Chapter 409: Off (1/2)
”Cap, who's this?”
Seeing that the situation was much better than they originally thought it would be, the guys somewhat relaxed. Now that their faculties were somewhat freer to think of other things, they finally noticed a silent figure sitting on the snowy roof of the collapsed building.
It was quite obvious that she was a woman. However, from the glimpses of her face they had seen, they didn't recognize her. Even if they ignored the scars, they didn't remember ever seeing such a woman before.
Compared to the past, the inflammation of Aina's scars had lessened by a large margin. So, while they still felt that this figure they didn't recognize wasn't very attractive and was quite pitiable, they didn't feel the same deep revulsion the people of Terrain had felt.
Still, many of them were still inwardly sighing a breath of relief. Did this mean that their Captain had finally moved on from Aina?
They had already lost count of how many times they'd tried to convince Leonel to consider other women. For a Five Star Quarterback to finish high school as a virgin… it was a waste of nature's gifts. They had shed no small amount of tears.
So, even if this woman wasn't up to the standards they believed their captain deserved, at the very least, she was a step in the right direction.
Unfortunately…
Leonel grinned. ”You all don't recognize your own sister-in-law?”
Milan's eyes widened along with the other guys.
”Aina?” Milan's face flashed with confusion.
Unlike Leonel who seemed capable of recognizing Aina regardless of the situation or apparently no matter how she looked, it was clear that the others didn't have this ability at all. The face Aina displayed now was completely unlike the one she had used at Royal Blue Academy.
Aina smiled lightly in greeting before glaring at Leonel.
Sister-in-law? It seemed that this Leonel was getting a bit too courageous. He still hadn't learned his lesson after she spent this time ignoring him?
However, Aina didn't react as violently as she usually did. Maybe she gave Leonel a slight bit of face due to the fact his friends were here. Or… maybe she couldn't help but internally smile when Milan immediately knew who Leonel meant by sister-in-law…
Still, she took a mental note of this event and continued to play with the little mink and Tolliver.
”Oh, right.”
Leonel changed the subject and put his hands on Milan and Raj's shoulders. A surge of Light Elemental Force sprung to life as Leonel cast [Grand Heal] on them.
Since the two were still within the Third Dimension, he had no need to use his improved version of the Art like he had done with Zilar. So, the process ended in just the blink of an eye.
Milan forgot his shock about Aina and aimed it all toward the changes in his body. All the aching in his ribs suddenly vanished. In fact, he felt better than he had in years.
As an offensive lineman, Milan spent his life in perpetual injury. He had long since gotten used to playing through the hurt. This was maybe the first time in a long time that… he was actually completely healthy?
”Cap!” Raj's mouth widened in surprise. ”I thought you awakened a sensory ability? Did you awaken a second ability?”
Leonel's teammates looked toward him in shock, especially the rookie, Drake. It was as though they were looking at a god in the flesh.
Though they had heard a lot about powerful abilities through rumors, they had never once heard of a person awakening more than one ability.
Leonel chuckled and shook his head.
Though Earth was quite advanced in many things, when it came to understanding of this new world order, they were still quite lacking. There were many times in the past where others mistook Leonel's Snowy Star Owl Lineage Factor as his ability.
This only made sense, though. Earth had yet to begin creating its own magic systems. Even Terrain, which was considered to be near the bottom of the barrel in terms of worlds, had begun to refine their own.
Jilniya's Falls Style was exactly this. Terrain focused heavily on Styles and the boost it could give to their overall combat prowess.