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 high-ranked

ran for their lives, Gilbert

the chaos, no one

The transfer student.

the demon and buy as much time as possible for

ran, he quickly noticed his friend's

he turned around all he saw was his friend desperately fending off the

help, but he was held back by a

the reinforcements arrived it was

best friend and rival had died

as he heard the news the first thing he felt

he realized how he felt at his

feel relief when his best friend died while saving him and

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

locked himself inside of his

started eating less and less, and would

so bad that his father was forced to

up to fate, no matter how talented one is,

the words his father coldly told to

ears, Gilbert slowly looked back at

way more talented than

end, the

was the one

started sprouting inside of his mind, almost like a germinating

is, if they are not destined for greatness, they

what if he was talented. I

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

thoughts twisted more and more until he

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

a mole planted by

now was a careful scheme done by the demons who were trying to turn Gilbert into their

through

a tragic accident, and Gilbert's emotions were unstable, the demons planned to make him digest a demon seed which essentially corroded a person's mind and turned them into a

scheme ended up being exposed by Gilbert's father who ended all

already done as since

him from the distance I couldn't

mean I want

Hell no!

fear the

is not because he's

No.

boss, as he is not even

thing about him is the fact that he is

is a

villains are probably the scariest villains you could

are those villains that only bring more trouble as

me make

take a Chinese cultivation

rob

That's it, right?

No!

out he is a low-level disciple from a

by his death hunts

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

senior brother will hunt

go on until the situation gets so bad that an

and left with no other

in the end, you kill the sect leader and

because you killed some random person who tried

what a chain villain

fearsome of

that's exactly what

what's especially fearsome about him, is that the prestigious sect we are talking about is

The goddam union!

fight against them? The strongest organization in

guest,

I'm not suicidal.

things don't work out, he tries different methods. Such as employing

soon as he defeats him, he finds himself in a whole world of trouble as Gilbert's relatives who work

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

so bad that he had to leave the human domain so

slowly walk further away from

spent 2 hours practicing the

not everyone pleased me, as some of you wasted your precious time playing around or were just randomly swinging without aim. I expect better

as she

the first

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