Villain With The Strongest System

( Rocky's POV )

On the second day after his return to the university, Rocky visited the expansive university library in search of deeper insight into the mysterious phrase "Vorithra Sylithen."

The enigmatic and somewhat ominous chant had been resonating in his mind ever since he entered the tower of ascension for the second time.

Initially, while he had dismissed hearing the chant as a mere coincidence during his first entry into the tower, its recurrence confirmed to him that there was undoubtedly some significant meaning behind it.

Motivated by a blend of curiosity and a sense of impending importance, he decided to search more about the phrase, hoping to uncover any clue that could explain its importance.

Having even talked to Erin and Buhara about it the previous night, Rocky had already tried to see if anyone had heard about the weird phrase, or experienced the same phenomenon as he did, however, Erin and Buhara seemed as clueless about this phrase as Rocky was himself.

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As Rocky reached the university library, he approached the old librarian on his desk, hoping to ask him for some guidance since he had no idea where to even begin looking for something as absurd as a phrase.

"Good afternoon…." Rocky greeted, as the old university librarian who seemed like he had been taking care of the university books for decades now, looked towards him through his tiny glasses that sat at a considerable distance to his eyes, on the very edge of his nose.

"Agh, The infamous champion of Gemini, this is the first time you have approached me directly, although I have seen you come to study here a couple of times during the first month with your friends…." The old man said, as he seemed disappointed that Rocky did not come to the library more often.

"Reading is important, young man, knowledge will definitely carry you forward in life-" He said, as Rocky wondered whether or not he should explain that he had hardly been within the university for the past few months, but in the end decided not to.

Nodding his head, Rocky gave the old man a reassuring smile as he said "Will do".

"What a good kid-" the old librarian said with a satisfied smile on his face, as he felt happy that Rocky took his advice seriously and did not argue with him like most brats did these days.

"Anyways, how can I help you?" The librarian said, as he wondered if Rocky wanted to put a formal request to carry some book back to his dorm, however, noticing his empty hands, he wondered if it might be something else.

"I'm looking for any book that mentions the phrase 'Vorithra Slyithen'. I have no idea what it means, I have no idea from where the word has originated, however, I wish to know everything about it-" Rocky said, as the old librarian felt like he was having a deja-vu.

In the very first year that this university was established by a young Liam, there was a student in the first batch, who had come up to him asking about the phrase 'Vorithra Slyithen'.

Just like Rocky, he too seemed to have no idea about the origin of the phrase, or what it meant, however, was desperate to know everything about it.

Initially, he could not find any mentions about the phrase in any of the university books, which saddened the librarian, however, one day that boy cheerfully said that he had indeed found a mention of the phrase in a book called 'The memoir of Champions', a book that was a compiled autobiography of some of the tower's most famous Champions' of Gods.

"You're in luck boy, because I'm probably the only librarian alive who knows exactly where to find a book mentioning this phrase…." The old man said, as he stood up from his seat very slowly and began walking towards the autobiography section.

"Oh yes…. If I think about it more, the boy who came looking for this book decades ago was also a very special child. Probably the most talented kid this university has ever seen before you…." The librarian said, as Rocky's curiosity was piqued by his choice of words.

'Was there someone who searched for this before me? So I'm not the only one looking for it?' Rocky wondered, as he felt happy to know that he wasn't the only one delirious enough to hear those sounds and that someone before him had heard them too.

Picking up the book, which contained the mention of the phrase 'Vorithra Slyithen', the librarian gently dusted it off with his dusting tool, although it was already clean, before handing it to Rocky.

"This is a very rare book, so you're not allowed to take it back to your dorm.

Go read it in a quiet corner and put it back here after you're done-" The librarian instructed as Rocky nodded in understanding and took a seat in the corner, while gently handling the book.

The moment he opened the first page of the book, instead of the actual book published with ink. He found a handwritten note in dirty handwriting, which he assumed was left by his senior who read this book years ago.

"If you're an underclassman reading this book, because you hear the phrase 'Vorithra Slyithen' everytime you come near a tower's entrance.

Let me warn you now. Quit being a climber and just live your life as a normal happy individual.

Your life is in critical danger, and while you think that you're ready for what is to come next, let me assure you, you're not-"

The very start of the note was ominous and although it did not mention the reason behind why one should quit being a climber, the warning itself gave Rocky goosebumps, as his gut instincts told him that this note was not written to scare him off, but was a genuine warning to save his life.

Gulping, Rocky continued to read, as he read the next line of the note-