Dimensional Descent

The person that Leonel had thought of first, was, of course, Aina's mother. Of course, he had Hutch in mind as well, but the one he most wanted to see happy could be no one else but Aina. The weight that Aina had carried all this time had started from that very day her mother was executed for having the audacity to bear her as a child.

It wasn't just rage, but it was also helpless, exasperation and, most importantly of all... guilt.

If she hadn't been born, then maybe her mother would still be fine, maybe she wouldn't have to suffer such a cruel fate, maybe she and Aina's father wouldn't have been found out and so severely punished.

But, there was already no going back to reverse all of these things. There was only one thing left... revenge. And she could only hope that it would be enough to fill the void in her heart.

However, before long, Leonel's eager smile had faded. He looked toward Anastasia who had a furrowed brow and his heart sank. He didn't seem to need to hear the reason because it was of little importance to him now, but he still asked.

"You can't do it?" Leonel asked softly.

When he had heard that resurrecting those that had only been in the Third Dimension was easy for her, Leonel had immediately thought of Aina's mother. But how could it be that there was still a roadblock here? What could possibly be stopping it?

"... I can't, no," Anastasia slowly shook her head.

"Are you... sure you have the right person?" Leonel asked.

All he had told Anastasia was that it was Aina's mother he wanted to resurrect, he hadn't given her any other details because even he hadn't had any other details. Plus, although he had confidence in Anastasia, he didn't want to alert Aina in case something went wrong, and time had proven that his caution was correct...

be 100% certain of

parental relationship is the easiest causal relationship to see through. If I had to look for a distant cousin, maybe there'd be a small chance I could make a mistake. But since Aina is here, and it's her mother that's in question, it's practically a one to one relationship, I wouldn't make such a mistake.

the Third Dimension just like Elorin's

with a far greater causality is interfering with Aina's mother's own, entangling it to the point that I wouldn't be able to extract her perfectly even if I tried. If I forced it,

he realized that resurrecting people wasn't nearly as easy as he had thought it would be, but

meaning of life, why was it that this world didn't allow him to rip off the band aid in

lives could be more easily resurrected than those that were more powerful. It was as though his worldview that

It was frustrating.

this be because... she married Aina's

this isn't enough.

Anastasia hesitated.

me," Leonel

a one to one relationship in causality? Well... the reverse is true as well. It's difficult to affect

and he sat down. There were very few things that could make him react like this, but he felt like he was feeling Aina's emotions for her

so much effort to increase her strength? And now because of that strength she had worked so hard for, she would never be able to see her mother again? How cruel was a fate like

Leonel didn't know was that there was something else that Anastasia hadn't told him. If she was correct... things might have still worked