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 excursion

their

chaos, no one noticed

The transfer student.

he chose to fight the demon and buy

Gilbert ran, he quickly

around all he saw was his friend desperately fending off the

second thought, he tried to help, but he was held back by a teacher and forced to abandon his best friend

it

and rival had

first

felt at

friend

to him, he was like a brother to him. He looked up to him. He cherished him deeply. He was the first

himself inside of

less, and would always refuse to come

father was forced to rush back to

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

told to him as he lectured his

his ears, Gilbert slowly looked back at

friend was way

the end, the one that survived was

winner was the

sprouting inside of his mind, almost like a germinating

talented one is, if they are not destined

if he was talented. I am the one

You who was not

and more until he became

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

so-called 'best friend' was actually a mole planted by the demons

now was a careful scheme done by the demons who

first infiltrated his emotions through the use of

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

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

done as since then Gilbert

him from the distance I couldn't help but pity

mean I want to

Hell no!

probably the person I fear

I fear him is not because he's some

No.

most he's a medium-level boss, as he

thing about him is the fact that he is a

is a

probably the scariest villains you could

are those villains that only bring

me make an

take a Chinese cultivation

tries to rob you, and

That's it, right?

No!

he is a low-level disciple from a

enraged by his death hunts you

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

brother will

situation gets so bad that

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

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

because you killed some random person who tried to harm

what a chain villain

fearsome of all

exactly what Gilbert

especially fearsome about him, is that the prestigious sect we

The goddam union!

want to fight against them? The strongest organization in the

my guest, but I'm

I'm not suicidal.

lackeys to torment the MC. When things don't

he finds himself in a whole world of trouble as Gilbert's relatives who work in the union

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

had to leave the human domain

head, I slowly

end, I spent 2 hours practicing

not everyone pleased me, as

spoke as she briefly glanced at

first training session

...