Dimensional Descent

Leonel's gaze narrowed, but he didn't say much.

In truth, he thought it was a bit unfair. Not everyone had the ability to be aware that they should restrain themselves within the Fifth Dimension, and even less knew of the diverging paths upon reaching the pinnacle of the Fifth Dimension.

The difference being laid out before them now wasn't one of greed or overestimation, it was just one of class differences. These people simply weren't lucky enough.

This was the first time the Selection had been so open and many of those who had tried just now were geniuses in their own right who never got a chance at a quota. Now that things had suddenly been open when they thought their turn would never come… Leonel could understand how they felt.

If he wasn't born to such parents, at the perfect time, would he have this chance laid out before him?

If the Void Palace was so interested in gathering talents, shouldn't they have made a better effort? Why were there quotas, and why did they allow powerful families who were inherently selfish to begin with control them?

As Leonel was thinking this, there was another individual with a dark expression.

If Miel didn't realize by now that what he had done was unnecessary, he would be too much of a fool. He had only gone so far because he had been present during previous Selections and even with his talent often being clearly better than that of those who participated, he never got a chance himself.

He didn't want his daughter to go through the same thing, but how could he have expected that this year would be so open and free for all?

way, it was even better for Aina. Even if she would take on a small stain, so long

Miel marked this memory in

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of Earth to complete this task. Some even required a few pointers from Roesia before

a toll on many of them. They had been so eager previously, but seeing how thousands had accomplished something they all struggled mightily with,

that the odds of them making it to the second day had gone down significantly. This sort of competition… Maybe it was too soon for

through the Fifth Dimension? They had just entered. Maybe

people confidence they didn't or shouldn't have wasn't one of them. Something like self-belief had to be earned and

greater that how strong their foundations were never really mattered. And, even when

hadn't found the task easy to complete. Only Drake had a relatively

silent. He didn't give them encouraging words, nor did he try to cheer them up. Sometimes, a person would only be able to convince themselves of what they

gaze shifted and landed

this whole journey. After all, this was his first time hanging out with so many humans at once. It only made it more awkward that the Void Palace was meant to be the protectors of the Human Domain,

devoid of non-human species. There were many guardian beasts and the like, as well as a few rare humanoid species like the Oryx. Though it