Dimensional Descent

"What do you think you need?" Leonel asked Aina.

"For you, I-"

"Nah, I mean for you. If there's something you need to complete your first Reincarnation and I can't trade for it, it would be bad. There shouldn't be a problem, but better safe than sorry."

Aina blinked and suddenly smiled meaningfully.

"What?" Leonel asked, confused.

"You're underestimating me a little too much."

"What happened to 'you believe in me so much?'" Leonel said in the best Aina impression he could muster. Considering his Ability Index and Dream Force, he might as well have been her in those first few seconds.

Aina rolled her eyes. "My methods work on a higher level than that, I can even find unconventional paths where others wouldn't see them. I react to the resources that are on hand, not the other way around. So long as there's a decent enough selection, there won't be any roadblocks."

"Oh? So why did it sound like you had a perfect plan laid out for me already?"

"Because I do. But what's important isn't necessarily the resources themselves, but rather the steps. I can think of a hundred different ways to achieve the same goal."

Leonel's eyes brightened with understanding. It was an extremely powerful ability, the only drawback was that Aina needed to be in the moment.

of herself in a different state and then make plans based on it. She needed to be in that state first, only

had another

If Leonel could make a perfect simulation of an event, and Aina sensed it through him, wouldn't she

lit

from when the Metamorphosis first began on Earth. In fact, he had a perfect replica of her from even back when they were just students

his memories and fill in details that he had originally missed. Much like how he

suddenly grabbed Aina's shoulders and she was confused for a moment before she sensed an image with striking clarity slowly weeding its way into her

to focus on it, a flood of thoughts

once again and she looked at Leonel with hints of surprise

to understand the weight of this just as much as Leonel

but for everyone...

wouldn't they be able to create a stable of elites that could

said. "Start on the path you think will work. Every Force Pill you concoct will be another that I add to the Simulation, allowing the virtual version of you to progress,

concoct your Force Pills instead of having to rebuild them back up first.

Aina's eyes lit up.

large amount of comprehension. If she was relying on her comprehension as a Third Dimensional existence, it would take

her much weaker self, lay out a