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.

only take missions allowed

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 might just be more to do than just these missions once he stepped

these ten, they have relatively good rewards. Once we accumulate enough, it'll

it would be easier if

at these easy missions was a good

benefited them. For example, the duel Leonel just initiated. This duel had always been a part

to 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

essentially become a court system, not much unlike the

grudges, but could be used to battle

duels was that those of higher belts couldn't challenge their younger

were still many other hindrances. Black belts, while receiving these

belts couldn't touch, certain establishments within the city they couldn't enter, and,

would make more sense to raise their status first even if things might get a

Leonel smiled. "No rush."

mysterious.

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

that supposed

as they began to walk toward the

What does it mean?" She

the little mink hopped out from the Segmented Cube, nuzzling up against Aina. Letting go of

right? He can go act mysterious by himself." Aina smiled sweetly beneath her mask, stroking Little Blackstar's glossy

mink nodded in agreement.

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

well. The fact that higher ranked belts can't challenge lower ranked ones is just the first. For