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.

take missions allowed for

these missions, but he decided to hold back a bit. Plus… There might just be

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

would be easier

at these easy missions was

of things about the changes to the 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

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

to the rule changes, it had essentially become a court system, not much unlike the Valiant Hall Meeting that

could be used to

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

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

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

sense to raise their status first even if

Leonel smiled. "No rush."

being mysterious. I

her tone, but

that supposed

up at Leonel as they began to walk toward the

What does

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

go act mysterious by himself." Aina smiled sweetly beneath her mask,

little mink nodded

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

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 or even form factions of their own. But, they likewise don't have to report what they gain on missions or pay taxes on their