Dimensional Descent

Leonel gave Aina a reassuring smile. It seemed that even now, his top priority was making sure that she was comfortable.

He knew exactly what she was thinking. In this kind of oppressive environment, especially one where these old men and women were doing their best to portray themselves as gods, any sort of dissension would be squashed with impunity.

It didn't matter if Leonel had something "clever" to say. In fact, the more clever he was, the more inclined they would be toward directly killing him.

Everyone knew that, even the greatest fool could read the room. No matter how useful they thought Leonel may or may not be to them, if they had to pick him or their prestige, the choice was obvious.

It wasn't just a matter of face. This would quite literally decide whether or not they could maintain control over their subordinates. In the coming war, especially with all these variable chess pieces at play, they couldn't afford any sort of hesitation.

However, Leonel wasn't an impulsive person. He might seem to be completely reckless, especially when he was under the influence of his Scarlet Star Force, but his "recklessness" rarely came back to bite him because he always had an exit plan.

This time, he would just have to gamble to see just where the bottom line of these "gods" lay.

Almost the moment he spoke, he was the subject of a great deal of pressure. He could already see the lips Rouge flexing into what would, without a doubt, be a harsh reprimand.

However, the first step was to not allow them to speak. Even if they were compelled by his words, if they had an outburst first, then it wouldn't matter.

Making someone who hadn't voiced their opinions first change their minds was much easier than doing the same for someone that had made their opinion known. This was the same even for a "god".

So, Leonel had already begun to speak the moment the shock settled down in preparation for reactions.

"I have nothing to say about the rules of the esteemed gods. They are well thought out and filled with intricate details that I cannot properly understand with my station. However, I would still like to say that my talent would be wasted as a non-Seeded Participant."

held a hand up, stopping Rouge from jumping in

your

expression. "The only thing I know is that the elder miss Goddess used a strong

He didn't bother to believe that Leonel was

he got over the shock of the fact that Leonel actually dared to speak,

Clarence fell into silence.

Seeded Participant would once again make them seem too desperate.

more interesting and other things

be able to pick his own

was also inconvenient to use Leonel for some things if

instead found a

chuckle echoed through

having a grand old

all her attempts at

to her so respectfully now, when she had just been an "adorable old lady".

You can be

the exact same words, felt his temper flare up again and

react, though, Leonel

weight on my shoulders, goddess. However, this is not the sort of acknowledgment that I