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 high-ranked demon

for their lives, Gilbert

the chaos, no one noticed one person staying

The transfer student.

and

Gilbert ran, he quickly noticed

turned around all he saw was his

second thought, he tried to help, but he was held back by a teacher

reinforcements arrived it

rival

first thing he felt was

as he realized how he felt at his friend's death, deep

he feel relief when his best friend died while saving him

looked up to him. He cherished him deeply. He was the first

locked himself inside of his room for a

and less, and would

that his father was

matter how talented one

his father coldly told to him

his ears, Gilbert slowly looked back

was way more talented than

in the end, the

end, the winner was the

and twisted ideas started sprouting inside of

is, if they are not destined for greatness, they will

So what if he was talented. I am

birth for your death. You who was not born by a chosen

more and more until

a

was actually a mole planted by the demons

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

infiltrated his emotions through the use of his 'best

in a tragic accident, and Gilbert's emotions were unstable, the demons planned to make him digest a demon seed which

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

damage was already done as since then Gilbert

at him from the distance I couldn't help but

mean I want to

Hell no!

I fear the most in

fear him is not because he's some secret boss

No.

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

frightening thing about him is the fact that

a chain

the scariest

that only bring more trouble as you

make

take a

guy tries to rob you,

That's it, right?

No!

a low-level disciple from a

enraged by his death hunts

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

senior brother's senior brother will hunt

gets so

have a fight against the elder and left with

end, you kill the sect leader and

the end, because you killed some random person who tried to harm you,

a

most fearsome of all villains in

exactly what

that the prestigious sect we are talking about is the

The goddam union!

want to fight against them? The strongest organization in the

my guest, but

I'm not suicidal.

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

Gilbert, and as soon as he defeats him, he finds himself in a whole world of trouble as Gilbert's relatives who work in

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

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

slowly walk further

I spent 2 hours practicing the same

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 expect better next

she briefly glanced

thus, the first training session

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