Dimensional Descent

The next month passed by in an odd silence. Leonel didn't appear again, but neither did Sarrieth seem intent on doing anything. For those who had been waiting for sparks to fly, this was an exceptionally odd lull that left many feeling disappointed.

However, whether or not the two had actually thought of letting matters settle just like this, it was completely unknown.

…

"That should do it."

Leonel raised his head for the first time in a long time. He seemed to have sat in the same place endlessly, completely focused on his task. Before him, there were two finished products. One was the grenade they were all familiar with while the other was most definitely not. However, considering the nonchalant responses the others had to this phenomenon, it was clearly not the first time in this last month that they had seen this design.

Leonel ended up having to simplify the two designs he created, effectively forming a stream of four different products, two of which could only be crafted by him, while the latter two were made easier for the other members of Polished Glass to complete themselves.

The result was a line of elite products and common products that would give the group some better leverage on the market.

Kaela smiled. "Rum!"

Rum obediently took hold of another behemoth-like stack of boxes and began to bring them out.

Leonel stretched his back, his eyes slightly red.

"Go take a shower, hermit. We can't have our prized engineer walking around like a rat's nest." Litia teased Leonel ruthlessly.

Leonel could only smile

being

big man.

and get dressed. At the very least, this small home had

wasn't long before the group had

…

does this showcase work?" Leonel

day. As long as we perform well, our products will appear on the Valiant Hall

enlightened. "I thought we would have to open

darkened a bit, taking Leonel off guard. Had he said

can't afford that." Kaela looked up into the skies as though she was

her throat. "Don't mind her, she's a bit of a money grubber. The Valiant Hall Exchange List is safe

be better for us to have our own store as long as it was in a decent part of the city, but all the land has been bought up by seniors long ago. Usually, you would just have to defeat the

Union. Defeating one essentially means offending the whole Union, it's really too much of a headache to deal with. So, stores usually only get passed on willingly these days… And most of the time to close family juniors thanks to

The more he learned about Valiant Heart's system of competition, the more

group made their way to Valiant Hall, Rum's heavy steps causing

need any help, Rum?" Leonel asked

He was practically an enormous teddy bear. "You've already done so much work for us, this is

This big teddy bear was

Kaela handed over some forms over to the thin and spectacled Thilly who quietly