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.

day during an excursion

ran for their lives,

no one noticed

The transfer student.

demon and buy as

quickly noticed his

was his friend

thought, he tried to help, but he was held back

it was already

and rival had

heard the news the first thing he felt was a sense of

he felt at his friend's death, deep regret

friend died while saving him

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

of his room

and would always

bad that his father was forced to rush back to his

talented one

his father coldly told to him as he

ears, Gilbert slowly looked back at

way more talented

the end, the one that survived was

end, the winner was the one who lived in

ideas started sprouting inside of his mind,

is, if they are not destined for

I am the one who

poor birth for your death. You who was not born by a chosen one cannot hope to strive to reach the

and more until he

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

was actually a mole planted by

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

through the use of his 'best

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

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

since then Gilbert

at him from the distance I couldn't help

that doesn't mean I want to talk

Hell no!

probably the person I fear the most in

him is not because he's some secret boss that

No.

a medium-level boss, as he

thing about him is the

is a

probably the scariest villains you

bring more

me make an

a

guy tries to rob you, and you kill

That's it, right?

No!

out he is a low-level disciple from

by his death hunts

What do you do?

You defeat him.

What's next?

brother will

until the situation gets so bad that an elder comes

you have a fight against the elder and left with no other option,

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

random person who tried to harm you, you ended up

a

of all villains

exactly what Gilbert

is that the prestigious sect we are talking about

The goddam union!

The strongest organization in the

guest, but I'm

I'm not suicidal.

things don't work out, he tries different methods. Such as employing assassins, or using

he finds himself in a whole world

union until he has to go

one point things got so bad that he had to leave the human domain so that he could build up strength

slowly walk

the end, I spent 2 hours practicing the same movement over and over

pleased me,

spoke as she briefly glanced at

thus, the first

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