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.

can only take missions allowed for black belts.

he decided to hold back

these ten, they have relatively good rewards. Once we accumulate enough, it'll be easier to promote to white belt and open up more avenues

you think it would be easier if we prioritized being promoted

these easy missions was a good way to

were a lot of things about the changes to the rules that benefited them. For example, the duel Leonel just initiated. This duel had always been a

City. That way, one wouldn't be accused of breaking

unlike

grudges, but could be used to battle

that those

benefit, there were still many other hindrances. Black belts, while receiving these protections, were also restricted in many

establishments within the

more sense to raise their status first even if things might get a little bit prickly for

Leonel smiled. "No rush."

being mysterious. I can

in her tone, but she seemed to

that supposed

as they began to walk toward the

does it mean?" She

from the Segmented Cube, nuzzling up against Aina. Letting go of

act mysterious by himself." Aina smiled sweetly beneath

mink nodded

opened his mouth to say something, but he already felt as though he had been

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 stores