Vivak had tried to kill Leonel and his cousin in the past. That wasn't something that could be easily forgiven, but this time, Leonel had chosen to let things slide.
After the change to his Dream Force Path, Leonel was always making conscious efforts to find a balance between doing what was smart and what was right.
Throwing his wife in the line of fire for him was a step too far, however him taking an insult on the chin was not.
He had to Respect the world he was in and realize that he couldn't do everything alone. He had to lean on others when given the opportunity to.
If he acted on impulse and just slaughtered the entire upper echelon of the Godlen family, what then?
Well, he'd have to find people to replace those leaders, or he'd have to do it himself. He wouldn't have the heart of the people and who knew how many would choose to act like Goggles did? And what could the remaining Godlens who chose to bury a grudge deep within their hearts, waiting for the perfect time to strike?
Acting as he pleased felt good in the moment, but it was ultimately never the best thing to do.
He would have to settle for making this father uncomfortable and forcing him to sit with his inferiority. As for the rest, it would come in due time.
Sometimes, it was enough to take a win at face value and not chase for more.
"Alright, let's go Eamon. You've been working hard, you should take a rest."
Eamon smiled. "All of this is fun. I've never cared about much other than Crafting, and since I've decided to move on from other things, this will always be what's more important to me."
Leonel looked over toward him and nodded.
It was good to have a purpose in life, it could help drive you. But he had seen enough from his future self to know that that alone wasn't nearly enough.
Leonel stepped out of the Segmented Cube, finding faces that were both familiar and unfamiliar in the skies.
Among them, there was a particularly wizard-like man, one that Leonel remembered pointing out.
Gemmes.
These were none other than the Dream Force experts that had escaped when the Challenge Sequence began, feeling that it would be a hopeless cause.
These cowards had actually taken more than two years to muster up the courage to come back, something that was amusing in and of itself. But it was even funnier when you realized that if not for all the large movements the Godlens were making, they still wouldn't have dared to come.
In the minds of these cowards, it was so far out of the possibility of reason for Leonel to have won, that there was almost certainly something they were missing. Most probably thought the Dream Pavilion had already been taken over by another Race, it was just that this Race didn't care enough to interact with the rest of the Human Worlds, and why would they? The Dream Pavilion alone was practically a whole world. They didn't need to step outside.
At most, the fact there was no news only made them wonder, but not enough to actually risk themselves by coming back.
But then the Gathering of Kingdoms happened and there was oddly still no culling waiting for them. That was a second oddity that made them pause.
And then, finally, there was the Gathering of Minds and the actions of the Godlens. Only then did they finally gather up their balls and return.
To their surprise, there really was no one but humans here, many of whom they didn't recognize because Leonel had only recently recruited them, but this was still firmly a human stronghold.
Gemmes was the first to notice Leonel's arrival. He stood high in the air above Leonel and frowned. He still didn't understand what was going on here.