Dimensional Descent

Chapter 929 - Show Me!

Leonel and Anya were escorted into a large room. There was just a single workbench present at the very center of it all and five chairs prepared for the elders that would be, presumably, overseeing it all. Clearly, they had only prepared a single workbench believing that Anya would be the only one taking her exams, but Leonel had thrown a wrench into those plans.

To make matters worse, Leonel and Anya seemed to be laughing and joking amongst each other as though they were two old friends. It was difficult for the elders to even interject with any snide remarks without simultaneously offending Anya herself who was clearly enthusiastically responding to everything Leonel said. So, they could only bite their tongues.

In truth, they didn't care about whether one or two people took the exam now. Their issue with Leonel wasn't that he was here, but rather that he had made them lose face. Every happy interaction Leonel had with Anya was like another slap to their faces. It was as though they felt like he was snatching the good impression Anya was supposed to have of them for himself.

Engnaril followed along with furrowed brows. He was meant to act as an ambassador for Anya so he wasn't necessarily participating in this as a Crafter. But, that only made his emotions even more complicated than the other elders.

In the end, there was Elder Isoltihne who would have very much liked to lop Leonel's head off his neck. But, she too could only stifle herself.

"I thought that you would be mean, but you're actually very nice." Anya said with a giggle.

Leonel raised an eyebrow. Him? Mean? Since when did he give off that sort of impression?

"Mean?"

"Mhm. Your eyes always look like they're calculating something, like you have a barrier up for the world. Plus, there's something dangerous coming off from your body that you seem to be suppressing. You should smile more, yours is not bad to look at."

what she was saying as her soothing voice tickled

quite charismatic… He had even managed to turn

the same positive effect on them he had had on Royal Blue Academy.

place that could even ignore

was just receiving the energy he

factors in the Dimensional Verse he couldn't control. But, did that mean he had

glow lightly. His emotional intelligence and charisma were among the most useful traits he had, but it seemed that he had been handicapping himself. He rarely led with his charisma anymore. He was more apt these days to lead with indifference and only open up to a smile if someone responded the way he wanted them

on guard against the Dimensional Verse that he was changing even himself to fit the parts he hated so much about it. What an

help but gaze at Anya quite deeply. This woman had only known him for about ten minutes. Was it a coincidence she had said something so profound? Or was it deeper than

go, calculating again." Anya

to mind this and smiled

quite smart for

little girl! I'm already a woman, I'll have you know. I'm 20

chest out as though to prove a point, but all she got from Leonel was more laughter, causing her pout

you," Leonel suddenly spoke seriously. "That's already twice today. I guess I owe you

knowingly but didn't say

throat, taking the central position of the five chairs. The room was exceptionally hollow, making their voices echo. It was obvious that

prepared

problem, granny. I don't

so hard it twitched. Who was