Dimensional Descent

Leonel grabbed at what looked like empty air and pulled out the Segmented Cube and a familiar ring, chuckling to himself. He found all of this to be very amusing.

Watching her husband giggle like a little boy on Christmas morning, Aina couldn't help but smile to herself.

They both knew that somewhere, out there, there were some people who were very, very mad.

And unfortunately for them, while they were lost in their fury, they would miss the forest for the trees, falling further into Leonel's web. By the time they understood what was happening, it would be far too late.

Leonel pressed a hand onto Somnus' body as the Life Tablet disappeared into his glabella once more. Somnus was then sent into the Segmented Cube.

Leonel felt some resistance come from the man. Obviously, bringing someone into a spatial device required their acquiescence. Unfortunately, his resistance was futile purely because... he didn't have enough strength left to resist in the first place.

Leonel and Aina slipped into the Segmented Cube to find a glaring Anastasia.

Leonel coughed. "Oh, Anastasia. You're looking very cute today, did you know that? Look at those adorable cheeks, I could just pinch them for day-"

"Shut up! Do that again, and I'll never talk to you again!" Anastasia snapped.

"Ah... yes, ma'am!" Leonel stood at attention.

Anastasia was a huge part of the plan.

only his mind did so, his body was still very much on the outside. So, obviously, the Segmented Cube and the ring couldn't have just

make it look like it had, and that relied on

hide, an ability he had made use of the first time he came to these Complete Worlds. Due to her control over space and time, not only could she distort the space

explaining what he wanted out of her, she did it without even blinking.

far. It was entirely unnecessary to displace them through both space and time, space alone would have been enough, but Leonel thought it was better safe than sorry. That was a step of the

could respond to a summoning from him. But

chose to follow it right back to him? They had already realized that not having a Wise Star Order made using the Tablet tricky, so there was a high likelihood that they

store the Life Tablet away. Then, she had escaped

Anastasia... all of this would have been

opened the path for some spying in the future, but Leonel

to her and her alone. So unless he was inside the Segmented Cube, it would be useless. That was why she had to find an opportunity to store the Life Tablet first before

now, that was neither

"Anastasia-"

about to ask Anastasia to open

tears akin to crystal fell from the little World Spirit's

arms, causing her to be stunned for a moment before

felt Leonel's gentle touch, she lost it. It

that made up her lower body darkened and began to rain with its

sorry," Leonel said softly. "I