Dimensional Descent

Leonel was speechless. How Aina was still drawing so much attention even while wearing her mask was beyond him.

To Leonel, he didn't particularly care how the world saw Aina. When she chose to wear her mask out today, he hadn't said a word. After all, to the current Aina, the mask was about more than just hiding her face, she treated it like a present to be treasured, much like the necklace he had given her for her birthday.

Plus, she wasn't quite used to her new face yet. Rather than having to waste her time talking and explaining things to people she didn't care about, she would rather just hide herself completely and leave her looks for the only one who mattered.

To make things worse, Aina had even covered up most of her body wearing her black military uniform once again. Of course, this was because Leonel had tactlessly ripped away her Valiant Heart outfit during their… battle. But, one would have thought that this would make her even less conspicuous.

Yet, all it took was just a single word from her in range of the crowd's hearing for hundreds of pairs of eyes to land on her as though a pack of lustful wolves.

It truly wasn't their fault, though. Aina's mental coercion was on a level these students, and even the elders, had never experienced before. Her every action seemed to put them into a trance. She wasn't even swaying her hips as she moved, yet her gait mesmerized them all nonetheless.

Leonel's lip twitched, his eyes narrowing into a glare. It was only after his own presence solidified that many were snapped out of their daze, looking toward him with a hint of apprehension.

Even at that point, though, it was hard not to wonder where this woman had come from. It was only those who recognized the blue veined mask Aina wore that seemed to make the connection. But, even then, they were greatly confused.

Could a person undergo so many changes in just one night?

Leonel and Aina made it to their designated location within the mountain pass. Technically, they weren't late, but it seemed that everyone was so eager to get this done that they had all come early. This even included the likes of Raylion and Aphestus who one would have assumed would come last.

This only meant, then, that regardless of what Leonel wanted, the path of him and Aina was followed even down to the final moment.

youths stood before

still her duty to complete the last writs for this event. However, at this moment, she was

"You. Who are you?"

her best to keep her calm,

to. After all, they were in the presence of the Head. And, although Raylion had been causing quite some stirs in recent months,

even if she couldn't do as she pleased, that

because of this? For all she knew, Leonel had

the official garb of their organization, but she was clearly not Aina. She was much taller, her demeanor seemed different, her ability felt different, and even her

like someone who was trying their best to sound like her, and was just missing the mark by a small tidbit. That small tidbit of difference was the reason why all these men and even the women couldn't take their eyes

looked at this situation with

They couldn't just allow anyone into

of elders would be missing, they were here now. As such, those that

their eyes. If Leonel wanted to bypass their rules and bring just a single person in, they

gaze toward Leonel. For the current youth before him, this gaze was still heavy. In

the first time, Leonel and this mysterious Head of Valiant Heart met face to face. But, Leonel

Brazinger."

brow only furrowed deeper. Was this