Dimensional Descent

Sael froze.

That wasn't what she had meant at all. All she was trying to say was that if Leonel left now, it wasn't exactly easy for those not of Valiant Heart Mountain to see Peak students. Unless Aina left on her own accord to go and see him, it would likely be a long time before they could see one another.

But, after several weeks of observation, it was clear that they often got lost in their own worlds. In fact, part of the reason Sael hadn't intervened with the Leo the Cuck posters was firstly because she was busy with her own matters and hadn't even been aware of it until recently, and secondly because so much time had passed since the initial action versus when she found out that she thought Leonel simply didn't care about any of it.

Sael couldn't figure out where everything went wrong. She thought that she had been as accommodating as she possibly could be. Was it her fault that the higher-ups had chosen to keep his identity under wraps? Was it her fault that Aphestus felt his authority had been subverted? Was it her fault that Leonel offended Hero Peak so severely that even those of the Peak that hadn't been involved previously, like Sarrieth, had chosen to get involved?

None of these matters were her fault. She was trying to make do with a situation that only seemed to become more volatile with every passing day.

Seeing the expression on Sael's face, Leonel finally frowned.

He knew Sael's strength. He had experienced it personally. If she wasn't already in the Fifth Dimension, then she was very close. One only needed to look at the violet belt around her waist to understand this.

Leonel had seen it too many times. When people of this level of strength acted, it usually had very little to do with logic.

Just take Aphestus for a moment. Was it really about Leonel's lack of talent? Of course not. It was never about that. Once again, anyone who thought such a thing was nothing more than an absentminded fool.

had exactly happened

Rather, he insulted the four youths who failed

but this was a level of arrogance that

mountain pass challenge. It wasn't until he stated that Aina would be the only

to do with Leonel's talent. If it was about that, the moment he defeated those three floor

about nothing more than

suddenly deflate seeing Sael's reaction. He felt like he was missing something, as though there was a massive piece to this

in the slightest either. With Leonel's senses, he would have most

just looked…

it back now? She should feel that she was powerful enough to squash him beneath a single finger. And, honestly,

out. Not only would he have

boldly was because he refused to let anyone talk ill of Aina or threaten her. He didn't care even

But…

was just as confused as Sael had been previously when she read disappointment on his face. Neither of them could

would have it, Leonel had picked up on Sael's previous confusion as well. It was just that he was

furrowed tighter and

a misunderstanding