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 demon

ran for their lives,

one noticed one person staying

The transfer student.

a second thought, he chose to fight the demon and buy as much time

ran, he quickly noticed his friend's

around all he saw was his friend

was held back by a teacher and forced

it

friend and rival had died protecting

first thing he

as soon as he realized how he felt

could he feel relief when his best friend died while saving

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

locked himself inside of his

less and less, and would always refuse

that his father was

talented one is,

told to him as

echoed in his ears,

was way more talented

end, the one that

end, the winner was the one who lived in the

ideas started sprouting inside of his mind, almost like a germinating

one is, if they are not

right. So 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

and more until he

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

a mole planted

by the demons who were

infiltrated his emotions through the use of

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

for them, their scheme ended up being exposed by Gilbert's father who

done as since then

from the distance I couldn't help

I want to talk

Hell no!

person I fear

reason why I fear him is not because he's some secret boss that

No.

medium-level boss, as he is not even

truly frightening thing about him is the fact

is a

probably the scariest villains you

are those villains that only bring

make an

a Chinese

to rob you,

That's it, right?

No!

out he is a low-level disciple from a

enraged by his death hunts

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

senior brother will hunt

gets so bad that an elder comes looking for

fight against the elder and left with

the end, you kill the sect leader and remove

tried to harm you, you ended up fighting a

what a

of all

that's exactly

about him, is that the prestigious sect we are talking

The goddam union!

want to fight against them? The strongest organization in

guest,

I'm not suicidal.

novel, Gilbert first uses lackeys to torment the MC. When things don't work out, he tries different methods. Such

Kevin finds himself fighting against Gilbert, and as soon as he defeats him, he finds himself in a whole world of trouble

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

point things got so bad that he had to leave the human domain so that he could build up strength and take

slowly walk further

hours practicing the same movement over

course, not everyone pleased me, as some of you wasted your precious time playing

she

the first training session

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