Dimensional Descent

Leonel smiled, feeling that Joel's question wasn't as simple as it seemed. It was almost like the latter was testing something.

"Well, that would depend on you, now wouldn't it?"

"How would your opinion depend on me?"

"I think you know."

"Still the same Leonel," Joel said, shaking his head.

Indeed, the changes to Leonel were a bit subtle. He seemed more expressive than usual. No, he seemed more expressive than he had been originally. The Leonel of Royal Blue Academy was a lot more like this.

It was enough that Joel was a bit skeptical of what was going on. The fact that Leonel was giving him a choice and not just telling him what to do was the most baffling. Since when did Leonel do that?

The last time they had a session like this wasn't long after Aina left for Planet Viola. Back then, Leonel had just told them all directly what to do. This time, though... it was very different.

"Just checking to make sure you didn't have a brain worm."

Leonel grinned.

"I assume that this choice is pretty straightforward. Absorbing it now will give me a more immediate strength increase, but waiting and comprehending it on my own will give me more potential in the future. I choose the first."

Leonel smiled, he didn't question Joel's decision. Of his brothers, Joel was without a doubt the most insightful. Although Allan was the smartest and the closest in intelligence to himself, that was more so toward the physical sciences and mathematics. When it came to people or reading social situations, he was very much lacking.

this ability was, Leonel had only gotten his hands on it recently. By all rights, just like Leonel's

if he chose the path of greater potential now, the difference would be marginal as he benefited more and more

if picking to fuse with it was so detrimental to him, Leonel would have made a note of it. It was more likely that while it would be more

Factor and absorbed it, sensing the changes

be sure to be careful as you progress. I had to remove some corruption aspects of the Lineage Factor before I gave it to you. It's

nodded solemnly before going off to focus. He didn't want to waste any

James, after thorough analysis, the evidence is

serious expression as he waited. It was clear that this would decide a lot

"You're a useless blockhead."

moment before he recovered to

bitch, and here

focused so much on your Lineage Factor that you've neglected other

Index that he has no other supplemental skills to go along with it. The two of you could learn quite a bit

then pressed them into the

given you James' self-created Lineage Factor. As for James, I've passed onto you Milan's Ability

kind of bs is this, this useless lug has always had a worse Ability Index than me. You're selling my body

who was feeling quite happy,

"You tryna start something?"

so what

to hold back his laugh. "While your Ability Index used to be

the Nullification Tier, but above the Nullification Tier there's still the Reflection and

that? Be a little more