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

for their lives,

chaos, no one noticed

The transfer student.

chose to fight the demon and

Gilbert ran, he quickly noticed

he saw was his friend desperately

was held back by

it was already too

friend and rival

heard the news the first thing he

how he felt at

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

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

locked himself inside of his room

started eating less and less, and would always refuse to come

bad that his father was forced

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

his father coldly told to him as

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

was way more

end, the one that survived

end, the winner was the one who

inside of his

if they are not destined for greatness, they

right. So what if he was talented. I am the one who lived in

poor birth for your death. You who was

more and more until he became

a way to escape reality,

a mole planted by

by the demons who were trying

emotions through the use

planned to make him digest a demon seed

scheme ended up being exposed by Gilbert's father who

already done as since then Gilbert became a

at him from the distance I couldn't help but pity

mean I want to talk to

Hell no!

the person I fear the most in the

reason why I fear him is not because he's

No.

boss, as he is not even that

the fact that he

a

villains are probably the scariest villains you could possibly

those villains that only bring more trouble as you

make an

a Chinese cultivation

to rob

That's it, right?

No!

out he is a low-level

by his death hunts you

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

senior brother's senior brother will hunt

gets so bad that an elder comes looking

a fight against the elder and left with no other

in the end, you kill the sect leader and remove the

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

a

of all

that's exactly what

especially fearsome about him, is that the prestigious sect we are talking about is

The goddam union!

The strongest organization in the

guest, but I'm

I'm not suicidal.

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

Gilbert, and as soon as he defeats him, he finds himself in a whole

higher and more executive members in the union until he has

had to leave the human domain so

head, I slowly walk further away

I spent 2 hours practicing

pleased by most of you, of course, not everyone pleased me, as some of

as she briefly glanced

first

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