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."

in four years, she's never said a word after one of my

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 his

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

pulled his arm from Leonel's shoulder, pounding a fist to

Championship loss in

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

do have something to

voice was cut off by the

Dammit, there's

cheat off of. Without thinking

he and James weren't 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 that his fateful career was that of a 'Five-Star Tight End', he

it was already a miracle that Leonel could make it into Senior

Examination. Among other things, this test was meant

was average. This person wouldn't cause any waves in their career path, but they would be able to stabilize its foundation, allowing the innovators at higher star evaluations to drive

In a single generation, there wouldn't be more than a hundred children with this

should have been great that Leonel had such an evaluation. He too was a Five Star Professional. The trouble was that he had no interest in

as 'entertainers'. He would be rich and live a great life, but he would never be taken seriously outside of his sport. This was part of the reason he was ranked so lowly on the Eligible Minor

ranked so much higher than he was

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

only shake their heads when they noticed their school's star quarterback cramming as he usually did. His personality was really too odd.

saw Leonel on the steps hardly reacted to his entry into the

those in Senior Class A didn't even total 20, they could be considered quite close knit. They had become quite invested in the Leonel-Aina romance. Unfortunately, the two gave them no food for

The test will

screens. They were designed to block light projection in every direction but the

was like he entered a battlefield as the

become used to it. After all, they had journeyed up with Leonel from Freshman Class A. But it would be a lie to say

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

to complete a two-hour test. Without a choice, he pushed up from his desk, grabbing his bag

rest of the class breathed a sigh of relief. Now they could start taking the test on their

I

lady getting on in years, smiled lightly. She was quite fond of

was about to jog out of the classroom door when he suddenly thought of something and paused. He looked up to the ceiling and muttered something as though he

focusing on her exam. His finger tapped the metallic watch on her small wrist before she could react. There was a light glow that signaled from his watch

looked up and realized it was Leonel. For