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

for their lives, Gilbert

one noticed one

The transfer student.

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

quickly noticed

he saw was his friend desperately

back by a teacher and forced to

reinforcements arrived it was already too

rival had died protecting

soon as he heard the news the first thing he felt was

he felt at

when his best friend died

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

inside of his room for

and less, and

got so bad that his father was forced to rush

talented one is, only the chosen ones

words his father coldly told to him as he lectured

his father's words echoed in his ears, Gilbert

was way more talented than

end, the one that survived was

the winner was the one who lived in

twisted ideas started sprouting inside

not destined for

was talented. I am the one who lived

for your death. You who was not

more until he became

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

so-called 'best friend' was actually a mole

now was a careful scheme done by the demons who were

emotions through the use of his 'best

planned to make

them, their scheme ended up

since

distance I couldn't help

I want to

Hell no!

I fear the

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

No.

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

is the

a

villains are probably the scariest villains you

that only bring more

me make

a Chinese

to rob you, and you kill

That's it, right?

No!

out he is a low-level disciple from a prestigious

brother enraged by

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

senior brother's senior brother will hunt

go on until the situation gets so

have a fight against the elder and left with

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

end, because you killed some random person who tried to

what a chain

fearsome of

that's exactly what Gilbert

the prestigious sect we are talking about is

The goddam union!

want to fight against them? The strongest organization

guest, but

I'm not suicidal.

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

finds himself in a

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

had to leave the human domain so that he

I slowly walk further away

2 hours practicing the same movement over and over

every one of you today. I am pleased by most of you, of course, not everyone pleased me, as some of you wasted your precious time

spoke as she

first training

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