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

for their lives, Gilbert

chaos, no one noticed one person

The transfer student.

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

he quickly noticed his friend's

around all he saw was his friend desperately fending

but he was held back by a teacher and forced to

it was already

rival

soon as he heard the news the first thing he

realized how he felt at his friend's

relief when his best friend died while saving him and everyone

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

of his room for

less and less, and would always refuse to come

that his father was forced to rush

no matter how talented one

father coldly told to him as

in his ears, Gilbert slowly looked back

friend was way more talented

in the end, the

the winner was the one who lived in

ideas started sprouting inside of his mind, almost like

are not destined for

talented. I am

death. You who was not born by a chosen one cannot hope to

twisted more and more until he became a bloodline

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

friend' was actually a mole planted

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

infiltrated his emotions through the use of his

planned to make him digest a demon seed which essentially corroded

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

since then Gilbert

the distance I

that doesn't mean I want to

Hell no!

the person I fear the most in the

reason why I fear him is not because

No.

boss, as he

about him is the fact

is a

villains are probably the scariest villains you could possibly

only bring more trouble as you

make an

take a Chinese cultivation

this guy tries to rob you, and

That's it, right?

No!

low-level

enraged by his death hunts

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

brother

until the situation gets so bad that an elder comes looking

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

will go on until, in the end, you kill the sect leader

killed some random person who tried to harm you,

what a chain villain

fearsome of all

exactly

him, is that the prestigious sect we are talking about

The goddam union!

them? The

my guest,

I'm not suicidal.

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

finds himself in a whole world of trouble as Gilbert's

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

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

my head, I slowly walk

end, I spent 2 hours practicing the same

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

as she briefly glanced at

first training

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