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.

during an

their

one noticed one

The transfer student.

he chose to fight the demon and buy as much time as possible for his classmates

Gilbert ran, he quickly noticed his friend's

around all he saw was his

back by a teacher and

it was already too

rival had died

the news the first thing he

felt at his

could he feel relief when his best friend died while saving him and

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

locked himself inside of his room for

eating less and less, and would always refuse to

father was forced

matter how talented one is, only the chosen ones get to

words his father coldly told to him as

in his ears, Gilbert

was way more

the one that

the end, the winner was the one

weird and twisted ideas started sprouting inside of his mind, almost like

are not destined

what if he was talented. I am the one who

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

thoughts twisted more and more until he

was trying to delude himself and find a way to escape reality, in actuality this

was actually a mole planted

done by the demons who were

infiltrated his emotions through the use of his

emotions were unstable, the demons planned to make him digest a demon seed which

unfortunately for them, their scheme ended up being exposed by

damage was already done as since then Gilbert

distance

doesn't mean I want to talk

Hell no!

fear the

is not because he's some

No.

as

about him is the fact that

is a

are probably the scariest villains you could possibly

bring more trouble as you defeat

make

a Chinese cultivation

this guy tries to rob you,

That's it, right?

No!

is a low-level disciple

by his death hunts you

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

senior brother will hunt

gets so

a fight against the elder and left with no other option, you

in the end, you kill the

end, because you killed some random person who tried to harm you, you

what a chain

most fearsome of

that's exactly what

is that the prestigious sect

The goddam union!

against them? The strongest organization in the human

my guest, but

I'm not suicidal.

first uses lackeys to torment the MC. When things don't work out, he tries different methods. Such as employing assassins, or

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

himself fighting higher and more executive members in the union until he has to go toe to toe against

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

I slowly walk further

the end, I spent 2 hours practicing the same movement

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

as she briefly glanced

the first

...