Dimensional Descent

Aina blinked in surprise. She didn't expect to suddenly be pulled into Leonel's lap like that. But soon her bitter smile became a genuine one.

"Good. I'm not doing all this training just to get left on the sidelines," she remarked.

Leonel laughed. "Didn't we just beat up a certain foul-mouthed Dream Asura? I bet he's been trying to find a way to escape for ages now. Do you think he's despaired enough yet?"

Aina shook her head, unable to hold back a grin. "So that's why you've just been ignoring him?"

"I doubt a person like that's going to give up so easily. But that's also why it's good that it took us so long to beat him. It was a systematic crushing of his usual value system, one that was anything but a fluke. The only thing that would have been better was if either one of us could defeat him instantly. But that would also require him actually going all out first, something he was clearly not inclined to do."

"By now, though, he should have realized that he's entirely powerless in Anastasia's world. He can't do a thing. Let's go check on the puppet."

Aina squealed a bit as she was swept up into Leonel's arms. In a flash, they appeared by the Dream Asura.

Somnus hung in midair, his body wrists and ankles seemingly tied up by invisible ropes that stretched him out wide.

In this time, he hadn't even been able to move, let alone figure out a path to escape. Seeing the couple appear before him in such ridiculous fashion, he couldn't help but scowl. It felt like they were taunting him.

He sneered. "Oh? The useless Force Pill Crafter can't even walk on her own now?"

Aina blinked before laughing.

"I think at this point we should call this place the Segmented Prison. How many idiots have you trapped in here?"

his head. "But at least the others know not to talk. Anastasia, it seems he

of blood that splattered against the gorgeous green grass, it all painted

help but let out a low grunt that sounded almost more like a suppressed

a blade was one matter, but to feel your flesh slowly give way beneath a greater force... that was a tragedy hard to describe for anyone who had

only worse as large pieces of his shoulder and

like his entire right side was left in a rain of

in Aina's arms as she hopped down from

you think?" Leonel

keep healing him, we could basically change everyone's constitution. It's just a

of it, but not daring to be entirely accepting

"And me?"

fell into her

Force. Somehow, they've evolved such that they can directly translate mental acuity into physical prowess.

Before, we were entirely severing

"And the difference now?"

brain like yours, that is. But the difference between my original method

bound to accrue some loss. However, in this way, we can even use your Dream Force affinity

easiest way would actually be to," Aina looked

Factor until the Demoness was dead, he meant it with every fiber of his being, and