Dimensional Descent

BANG!

The first hit left Halgo in a complete daze. But, the second made his vision go black. The last thing he felt was a rush of heat to his nose before he collapsed to the ground.

As for everyone else? All they saw was a flash of light denoting the start of the duel, only for it to quickly end in a fountain of blood spraying out from Halgo's nose.

Yet, not only did the blood not touch Leonel, it didn't even touch the catalogue either. By some mysterious force, it shot back, splattering all over the falling Halgo's face.

Leonel blinked, looking toward Aina.

"Is that another cool vampire ability?"

Aina pouted slightly beneath her mask. "I'm not a vampire."

"Are you sure about that?" Leonel grinned.

Aina turned away and ignored him. How could she be a vampire? Wasn't she walking around in the sun just fine? Garlic was probably her favorite flavor to add to food. Plus, she never really craved blood… unless you counted that one instance.

Leonel was just teasing her.

As though the couple couldn't sense all the eyes around them, they bantered as Leonel flipped through the selection of missions.

"… A shame."

A while later, Leonel shook his head.

missions allowed for black belts.

constraints placed on these missions, but he

have relatively good rewards. Once we accumulate enough, it'll be easier

you think it would be easier if we prioritized

easy missions

For example, the duel Leonel just initiated. This duel had always been a part of Valliant Heart Mountain's culture, but now it was even more

clear up grudges and essentially sanction battles that occurred within Valiant City. That way, one wouldn't be accused of breaking the rules like Leonel had

not much unlike the Valiant Hall

wasn't just for settling grudges, but could be used

duels was that those

a benefit, there were still many other hindrances.

kinds of resources that black belts couldn't touch, certain establishments within the city they couldn't enter, and, as

sense to raise their status first even if things

Leonel smiled. "No rush."

you keep being mysterious. I

without much oddity in her tone, but she seemed to be hinting at something that

that supposed to

gazed up at Leonel as they began to walk toward

don't know. What does

little mink hopped out from the Segmented Cube, nuzzling up against Aina. Letting go of Leonel's hand, Aina began to

We don't need him right? He can go act mysterious by himself." Aina smiled sweetly beneath

nodded in agreement.

but he already felt

just the first. For example… black belts might not be able to own ore mines or stores or even form factions of their own.