Dimensional Descent

Rychard was a man who was very good at controlling his emotions. In fact, his patience had been displayed for a long while now. He had practically taken over what remained of the race to Heirship without lifting a single finger. In fact, now that he had Gradeyr's brother in his possession, it could be said that it was all over now. Gradeyr had been his only real competition and he no longer dared to fight against him.

However, those that saw him as a weak man now simply didn't understand just how infuriating the last two weeks had been. He had never experienced such a continuous and relentless assault on his ego. It was mind numbing.

At first, he had tried to be cautious and beat around the bush with Aina, but then she had caught him completely off guard.

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"Are you trying to court me?"

Aina stood in her courtyard, a faint sheen of sweat on her face. She had learned 'modesty' during the past few days and now dressed in a new flexible armor. According to her, modesty was important for a woman, but not to the point where she should hide her beauty completely. Surprisingly, this was a conclusion she had come to without either Savahn or Yuri saying so explicitly.

However, Yuri still felt that she took some responsibility in catalyzing this due to how she had covered Aina's body previously. This experience made her realize that even the smallest push could lead Aina in a particular direction, it made her hesitant as to whether she should take action or not.

Now, she could only watch as Rychard visited daily as though trying to imprint himself onto her mind. Without a choice, Yuri could only drag Aina out of the estate to experience the world. If all she knew was this small corner, her awakened personality would be far too negatively affected, or it might never reawaken at all.

her drink when she heard Aina's words, let alone Rychard. However,

was a block of ice that would never marry anyone. Such cold beauties were the kind that were either logical to

like she was the latter and couldn't be budged from her position. But, now that this change had occurred, and even

of the Viola family and all of this will soon be mine. I would,

Viola family? Isn't that just a Sixth

facial expression would have already warped at these words alone. What the hell did 'just' Sixth Dimensional mean? Did she understand what

didn't know was that Aina did and she felt like Rychard had a cap on his potential. Rychard would be shackled

Aina had learned in her lesson on 'modesty' that thinking out loud wasn't a good thing either, so she hadn't said this. But… She also wasn't quite good at filtering

a hair's breadth away from the Seventh. What we're lacking is a generation of talent that can lead

argument." Aina nodded. "After all, building something on your own will be more reliable than relying on others especially with how important lineage is. I can be considered single right now, I think… So I can allow you

when he heard this and a light

might be very angry with me, according to my calculations, because I held onto this, there is still a chance between us," Aina spoke, looking down at a broken bracelet she couldn't stand to take off of her wrist for some reason. "So, it could be

choked

boyfriend? What the hell kind

into the heart of such a cold woman was by knowing her from a young age. Thinking of this, he relaxed. A childhood friend might have an advantage, but women usually became more realistic as they grew older. With Aina acting like