Dimensional Descent

Slowly, the odd aura around Leonel seemed to recede. Eventually, even the natural color of his skin returned. It was obvious at a glance that this wasn't because his issues had been resolved, but rather because, for some odd reason, his Ability Index had returned to Tier 4, allowing him control over his body again.

Val stood up and stretched. With a flick of his finger, he sent the dictionary back into the Segmented Cube and yawned.

"Welp, I'm going to go and see my wife now. Ba-bye."

Val began to stroll away without a care in the world. But, such casual actions left Aina baffled. That was it? He was just going to leave just like that?

"W-wait!"

"Hm?"

Val turned back, looking down curiously.

"Leonel… What's wrong with him?"

Val blinked, looking toward his son. "His mind is imbalanced. It's not entirely his fault, it could be said to be mostly mine. But, due to certain reasons, things need to stay this way for now or else the consequences will be even worse."

Aina's expression sank. "Then… Nothing's changed?"

From what Val said, it sounded like it was Aina's words and not her actions that had caused this. This didn't change the guilt she felt much at all. If it wasn't for Val's appearance, Leonel would have very likely died here and she was having a hard time reconciling with that fact.

But, if nothing had changed and Leonel had only gone back to his baseline, that made things even worse. That meant that he had suffered like that for nothing. Even though Val's previous words seemed to imply that he would grow stronger, that wasn't something Aina cared about. She was more worried about Leonel's mind and his psyche from here on. What would she do?

hummed. "… That would

usual temperament, he would have likely dashed away and pretended not to hear anything. But, given Aina's unique status, he guessed that he should probably be a bit more patient. He had heard his son talk about this girl for

you're so powerful… Why put

"…"

fan of explaining himself. He was usually right anyway, what was the point in getting the opinions of other people? Well, there

body isn't so free to do as it pleases. Though, I wasted 17 years raising this brat who

be the father that vanished after his birth but a certain annoying family actually deemed to… Forget it, there's no

know is that these matters aren't so simple and if I don't do certain things, you two wouldn't get

out? She had been clearly performing CPR, how had it been twisted under the

things Leonel had told her about his father, Aina realized that he hadn't exaggerated at all.

being so vague and not answering much of anything, Aina also understood that there wasn't much of

things.

"Alright, alright."

waved his hand and

Cube, still in its finger-wrap form, flew

know you're awake, stop throwing

and father

suave I am?

Aina's lip twitched.