<h4> Language and Chemicals</h4>


    It was allpletely contradictory. How could you change the molecr structure of an object, and yet have it work in the same exact way? It didn''t even make sense.


    Oftentimes, when things took certain shapes, it was because it was the most optimal. Pulling it out of said shape would destabilize it or weaken it. It made otherwise strong materials brittle.


    When Force was taken into ount, the matter was even worse than just that. That was because one wrong move and an otherwise inner metal could, quite literally, blow up in your face, taking a hand and ayer of your skull with it.


    Leonel realized that there was something that he was missing, but he couldn''t find what it was immediately. All the exnations in the world couldn''t substitute a certain feel a Crafter had to have for his Craft, and he wasn''t quite getting it.


    He felt that a portion of the reason was actually his education on Earth. His understanding of chemical bones, atoms and the like were built and shaped on Earth. Even when he learned about Forceter, he just kind of retrofitted it into the things he already knew and understood.


    Now, it was hard to unsee it. It was like an optical illusion casting a shadow over his mind, and it was also a feeling that he waspletely... unused to.


    With his Ability Index, he had perfect control of his mind. Something like casting a thought away or shifting his perspective was easy.


    For others, saying "think outside the box" was easier said that done, but Leonel could, quite literally, do it.


    Except in this case for some reason.


    Every time he tried to cast away his foundational knowledge about atoms and their interactions with one another, he would begin tinkering with the Ores and he would end up deducing it again.


    It was almost like he was using a Forgetful Orb and reaffirming the sameprehension again and again rather than learning something new.


    And that could only mean one thing... Earth''s approach to chemical theory and the atom was correct. There was nothing else to deduce to because the foundation was mostly correct.


    But then how could these two things be true?


    How could he both be expected to change the chemical structure of something and yet have it maintain the same properties?


    ''That doesn''t even make sense... even when changing phases, there''s a difference. Ice has attice structure that water simply does not. Even if they share the same molecule, they don''t have the same structure. Carbon is the same, it''s still carbon, but how could you say that graphite and diamond are that same?'' Leonel''s eyes narrowed.


    Was it that simple? Was that what he was missing?


    ''No... that should only be part of it... But it is an important part...''


    The other portion was the actual Force Art. It was the main root of Leonel''s troubles.


    To draw a Force Art into an ore''s chemical structure was likepletely rewiring a house to fit a flowery picture instead of what was practical. None of the lights and appliances would work properly.


    But then he remembered something else. Force Arts came in all shapes and sizes, there were probably a million differentnguages. Each of thesenguages was good at something different and there didn''t seem to be any one that was universally perfect atpleting all tasks.


    It was then that Leonel''s first thoughts and this one came together.


    Maybe his views of Force Arts were just too rigid. He was using the Morales Force Arts much like he usually did when he was Crafting, but why was that?


    Depending on theplexity of the Force Art, he had always been able to take a casual nce at it and understand what it did-and that was regardless of whether he had ever seen thenguage before or not.


    It was a lot like actualnguage, the kind people used to speak. With his Dream Force, he could feel the intention of the speaker and trante whatever words came out with ease. He no longer needed to take his time and observe anguage for a while before he could trante it like he could in the past.


    In that case... why did he restrict himself to a Force Artnguage at all? In fact, he bet his father didn''t use the Morales Force Artnguage either, at least not as it was constructed.


    It could be the case that arge part of his slow progress in this world was because he was restricted to an Iplete World''s Force Art Language. Or, more urately, he had restricted himself to it.


    What if he could change his Force Artnguage depending on the material he was working with?


    And a step further than that, he was so obsessed with chemical structures, but he had missed the forest for the trees.


    What decided the outward appearance of Ores wasn''t just the structure...


    What decided whether Carbon atoms formed graphite versus diamond? Wasn''t it just temperature and pressure?


    In wider Existence, the added element of Force meant that there were other material forces outside of the norm that could influence the structure of a bond.


    If he fused these two concepts together...


    ''I can master Complexity in less than three days...'' Leonel''s eyes zed with a light of excitement. At this level, he would be able to crush King.


    ...


    Aina''s victories came in continuous avnches. She didn''t find an opponent that intrigued her like the Luck of the Draw Ability Index user had, so she always ended her battles in a single strike, and oftentimes her opponent wouldn''t even have the luxury of surviving. In fact, she never even pulled out her Battle Ax again.


    Very quickly, her long, flowing ck hair and piercing golden eyes seemed to be ingrained within the hearts of all those spectating.


    She was on a level all her own.