Dimensional Descent

Leonel's depressed mood didn't last for long. Soon we was smiling as though nothing had happened.

At that moment, an arm wrapped around his shoulders. Considering how easily the culprit had done so, it was obvious that he was even taller than Leonel.

"Another failure, how many is that already? 520?"

"521." Leonel muttered.

"Almost every school day since first-year, huh?"

The culprit laughed, leading Leonel up the stairs.

"There are too many young noble women looking to get into the good books of the 3021st bachelor of the Eligible Minor list. Yet you've been solely focused on one girl for four years, think of all the hearts breaking across the world."

Leonel laughed. "James, when you have to say such a large number, it makes the accomplish ring hollow, don't you think?"

It was quite funny. It was nice to be ranked, but being told that there were 3020 men better than him didn't exactly have a nice ring to it. Plus, this was just the Eligible Minor list, once he turned 18, he might not rank on the true Eligible Bachelor list at all.

More depressing than that was the fact there were several snotty-nosed brats no more than 13 or 14 years old ranked ahead of him.

"Bah, forget that damned list." James spat. "Who knows what perverted grandma ranked a bunch of minors on their eligibility? Load of nonsense."

"Must be nice looking down from on high like that, Mr. 1034th."

James laughed pervertedly, shaking Leonel side to side with his arm.

[Scanning… Security procedures underway]

[Student Leonel Morales recognized]

[Welcome future Five-Star Quarterback]

Leonel heard the usual mechanical voice ringing in his ears. Though he knew no one else could hear it, he still felt a deep disgust whenever he heard this introduction.

"Think about it this way," James continued as they entered the grand hallways of Royal Blue Academy, "There are over three billion people on Earth who are under 18. Half of those are men like us. Yet were in the top percent of a percent of a percent of them.

"You gotta stop chasing after this one girl. There are too many who want you."

of my confessions. She always just runs off." Leonel

bursting into another fit of laughter. It seemed the students were used to his boisterousness because no

surface things. I should have

arm from Leonel's shoulder, pounding a fist to

can just wait patiently for their fourth National Championship loss in a row." Leonel

and had been his partner in crime ever since they entered Royal Blue Junior Academy together. Leonel would never miss something like this, he knew him too

have something to talk to you

was cut off by the

Dammit, there's

someone he could cheat off of. Without thinking much, he pulled out a binder from his backpack

If it wasn't for the fact his Gene Analysis decided that

was already a

was young, like every other child at the age of three, he took a mandatory Genetic Analysis Examination. Among other things, this test was meant to decide your optimal career path while weighing your benefit to society. This

their career path, but they would be able to stabilize its foundation, allowing the innovators at higher star evaluations

another level. These were people that would revolutionize their fields. In a single generation, there wouldn't be more than a hundred children with

Leonel had such an evaluation. He too was a Five Star Professional. The trouble was that he had no interest in joining the National American Football League and becoming a Hall

never be taken seriously outside of his sport. This was part of the reason he

James wouldn't be ranked so much higher than he was since he too was an

He smiled lightly to greet a few people before burying his head back into his binder

with Leonel, they could only shake their heads when they noticed their school's star quarterback cramming as he usually did. His personality was really too odd. He had just been confessing his undying love to Aina, yet now

blushed whenever she saw Leonel on the steps hardly reacted to his entry into the class either. Could this

quite close knit. They had become quite invested in the Leonel-Aina romance. Unfortunately, the two gave them no

all books away. The test

and became screens. They were designed to block light projection in

he entered a battlefield as

all, they had journeyed up with Leonel from Freshman Class A. But it would be a

really couldn't understand how Leonel was evaluated as a Five-Star Quarterback instead of a Five-Star General. Even if he was evaluated as a Four-Star General like his father, it would have

test. Without a choice, he pushed up from his desk, grabbing his bag and

sigh of relief. Now they could

I

worry about it, Leo." Ms. Deen, an amiable lady getting on in years, smiled lightly. She was quite fond of this young one. "I know you athletes

something and paused. He looked up to the ceiling and muttered something as though he was gathering strength. With a grit of his teeth, he turned

made his way back to Aina who was still focusing on her exam. His finger tapped the metallic watch on her small wrist before she could react. There was a light

before she looked up and realized