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.

allowed for black

more despite the penalty and time constraints placed on these missions, but he decided to hold back a bit. Plus… There might just be more to do than just these missions

Once we accumulate enough, it'll be easier

would be easier if we

at these easy missions was a

changes to the rules that benefited them. For example, the duel Leonel just initiated. This duel

was only used to clear up grudges and essentially sanction battles that occurred within Valiant City. That way, one wouldn't be

not much unlike the Valiant Hall Meeting that was called just three days ago, except on a smaller

grudges, but could be used

the only rule policing these duels was that those of

this was a benefit, there were still many other hindrances. Black belts,

touch, certain establishments within the city they couldn't enter, and, as seen here, certain missions they couldn't

it would make more 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

that supposed

at Leonel as they began to walk toward the

don't know. What does it

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

by himself." Aina smiled sweetly beneath her mask, stroking Little Blackstar's glossy

mink nodded

he already felt as though he had

alright. You win." Leonel laughed. "Being a black 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 or