Dimensional Descent

The cloaked figure suddenly charged for Leonel. But, when many thought the battle would begin, he suddenly enveloped him into a massive bear hug.

The rowdiness of the crowd continued for a while, thinking that maybe this hug was some sort of attack. When it came to the strongest individuals, after all, a bear hug might be among the most vicious ways to kill someone.

But, it became very clear, very quickly that this wasn't a vicious bear hug at all, especially when the cloaked figure set Leonel down, removing his cloak to reveal a beaming smile.

"Hey, Milan. How've you been?" Leonel forced a smile.

He should be happy to see his teammate, but this supposedly good thing was most definitely not one, especially if he was correct. Leonel didn't even need to look now to understand that most, if not all of the 'mysterious' nine geniuses that the three organizations had hidden until now were from Earth.

It might sound like Leonel was angry because he couldn't fight for Valiant Heart Mountain, but this wasn't the case at all. This was much deeper than that. It was the sort of problem that was giving Leonel a major headache just thinking about it.

If it was just about winning, what could be simpler than this? His teammates would forfeit long before he even had to ask. It was just the kind of men they were.

And, even if there were others from Earth that weren't his teammates, that hardly mattered. The fact they were from Earth meant that they had been training for the same amount of time Leonel had, and he didn't believe anyone who fit into such a category could defeat him, at least not in this segment of the universe.

What was the problem, then? It was a matter of flexibility and maneuverability.

Things might have been fine if the three organizations didn't know the relationship between Leonel and the others, but now that they did, it would be impossible to just hide them all away.

Using the snowglobes sounded like the logical answer, but he would need the actual chance to do so first. And, beyond that, who was to say that these nine were the only ones he had to worry about? What about the others that were likely still within those three organizations right this very moment? Leonel wasn't naïve enough to believe that only nine total had been sent out.

choose to forego this partnership, especially given Earth's potential… At least they wouldn't do so blatantly and without thought. This might give them a bit of

Leonel didn't believe that this would be a great deterrence. Not in the face

he had already been found out, that a trap was being slowly closed in around him. He could understand that if the person he thought was behind this was, that this was

him to die an easy death or be simply captured. They would want something that would help them to vent all the rage and frustration that had

when he looked at Leonel's face

was essentially considered to be Leonel's Head Guard, Milan was quite good at realizing when he had

mistake this time. And, it was a big mistake that even Leonel wasn't confident in cleaning

about everything from Leonel's hair to who that new beauty next to him

scratched the back of his head. "Sorry,

the end, he sighed

things will be more interesting this way. How many are with

Raj and

seriousness, his cadence even and his voice quite booming. It almost seemed as though he was speaking

"Drake? The Rookie?"

already almost 18, Cap. I dunno if we can't

By this point,

respond to this sudden situation. This was especially so for the old man of Misty Woods considering Milan was one of his three hidden

the problem, Cap?" Milan asked. "Do

main problem. It also doesn't mean as much as it would have in the past

a sheepish grin. Indeed, it wouldn't mean as much anymore. Even if Milan was the only one in 'cahoots' with Leonel, the three organizations would still