Dimensional Descent

Leonel awoke with a stretch. It felt so good that he held the pose for several moments, unwilling to leave that satisfying feeling behind.

He sat up with a smile. He was oddly happy at this moment. A burden that had been weighing on his heart felt as though it had been lifted. Plus, after finally getting some sleep, he felt refreshed and his spirit was even stronger than it had been just a few days ago.

'Even though he was an asshole, I have to admit that this Thunderous Clap person did indeed help me. If it wasn't for him, who knew how long I would have taken to come to such a realization.'

"You're awake?"

Leonel was so startled by the sudden voice that he practically jumped out of bed. He hadn't even noticed that the door had opened just now to reveal a very familiar and very annoying old man.

Old Hutch shook his head, his face filled with disdain.

"How could you possibly sleep like this on a battlefield. I could have slit your throat a hundred different ways."

Leonel's lip twitched. He had lived in a Mayan Tomb and faced thousands of Spaniards alone in that time. If there was anyone who knew how to sleep while being alert, it was him. But, was there a need for that right now?

"Since you're awake now, don't you think you owe me an explanation?"

"Huh?" Leonel didn't know what the old man meant by this.

"You were so confident in getting first place, yet didn't you only get second? You practically threw my face out there. How can I show myself in public anymore?"

refrain from rolling his eyes. He may have been second, but did Chasing Wind really dare to claim first? As far as he was concerned, who was the superior among them all was obvious. But, he had simply been too tired. After teaching Thunderous Clap a lesson for the words he spoke, Leonel couldn't be bothered to enter the final

could obviously see through Leonel's expression, but he didn't seem to want to

don't care what reasons you have. I was promised a first place finish, yet I didn't get

What the hell did this old man want

brat Thunderous Clap and that other brat

"Oh…"

So he made it seem like Leonel owed him an explanation. Leonel could only say

end,

to it so I coaxed it out. The result should probably be some element based Force

alone caused ripples to

not been distracted, I would have comprehended

most definitely wasn't like the Metal Synergy Lineage Factor his father described.

simply wasn't enough time between Leonel's epiphany and the gathering,

deducing his own talent and Lineage Factors, a whole new door had

he would progress slower than his Lineage Factor would otherwise

is usually much faster. This was just the way of life. However, Leonel had a certain

progress was actually faster than it would otherwise

Leonel could forcefully awaken his Lineage Factor's himself as long as he grasped a small inkling of them, it also meant that he

the stronger it would be. However, for Leonel who was slowly comprehending his Lineage Factor himself, it didn't matter if he stayed awake for a single second or several days. Eventually, he would unveil all the hidden mysteries

days? That was even longer than he had when he

of his path was essentially expunged as