Sword God in a World of Magic

Knock, knock, knock.

A young man knocked on a big wooden door.

"Come in," came from behind the door.

The young man with grey hair opened the door and walked into the room.

It was a nice and cozy study with a couple of books.

On the table at the back of the study sat a friendly-looking old man who was currently reading a book.

"Sir, we received one more complaint from the Water Emperor, two more from the Wind Emperor, and four more from the Twilight Royalty," the young man said with professional politeness.

The older man on the table only sighed in helplessness.

"Is it because of the increased quantity of Abominations again, Wester?" the old man asked.

Wester, the butler, nodded. "Correct, sir."

The older man sighed once again. "By how much did it increase this time?"

"Compared to 20 years ago, the quantity of Abominations has doubled, sir," Wester explained.

The older man rubbed his temple with one of his hands. "I guess we can't chalk this up to coincidence anymore."

"I was surprised that you managed to do that until now," Wester said with an unchanging expression.

Once again, the older man sighed. "So, the Child of Calamity actually is out there, and they have reached the Adept Realm."

"It seems so, sir," Wester said.

"Well, I guess we have to widen the scope of our search. How long ago did the old Child of Calamity die?"

"About fourteen years, sir," Wester answered professionally.

"Fourteen years, huh?" the old man mused. "That's a bit more on the faster side for reaching the Adept Realm, but not completely outstanding yet. However, it is still far faster than for any of the Areas."

Wester didn't answer.

like the Child of Calamity has been born outside the Areas, but we should still

years of age.

many people will take far longer than the last time. The last time, we only looked at newborns. This time,

to do something sneaky while such a large portion of our forces are occupied. I swear, they only complain so much so that they can bite a

I get for volunteering to become the one responsible for keeping the Child of Calamity

old man sighed once

to no one in particular.

man said as he leaned back to read the book some more. "Wester, please go ahead with

sir," Wester

a polite bow and left the

Wester left the room, the older man

ants instead of one. Just

he focused on his book

from the mansion, followed by a bright beam of grey light. Wherever the

...

hereby tasked to check your Area for the Child of Calamity. We suspect

lightning spoke these words to a young man with white hair wearing some simple

"I will

man in golden armor

BANG!

the man in golden armor vanished

middle-aged man with grey

the bolt was far weaker and slower than the bolt of the

their supervisor was looking for, but they promised that they would check every Adept below 25

told them that he

supervisor went to the last

BANG!

on a

bolt vanished,

on the hill, his entire body sweaty and vibrating with power as Lightning and Wind Mana around him came out

even though the arrival of the supervisor couldn't go

couple of questions and a task for you,"

answered without opening his

are far more Abominations appearing all around the world

you want the specific number, ask someone from the

The supervisor's brows furrowed.

really didn't like this

could possibly be related to the Abominations? It could be