Dimensional Descent

Leonel's heart skipped a beat.

It wasn't a question that should have moved him very far from his original baseline at all. He should have been able to read from Eamon's expressions that it was something like this.

However, the problem was that this situation was too familiar.

In love with someone he shouldn't be? Wasn't that the woman he jokingly called Aina's mother-in-law all the time?

Leonel might not interact much with Eamon, but he had seen plenty from afar. He knew how much he cared about Cindra. But he also knew how much Cindra cared about Miel.

Much like he had ignored the oddities surrounding Goggles, he had ignored this one as well... because it was simply too uncanny.

Goggles had truly been in love with Rollan's wife back then. Something that probably came off as mostly a joke to everyone else was quite serious to him, or else he wouldn't have risked so much and even practically changed himself for her. Even if it meant that he wouldn't actually get to be with her.

And now Eamon was in love with someone that Leonel effectively thought of as Miel's woman. In some ways, he even thought of her as a quasi mother-in-law already.

Leonel forced himself to calm down.

He truly didn't care much about Goggles at all. The reason he had such a visceral reaction the first time, and now this time, was because Goggles was a representation of his father in his eyes. Not in type, and certainly not in ability, but he was a mirror that forced Leonel to look into it.

He could only logic his way out of the uncomfortable feelings.

even have a date together, let alone marry. Being able to see their feelings for one another because of Dream Force was a completely different beast compared to them

Leonel didn't realize he was being serious until it was far too late. This

Eamon, he showed his heart on his sleeve and had even told Leonel directly

at scheming and hiding his real thoughts

one he didn't deserve at all because none of this was

plopped down beside

best person to

just saying that. He had such a beautiful wife, and there were clearly women throwing themselves at him

on the subtle hints quite

it? That his future self was so powerful that he fell in love without even understanding why

if Aina really did love him at all,

the way this world worked and it was hard to tease apart the truth from the fiction.

how many times

understanding the odd question. Wasn't

"No..." he said tentatively.

"521 times."

Eamon was speechless.

answer. Then when I finally saw her again after the Metamorphosis descended, the first thing that girl did

that she was some shy girl who