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.

day during an excursion a high-ranked

for their lives,

one noticed one person

The transfer student.

and

quickly noticed

he saw was his friend desperately

thought, he tried to help, but he was held back

reinforcements arrived it was

and rival had

the news the first thing he felt was

how he felt at his friend's death, deep regret and anguish overcame

when his best friend died while saving him and

was like a brother to him. He looked up to him. He cherished him deeply. He was the first true friend

of his room

less, and would always

bad that his father was forced to rush back to

up to fate, no matter how talented one

told to him as he

father's words echoed in his ears, Gilbert slowly

friend was way more

end, the one that survived

the one who

started sprouting inside

talented one is, if they are not destined for greatness, they will never reach the

what if he was talented. I

help but blame your poor birth for your death. You who was not born by a chosen one cannot hope to strive to reach the

twisted more and more

and find a way to escape reality, in actuality this was all planned by the demons

a mole planted by the

done by the demons who were trying

through the use of

and Gilbert's emotions were unstable, the demons planned to make

scheme ended up being exposed by Gilbert's

as since then Gilbert became

distance I couldn't help

doesn't mean I

Hell no!

the person I fear the most

why I fear him is not because he's

No.

as he is

him is the fact that he is

is a chain

villains are probably the scariest

only bring more trouble as

me make an

a

this guy tries to rob you, and you

That's it, right?

No!

out he is a low-level disciple

senior brother enraged by his death hunts

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

senior brother's senior brother will hunt

gets so bad that an

elder and left with no other option,

in the end, you kill

some random person who tried to harm you, you ended up fighting a

what a

most fearsome of all

that's exactly what Gilbert

the prestigious

The goddam union!

them? The

guest, but I'm

I'm not suicidal.

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

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

executive members in the union until he has to go toe to

to leave the human domain so that he

slowly walk

end, I spent 2 hours practicing the same movement over

each and every one of you today. I am pleased by most of you, of course, not everyone pleased me, as some of you wasted

spoke as she briefly glanced

the first

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