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.

we can only take missions allowed for black

missions. Truthfully, he wanted to take more despite the penalty and time constraints placed on these missions, but he decided to hold back a bit. Plus… There

enough, it'll be easier

be easier if we

wrong. Nibbling at these easy missions was a good way to waste

rules that benefited them. 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 important and

up grudges and essentially sanction battles that occurred within Valiant City. That way, one wouldn't be accused

the rule changes, it had essentially become a court system, not much unlike the Valiant Hall Meeting that was called just three days ago, except

but could be used

fact, the only rule policing these duels was that those of higher belts couldn't challenge their

other hindrances. Black belts, while receiving these protections,

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

raise their status first even if things might get a

Leonel smiled. "No rush."

keep being mysterious.

oddity in her tone, but she seemed to be hinting at something that made Leonel

what is that supposed to

Leonel as they began to

does it mean?"

Segmented Cube, nuzzling up against Aina. Letting go of Leonel's hand, Aina began to play with the little

him right? He can go act mysterious by himself." Aina smiled sweetly beneath

mink nodded in agreement.

but he already felt

belt is restrictive, but it's also freeing too. There are quite a few loopholes in their new laws as well. The fact that higher ranked belts can't challenge lower ranked ones is just the first. For example… black belts might not be able to own ore mines