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.

an excursion a high-ranked

their lives, Gilbert

chaos, no one noticed one person staying

The transfer student.

second thought, he chose to fight the demon and

Gilbert ran, he quickly

he saw was his friend desperately fending off

but he was held back by a teacher and forced to abandon

it was already

and rival had died

the first thing he

soon as he realized how he felt at

feel relief when his best friend died

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

of his room

less and less, and

that his father was forced

talented one

his father coldly told

words echoed in his ears, Gilbert slowly looked back

friend was way more

the end, the

was the one

ideas started sprouting inside

talented one is, if they are not destined

talented. I am the

poor birth for your death. You who was not

thoughts twisted more and more until he became

and find a way to

'best friend' was actually a mole

done by the demons who were trying to turn Gilbert into their

infiltrated his emotions through the use of his 'best

the demons planned to make him digest a demon seed which essentially corroded a person's mind and turned them into a

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

damage was already done as since

him from the distance

doesn't mean I want to talk

Hell no!

the person I fear the

fear him is not because he's some secret boss that

No.

boss, as he

him is the fact

is a chain

the scariest villains you

bring

make an

take a

guy tries to rob you, and you

That's it, right?

No!

out he is a low-level disciple from a prestigious

by his death hunts

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

senior brother will

the situation gets so bad

have a fight against the elder and left

end, you

random person who tried to harm you, you ended up fighting a whole

what a

fearsome of all villains in

that's exactly

about him, is that the prestigious sect we

The goddam union!

fight against them? The strongest

my guest, but

I'm not suicidal.

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

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

executive members in the union until he has to go

got so bad that he had to leave the human domain so that he could

my head, I slowly walk further away from

hours practicing the same movement over and over

have observed each and every one of you today. I am pleased by most of you, of course, not everyone pleased me, as some

as she briefly

first

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