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?"

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

expression, but he didn't seem to

you have. I was promised a first place finish, yet I didn't get it. So, I'll be

raised an eyebrow. What the hell did this old

used to defeat that brat Thunderous Clap and that other brat Roaring Black

"Oh…"

just wanted to ask him this question without losing face. So he

the end, Leonel

strong connection to it so I coaxed it out.

but the words alone caused

I would have comprehended Spear Force already." Leonel

intrigued him, mostly because it most definitely wasn't like the

time between Leonel's epiphany and the gathering, or else he would have been even

of logically deducing his own talent and Lineage Factors, a whole new

news about this path was that he would progress slower than his Lineage

on instinct and talent is usually much faster. This was just the way of life. However, Leonel had

a result, his progress was actually faster than it would otherwise be by relying on talent and

not only meant that Leonel could forcefully awaken his Lineage Factor's himself as long as he grasped a small inkling of

didn't matter if he stayed awake for a single second or several days. Eventually, he would unveil all the hidden mysteries of his Lineage Factor. At most, if he didn't stay awake for long enough,

said... Hadn't Leonel just stayed awake for five days? That was even longer than he had when he

the 'bad' of his path was essentially expunged