Dimensional Descent

"I like this smell, what is this flower called?" Aina asked.

Aina closed her eyes, a calm smile on her face as Leonel shampooed her hair. The gentle smell of apple and lavender made her feel at peace.

"It's called an Infant Sun Lily."

"Infant?"

"Mm." Leonel nodded. "If I hadn't harvested it so soon, it would have produced a fruit at maturity that had the effect of clearing the mind and amplifying fire affinity. Though, the rise in affinity is only large for the first few minutes, after that it begins to dwindle. If you wanted lasting effects, you have to consume the fruits over a long period of time."

Leonel scratched the back of his head a bit awkwardly. He didn't know much about herbs, so he hadn't known at the time that he interrupted the Sun Lily's growth process. In fact, much of the reason its yellow color was so pale was precisely because it was still an infant.

"Oh, I see. I like the smell…" She said softly.

"In that case, I can start planting them in the garden so we can have more."

The Abode Setting was just like any other luxurious home. It had several rooms, a large bathhouse, and also had a garden.

That said, Leonel didn't visit the garden very often at all. He thought of using it as a training space as there was ample room. But, his training was much more efficient if it took place in his Dream World. So, there truly wasn't much of a point.

"Okay."

voice. Even though he couldn't see her smile, he knew it

Aina's hair in the fragrant liquid. Then began to slowly wash it out, a tinge of seriousness on his

gotten longer."

of hair, it shouldn't have been possible for such an exaggerated change to occur in just a few months. Somehow, Aina's hair had gone from barely reaching the small of her back to reach past her ankles. If she

didn't know, of course, was that this had been caused by Aina's transformation. Though the rest of her body

was quite uncharacteristic for a woman like Aina. With her level of practicality, even down to her military uniform and boxer briefs, Leonel wouldn't have been surprised if she appeared before him completely bald one day. But, interestingly enough,

fact, back when Leonel first met Aina, her hair had been exceptionally short, no longer than Jessica's. But, after their freshman year,

hair. He thought it made her look particularly

at Leonel's words. "You don't

stunned before hurriedly shaking

your long hair. It just might be

her cheeks, the hint of pride in her eye, the gentle slope of her

Aina spoke in words that were barely

"Hm?"

"Nothing…"

confusion. He didn't understand what Aina meant

light fragrance of apple coming from her made

done." He said

said with

obedient child

that Leonel felt a pair of small hands on his back.