Chapter 361: Another (2/2)

Young Miss Swan giggled from the sidelines, seemingly enjoying this quite a bit. After a while, her eyes sparkled when she looked toward Leonel.

So, he's single too?

Leonel, however, was no longer paying attention to their antics. His gaze seemed to cut through space, landing on a tower in the distance. From there, he could feel numerous gazes on him, all of which seemed to be waiting for something.

Leonel felt his blood surging.

Who knew how long it would take him to realize that his actions over the past few hours weren't as much of an act as he thought it was?

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”… You're saying no one knows where Brave City came from?”

Leonel looked toward Jerach, Syl and Qiyra with a weird expression. Of course, Qiyra was the first name of Young Miss Swan. After listening to the banter between the two women, Leonel finally managed to learn this much.

”Well…” Jerach mumbled. ”… There are some theories, but… Well, the truth is that as a Fourth Dimensional world, we don't have high enough standing to confirm or deny this. We only have a few rumors…”

Leonel could see the discomfort the three felt when Jerach said these words. It seemed that this wasn't something that was acknowledged often. But, in the grand scheme, it was nonetheless true that a Fourth Dimensional world wasn't worth mentioning. It made Leonel realize that as small as Terrain was, Earth was even more so.

”What rumors?” Leonel asked.

Jerach hesitated as though he wasn't sure whether or not he should say.

But, maybe because he remember Leonel 'owned' his life now, he realized he had no choice.

”… They say that Brave Cities only appear in worlds that are at a crossroad.”

Leonel frowned. What was that supposed to mean? A crossroad?

”What kind of crossroad?”

”One where we either develop ourselves or choose to abandon everything our Ancestors built.”

Leonel still wasn't sure if he understood what this meant, but seeing as the three were only growing more uncomfortable, he shifted his focus slightly.

”Then what does a Brave City get out of appearing? Is it like a Sub-Dimensional Zone?”

”… Not exactly. Zones are created by the Dimensional Verse. But, Brave Cities are built by people. As for what they get out of it, they say it's recruitment.”

Leonel's brow raised.

'A world at a crossroad… built by people… it's all for recruitment…?'

Leonel couldn't help but think of the star and cross organization. Even to this point, he still didn't know their true name. All he had was a gut feeling that their scope was beyond that of just Terrain and that their uniforms were cool. There was nothing else.

But who knew that even before he could understand who they were, another mysterious organization would appear? In fact, this one's methods seemed even more shocking than the first.

The star and cross organization was still tangible to Leonel. He could see them, interact with them, and, unfortunately, be shamed by them. But, this Brave City organization had no face or image. And, they somehow managed to make a city manifest from thin air without even the strongest powers of this world understanding how.

For the first time, Leonel was starting to get an understanding that this new world order was anything but peaceful.