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."

word after one of my confessions. She always just runs

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

these surface things. I should have known nothing would

Leonel's shoulder, pounding a fist to the

Championship loss in a row." Leonel grinned, pounding James' chest in

gaze. James was easily three inches taller than him and had been his partner in crime ever since they entered

have something to talk to you about

voice was cut

there's a

head as James ran away like a madman, likely trying to find someone he could cheat off of. Without thinking much, he pulled out

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 wouldn't be allowed to enter this

seriously. Due to this, it was already a miracle that

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 career path would be graded from one to

Professional 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

single generation, there wouldn't be more than a

The trouble was that he had no interest in joining the National American Football League and becoming a Hall

seriously outside of his sport. This was part of the reason he was ranked so lowly on the

course, this wasn't the full reason or else James wouldn't be ranked so

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

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

time, the shy Aina who blushed whenever she saw Leonel on the steps hardly reacted to

they could be considered quite close knit. They had become quite invested in the Leonel-Aina romance.

books away. The

and became screens. They were designed to block light projection in every direction but the test-taker's

was like he entered a battlefield as the class was filled with his suffocating

up with Leonel from Freshman Class A. But it would

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

a two-hour test. Without a choice,

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

he suddenly thought of something and paused. He looked up to the ceiling

his way back to Aina who was still focusing on her exam. His finger tapped the metallic watch on her

sat in a daze for a moment before she looked up and realized