Leonel pulled Aina's hand and the two stepped into the teleportation circle.
"Uh, I would suggest the rest of you wait three days before using this thing again. Just to be... safe."
Leonel grinned and the Cloud Race elder running the teleportation pad trembled. Even if Leonel was just joking, he took it very seriously. In fact, he planned to close the whole thing down for the next week at the very least.
WHOOSH!
In that moment, Leonel's mind trembled and his gaze sharpened. The teleportation pad lit up, but across several Bubble Worlds, this happened as well. In fact, people who had just been about to step into their own rushed away, fear coloring their expressions as they weren't certain of what was happening.
BOOM!
The teleportation pad seemed to implode after Leonel and Aina vanished, a rush of light piercing into the skies.
The Cloud Race elder put a hand to his chest, wondering why his heart was betraying his thoughts and trying to rush out of his throat.Read latest chapters at novel35.com Only
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Leonel and Aina repeated this exact same action three more times until they found themselves in a world with pink clouds.
SHIIING!
To the side, several winged Knights brandished spears, pointing them toward Leonel and Aina. They hadn't personally activated the teleportation platform, nor had they gotten any signal that someone was coming from the other side. Their immediate reaction was to go on the defensive.
But the moment they brandished their spears, Leonel smiled and tapped at the air.
Suddenly, the spears in their hands crumbled to ash, taking them aback.
"We'll both be taking part in the Crafter stream."
"Alright," the old man nodded. "Here are your registration tokens, they also double as a GPS to bring you to your assigned lodgings. Feel free to enjoy the accommodations and events prepared for in the city. The exchange will begin in two and a half months."
Leonel smiled and nodded, taking Aina's hand and leaving.
Watching him disappear, the older man's gaze darkened.
"Lyric, is that all you're going to do?"
An older woman appeared in a flicker. She too was dressed like a winged knight. While Lyric was in charge of administrative matters, this woman, Aurora, was in charge of the winged knights.
"No one dares to say this in front of the miss, but this child forced her to suffer a loss. We can't unilaterally act on our own. I truly didn't expect him to actually appear, but clearly this young man's arrogance knows no bounds...
"Or maybe it's just confidence. He's good and he knows it. Unless he steps out of line, dealing with him in untoward ways will just ruin our reputation. Remember that it is the Pluto Race that gave us the right to host this event. Although we are the acting host, it's only by proxy of their grace.
"We can't do anything that infringes upon our own reputation because it will infringe upon theirs. Be mindful of your actions, or else the Owlans will cease to be."
Aurora fell into silence, not responding. But her gaze did flash with a cold light as she glanced toward the direction Leonel had gone.
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Leonel and Aina began to enjoy the city sites. They enjoyed foods they had never tasted before and even found some interesting entertainment to pass the time with.
They didn't seem to notice that they were being watched in everything they did, nor did they seem to care.
Soon, the Crafting Geniuses who hadn't participated in the Gathering of Kingdoms quickly came to know of them as well.
"Oh, they're here. Want to go see them?" Leonel asked Aina.
It seemed that Yuri and Savahn had made an appearance as well.