The Author's POV

I kind of expected this but...

I'm currently being ridiculed by half of the class.

As I was practicing the first movement of the [Keiki style], I couldn't help but notice that some of my classmates were openly pointing their fingers in my direction as they ridiculed me.

Hello? I'm fine with you talking smack about me, but at least do it behind my back where I can't hear nor see you.

As I tried my best to concentrate, ignoring the ridiculing looks, I couldn't help but notice a tall man with dirt blond hair standing beside Donna.

Instantly cold sweat appeared on my back.

'Gilbert von Dexteroi'

One of the first antagonists that the protagonist encounters.

His father, 'Thundergod, Maximus von Dexteroi, was one of the only SS rank warriors in the human domain and was currently ranked third in the Hero ranking', moreover he was also one of the seven heads of the union!

With such a background, Gilbert could basically do whatever he wanted.

This was already shown by how he managed to become an assistant tutor in the academy at the tender age of 22.

What especially stood out about Gilbert, was not his father's background. No, although his background was indeed terrifying, it wasn't what people paid attention to when interacting with him. What stood out about him was the fact that he was a bloodline supremacist.

He believed that only those who had special bloodlines were allowed to stand at the peak.

To him, Kevin was an eyesore.

Kevin's parents were just regular people with at most a D rank talent.

Once they were killed by a demon, he was sent to an orphanage from which he lived there for 5 years.

He then later disappeared and reappeared as a prodigy that would make any guild drool at his talent.

How could he let Kevin who had a dirty bloodline take the spotlight?

He was a firm believer that only those who inherited a strong bloodline were destined to reach the peak.

He viewed the world like an aristocrat.

He firmly believed that commoners had no place in this world, and only nobles could rule the world.

So as soon as he heard about Kevin, his first reaction was to remove such cancer that was hiding within the academy.

Actually, Gilbert wasn't like this in the past.

But whenever Gilbert looked at Kevin, deeply hidden feelings that he tried to forget resurfaced in his mind, making him despise Kevin with all his might.

In actuality, his hatred stemmed from a trauma that occurred to him in the past.

Back when he first arrived in the lock, he was confident, kind, and well-mannered.

However one day a transfer student came into class.

Unlike Gilbert who was the son of the Thundergod Maximus, he was just a regular student with no notable background.

At first, Gilbert didn't think too much about him, but slowly the transfer student climbed up the ranks.

Startled Gilbert started to pay more and more attention to the transfer student.

Seeing his stunning growth he was extremely excited.

'Finally, someone who is worthy to compete with me'

He thought, as he trained and studied more than before.

Slowly the two started competing in almost every subject, and a friendship slowly blossomed between them.

At first, Gilbert always came out on top, but as time passed the gap gradually became smaller and smaller, until the transfer student started winning all their competitions.

Shocked by his progress, Gilbert studied and trained even harder.

But...

The results were the same.

The gap kept growing bigger and bigger, and a seed of inferiority started to plant inside of his heart.

'How can I the son of the thunder god lose to him who had nothing since birth?'

Every day he would ask himself the same thing, as he tried his best to bridge the gap between them.

At first, it went from wanting to get higher scores than him, to later wanting to be not too far from his score.

Gilbert's expectation of himself slowly started becoming lower and lower.

All along he kept his feelings hidden inside of him as he continued being friends with the transfer student.

one day during an excursion a

for their lives, Gilbert

the chaos, no one

The transfer student.

demon and buy as much time as possible

Gilbert ran, he quickly noticed his

he saw was his friend desperately fending off

was held back by a teacher and forced to abandon his best

the reinforcements arrived it was already

best friend and rival had

he heard the news the first thing he felt

soon as he realized how he felt at his friend's death,

relief when his best friend died

felt inferior to him, he was like a brother to him. He looked up to

of his room for a

less and less, and would always refuse

father was forced

how talented one is, only the chosen ones get

told to him as he lectured

father's words echoed in his ears,

was way more talented

the end, the one that survived

the winner was the one who

started sprouting inside of his mind, almost like

are not destined

he was talented. I am the one who lived

but blame your poor birth for your death. You who was not born

his thoughts twisted more and more until he became a

may have seemed like he was trying to delude himself and find a way to escape reality, in actuality this was all planned by the demons

was actually a mole planted by the demons

till now was a careful scheme done by the demons

first infiltrated his emotions through the

and Gilbert's emotions were unstable, the demons planned to make him digest a demon seed which essentially corroded a

was their plan, but unfortunately for them, their scheme ended up being exposed by

was already done as since then Gilbert

distance I

I want

Hell no!

the person I fear the most in

not because he's some secret boss that is super

No.

most he's a medium-level boss, as he

thing about him is the fact that he is a

is a chain

are probably the scariest villains

only bring more trouble as you

me make an

take a Chinese cultivation

tries to rob you, and you

That's it, right?

No!

low-level disciple

senior brother enraged by his

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

brother will

the situation gets so bad

against the elder and left with no other option,

on until, in the end, you kill the sect leader and

you killed some random person who tried to harm you, you ended up

what a

of

exactly what Gilbert

about him, is that the prestigious sect we are talking about is

The goddam union!

them? The strongest organization

guest, but

I'm not suicidal.

the MC. When things don't work out, he tries different

he finds himself in a whole world of trouble as Gilbert's relatives who work in the union also start

the union until he has

he had to leave the human domain so that he could build up strength and

I slowly walk further away from

hours practicing the same movement over and

every one of you today. I am pleased by most of you, of course, not everyone pleased me, as some of you wasted your precious time playing around

as she

thus, the first

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