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.

chosen the option with seemingly less potential out of frustration or anything of the like. Rather, he read the situation quite well. Whatever this ability was, Leonel had only gotten his hands on it recently. By all rights, just like Leonel's advice for

then, even if he chose the path of greater potential now, the difference

detrimental to him, Leonel would have made a note of it. It was more likely that while

took the Glaive Domain Lineage Factor and absorbed it, sensing the changes within

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 possible that there might be some more

want to waste any time, as curious as he was

after thorough analysis, the evidence

wore a rare serious expression as he waited. It was

"You're a useless blockhead."

stunned for a moment before

and here I

so much on your Lineage Factor that

has no other supplemental skills to go along

Force Arts, swapped them, and then pressed them into the two Energy Shield

As for James, I've passed

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

who was feeling quite happy, suddenly felt

"You tryna start something?"

so what

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

the Nullification Tier, but above the Nullification Tier there's still the Reflection and Amplification stages. Milan

that? Be a little more