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 swiped his finger under his nose a few times.

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

know why I waste my words, I know you don't care about these surface things. I should have known nothing would affect your state of

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

for their fourth National Championship loss in a row." Leonel grinned, pounding

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

have something to talk

was cut off by

Dammit, there's

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

was near the bottom of the barrel. If it wasn't for the fact his Gene Analysis decided that

this, it was already a miracle that Leonel could make it into Senior Class A to

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 five

cause any waves in their career path, but they would be able to stabilize its foundation, allowing the innovators

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 every profession

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

sport. This was part of the reason he was ranked so lowly on the Eligible Minor list. Many ranked above

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

greet a few people before burying his head back into

really too odd. He had just been confessing

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

didn't even total 20, they could be considered quite close knit. They had become quite invested in the Leonel-Aina romance. Unfortunately,

books away. The test

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

It was like he entered a battlefield

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

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

finished with blazing speed, only taking half an hour to complete a two-hour test. Without a choice, he pushed up

rest of the class breathed a sigh of relief. Now they

I

lightly. She was quite fond of

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

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

she looked up and realized it