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."

said a word after one of my confessions. She always just runs off." Leonel swiped his finger under his

stunned for a moment before bursting into another fit of laughter. It seemed the students were used to his boisterousness because no one batted an eye to

words, I know you don't care about these surface things. I should

his arm from Leonel's shoulder, pounding

National Championship loss in a

a bit of a complex light in his best friend's gaze. James was easily three inches taller than him and had been his partner in crime ever since they entered Royal Blue Junior Academy together. Leonel would never miss something like this, he

to talk to you

cut off by the

Dammit, there's

someone he could cheat off of. Without thinking much,

in the same class. While Leonel ranked third academically across all subjects, James was near the bottom of the barrel. If it wasn't for the fact his Gene Analysis decided

these separations very seriously. Due to this, it was already a miracle that Leonel

Among other things, this test was meant to decide your optimal career path while weighing your benefit to

Star Professional was average. This person wouldn't cause any waves in their career path, but

Star Professionals were on another level. These were people that would revolutionize their fields. In a single generation, there wouldn't be more than a hundred children with this level of evaluation, and not

too was a Five Star Professional. The trouble was that

seriously outside of his sport. This was part of the reason

or else James wouldn't be ranked so

class just on time. He smiled lightly to greet a few people before burying his

socialize 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 he sat right behind her in class as

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

knit. They had become quite invested in

The test will

desks surfaces flickered and became screens. They were designed to block light projection in every direction

vanished. It was like he entered a battlefield as

now, the others of Senior Class A had become used to it. After all, they had journeyed up with Leonel from Freshman Class A. But it

take it so seriously? They really couldn't understand how Leonel was evaluated as a Five-Star Quarterback instead

to complete a two-hour test. Without a choice, he pushed up

of the class breathed a sigh of relief. Now they could start

teach. I gotta

quite fond of this young one. "I know you athletes have a lot on your plate.

out of the classroom door when he suddenly thought of something and paused. He looked up to the ceiling

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 glow

a daze for a moment before she looked up and realized it was Leonel. For