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."

heart warmed when he heard the slight tinge of happiness in Aina's voice. Even though he couldn't see her smile, he knew it was there and that was all

it out, a tinge of seriousness on his face. If others

hair's gotten longer." Leonel commented off

longer than what he remembered. Considering the growth rate 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

been caused by Aina's transformation. Though the rest

it, long hair 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

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

minded. He quite preferred long hair. He thought it made

blinked at Leonel's words.

was stunned before hurriedly

like your long hair. It

couldn't see it… the slight blushing of her cheeks, the hint of pride in her eye, the gentle slope of her

in words that were barely audible over

"Hm?"

"Nothing…"

confusion. He didn't understand what Aina meant by

The light fragrance of apple coming

He said

said with her

an obedient child and did as

hands on his back. The feeling was so novel that he