly turned back and didn't hesitate to rush to her side.

"Are you alright?"

Leonel caught her arm, trying to make sure she stayed upright and didn't fall over.

"… I think I have a concussion." Aina said after a moment, bringing a hand to her forehead.

Though she said it like this, she was already certain. Not to mention her ability, even if she hadn't awakened one, her Five Star Profession was more than enough for her to tell.

"How about the rest of your body, is it okay?"

"… I'm fine."

Leonel frowned. She was most definitely not fine.

without putting up any defense would have been lethal for any normal human. It was already a miracle that she came out in one piece. A strength stat of 1.60, especially behind such a large fist, was more than enough to shatter every bone in

lie to me, we're a team right now, aren't

too, but you

Leonel smile bitterly. He let go of her arm and scratched his

her effective stats were barely 70% of what they were meant to be. She might be able to hide her injuries from someone else, but Leonel's senses were too sharp. Even if

okay

realized they never really resolved those matters. He never apologized to her

"Is it really fine?"

chest as though swearing an oath. "Even the scar has faded. It seems that whoever made the Force Art designed

Leonel feeling a bit disappointed. This Force Art was a double edged sword. The duller

that all the Force Arts he knew, even if

be used in a Fifth Dimensional World could likely destroy Earth in a single

would barely be enough to start a campfire

them in Zones? Not that I'll

he came to once more. When he saw how Aina was still struggling to stand, he

and wererat really got off

no state to continue staying in this place. And, there's no telling if they'll send another batch of them. I think they must have had a vehicle of their own

frowned at Leonel's words, but she found it

exaggerating. I didn't really

sit and don't move around too much. I'm sure the keys are on one of

Leonel said this casually, his

the Empire, characters like Aina and him were incredibly important. Yet, those six men brazenly tried to kill him. They didn't even hide

one of a few things, or potentially a combination of

first was that Leonel had vastly overestimated the Empire's ability to monitor him. Maybe they still had technology, but not on a large enough scale to have no loopholes. In that case, the Brazinger family

fear the Empire to begin with. This

and the Empire were two halves of the same coin. It was possible that they moved forward and stepped back as one. In that case, the Empire

the true reason was, the two of them were in danger. Somehow, those six were able to pinpoint their location and there was no guarantee that another group wouldn't be