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

for their

no one noticed one person staying

The transfer student.

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

quickly noticed

around all he saw was his

held back by a teacher and forced to abandon his best friend

it was already

rival had died protecting

first

felt at his friend's death, deep regret

friend died while saving him and everyone in the

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

locked himself inside of his room for a

eating less and less, and would always

got so bad that his father was

is up to fate, no matter how talented one is, only the chosen ones

his father coldly told to

father's words echoed in his ears, Gilbert slowly looked back

was way more talented

the one that survived

the one who lived in

weird and twisted ideas started sprouting inside

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

I am the one who

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

more and more until he became a

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

was actually a mole planted by the

a careful scheme done by the demons who

infiltrated his emotions through the use of his 'best

unstable, the demons planned to make him

for them, their scheme ended up

since

the distance I couldn't

doesn't mean I

Hell no!

the person I fear the most in the

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

No.

most he's a medium-level boss, as he is not

frightening thing about him is the

a

probably the scariest villains you

bring more trouble as

me make an

a Chinese

tries to rob you, and

That's it, right?

No!

he is a low-level disciple from a

brother enraged by his death hunts you

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

senior brother will

go on until the situation gets so bad that an elder comes looking for

against the elder and left with no other

in the end, you kill the

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

what a

fearsome of all

that's exactly what

about him, is that the prestigious sect we

The goddam union!

them? The strongest organization

my guest, but

I'm not suicidal.

uses lackeys to torment the MC. When things don't work out, he tries different

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

higher and more executive members in the union until he has

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

slowly walk further away from

practicing the same movement

of you today. 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

she

thus, the first training session

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