Why Should I Stop Being a Villain
chapter-166

Asher sat down, looking at his wide desk filled with unique papers used for practicing runes.

Even in his previous life, he hadn't joined a Runic Theory class. Instead, it was his connection with Professor Neyman, who taught Runic Theory and took an interest in his sword, that introduced him to runes.

It was Neyman himself who discovered the Finger Ring Armor, which was the key to unlocking the seals on his sword.

But this time, Asher wanted to unlock his sword himself. He was sure he could unlock the sword's seals if he learned about Runes Theory.

After a few seconds, an old man with a long beard entered the room.

"Hoh, it seems there are a bit more people than last year," Neyman said aloud.

The students in the class felt awkward and started rethinking their decisions about joining this class.

If even the professor knew how boring this subject was, how would they handle it? Although everyone was allowed to take any number of subjects, most preferred not to go above 6-7 each year.

Most students would rather spend their time learning about one subject rather than juggling multiple.

"Well, who do we have here?" Neyman smiled as he looked at Asher.

"It's been years since anyone from the elite families attended my class," Neyman joked as he sat down.

Despite teaching for years, Neyman had a very carefree outlook on his knowledge, which was one of the reasons he was not liked in the Artisan's Association, full of people who loved and respected their craft.

But despite his views, Neyman's talent in Runic Theory was comparable to the best in this world. Although, against the SSS Rank Hunter, who was the Chairman of the Artisan's Association, his talent paled in comparison.

"Well, I will be honest with you. Runic Theory is a considerably hard subject with very limited uses," Neyman began.

"And even then, if you don't have the knack for it, you will most likely fail at it," he said.

"So, take your time in this first month to decide whether or not you want to continue," Neyman looked at every student present in the classroom.

Although Neyman appeared carefree in nature, he only taught those who truly wanted to learn, and his behavior remained the same for all students, regardless of their status.

Professors like him were almost nonexistent at World Academy.

"For today's class, let's not delve too deep but rather study the history of Rune Art," Neyman said.

"Knowledge about runes was not always present in the world. And before that time, nobody could even guess what the artifacts were capable of," Neyman explained.

"Makes me wonder if people accidentally died because they didn't know what the artifact could do," Neyman mumbled to himself.

"Ah, sorry, it's my bad habit," Neyman laughed it off, but the students were now seriously rethinking their decisions to join this class.

"It might not be correct and accurate, but I will tell you, guys, what I believe happened,"

"The story starts hundreds of years ago and is related to the making of the High Council and the Trials Ground," Neyman began, telling the story.

"The current society, maintained by rules and laws, was not present in history. Back then, only the strong ruled over the people, and human casualties were quite high," Neyman said.

"The tale started with the birth of a certain man with amethyst-colored eyes. Despite his massive contribution to society, not much is known about him."

"His name is recorded as Raziel Kyrios, and he is known as the Creator of Rune Art."

The entire class silently listened to Neyman's story.

"Before his birth, nobody even knew how to read runes."

"It was said that even in the era where the strong ruled, he rose up with immense talent and reached the realm of SSS Rank."

"It was not hard to guess what he did from there."

"Raziel opposed the rules of that era and created the High Council. Many people at that time tried to oppose him, but in the end, they couldn't do anything against him."

"It was said that he was the one who dictated that 15 people should be given rights to govern the world and the rules they made should be followed by others."

"The rules were made so that each human was considered important, and even those who were not as talented as others could live their lives peacefully."

"He even proposed that the number should increase when those worthy to be in the Council appeared, but until today, only 21 seats are present in the High Council from the initial 15."

"The concept of Elite Families started from that time, but Raziel himself was never part of the High Council. And it was said that Raziel never had any descendants that shared his blood, and this is the reason there is no one with the surname Kyrios in the world,"

"After the creation of the High Council, many people at that time got interested in Raziel's knowledge, and after many discussions, he decided to teach the people at that time about Rune Arts, and that was the beginning of what we will learn today,"

"According to many records, many people at that time said that Raziel had reached a realm that we considered the peak of SSS Rank."

"But even then, his powers remained a mystery to the world. His magic, which involved runes, had no counter at that time." Neyman

"Even till today, there are theories that say Raziel had managed to turn Rune Arts into something that was similar to elements, but it is just a myth."

"For several years, we have tried to do something similar, but at the end of the day, we reached a conclusion that runes only work with elements and are not an element in itself," Neyman denied the Theory.

Runes were used to create artificial artifacts and many other technologies, but their primary use was to bring and hold other elements in one place and use those elements to do something. This was why the Theory about runes being an element was demolished.

Asher knew about the records of the past because they were present with most of the Elite families or families that have existed for a long time. They were still being kept as a legacy of sorts, but he had rarely heard the name Raziel mentioned in those records.

Although his name was associated with the creation of rune arts, the High Council, and a certain place, apart from them, anything else about him was missing.

Most people even thought that Raziel was not a person but a group of people who came together but didn't want their real identities to be exposed.

"Well, the story has many different versions, but there were three facts that remained the same in all of them," Neyman said.

"First, he was the one who taught people about the Rune Arts,"

"Second, he was the one who created the High Council in that era, and even today, there are proofs inside the castle where the High Council meetings were held,"

"Apart from all the seats, there is an empty seat that is carved with stone in the castle, and it is said that it was made for Raziel if he ever wanted to join the High Council,"

"And third and the most important one. The only reason that his name has not faded in the passage of time," Neyman said,

"He was the one who created the most coveted place in the world and the reason all elite families send their children to World Academy,"

"Raziel was known as the creator of Trial's Ground," Neyman's words confused some students.

All of them vaguely knew about the Trial's Ground as it was the reason that World Academy was created, but they couldn't fathom the thought of a human making a place like that.