Leonel and Aina left the restaurant not long later, their expressions not giving much of anything away until they were already back in the Segmented Cube.

"Why did you agree to help them?" Aina finally asked after the two were alone again.

"Why turn down free resources?" Leonel said with a laugh.

"But… If we help them protect their territory, wouldn't that make it more difficult for your plans?"

"No, it would actually help. You and I aren't representative of the younger generation of Valiant Heart. With how shaky their foundations are, isn't it best to leave it in their hands?"

"Well… Raylion actually isn't so weak."

Leonel blinked, looking over at Aina who had seemingly begun to cook something.

"Should I be jealous?"

Aina looked up from the stove, blinking innocently, a sweet smile on her face.

"You left me for two years. Who knows, maybe I wavered."

"Ah…"

wounded puppy some sick bastard punted across the room. Aina almost forgot it had just been a joke and nearly felt

at my pain… Who did I wrong in my last

being so dramatic. I have fought him, he is indeed very powerful. If we had not lifted the curse, I would have lost to him without a doubt. There's a reason

vying for their territory. Whatever land was ceded would definitely

an opportunity,

one thing humans are good at doing, it's forming in-groups and

converged

over toward Leonel who was playing with Little Tolly. After two years of not bonding with the little guy, unlike with

Rather, she looked over because those seemingly

a while, she realized that maybe she shouldn't be so surprised. Leonel's understanding of human nature was so deep that he practically collapsed Valiant Heart Mountain with

still couldn't perfectly read her. But, that was less about

the Oryx should Valiant Heart lose, was the cold and calculating Leonel. No matter how he pretended, when it came to

after realizing it had been a

met, he blinked in confusion

Am I very

she registered what she

erupted into a fit of laughter when Aina froze. He hadn't laughed so hard in a long

sharing a kitchen with Aina, helping her with simple tasks and teasing one another… it made

Aina

that's the way you're looking at it, then you're probably right. The clash between the Oryx and Valiant Heart is inevitable, though.

of Sael,

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