Sword God in a World of Magic

After around 20 minutes, Duke Whirlwind appeared in front of the academy. During the day, there were no guards in front of the gates since there were plenty of powerful teachers walking around. They would notice if someone entered that shouldn't have entered.

Shang looked out of a window of George's office and looked at the packed training grounds. Shang couldn't help remembering the time when he had been one of those students.

Duke Whirlwind walked alongside the road towards the main building, being greeted by several students and teachers.

He greeted them back with a smile and entered the building. Duke Whirlwind didn't need to ask where George and Shang were currently. After all, he had a Spirit Sense.

After getting to the fifth floor, Duke Whirlwind entered the office without knocking. Why would he? The two occupants already knew that he was there.

When he entered, he looked at Shang, and a bright smile appeared on his face. "Shang, so good to see you after so many years."

"He knows," Shang said.

This took Duke Whirlwind by surprise, and he looked at George.

George only nodded. "I know that he's been back for a while."

At that point, Duke Whirlwind's smile became a bit awkward, but Shang and George could feel the hidden frustration and anger inside it.

Duke Whirlwind had trusted Shang and had treated him as one of his closest people, but he had told someone else about their collaboration without asking him first.

This might not be a betrayal, but it was a sign of untrustworthiness.

"Don't immediately assume bad things, Jerald," George said. "He told me that he couldn't tell me anything because I took on a politically neutral stance."

Duke Whirlwind raised an eyebrow as he sat down in one of the chairs.

"And that means?" he asked.

George only sighed. "It means that I have stayed neutral for long enough."

Duke Whirlwind's eyebrows rose in surprise.

"Yes, Jerald," George continued. "I'm willing to be part of your camp. However, I can only speak for myself, not the academy."

Duke Whirlwind was quite surprised when he heard that, and he looked at Shang for confirmation.

Shang nodded. "Yes, George is willing to help us against the Council and the other Dukes."

Whirlwind almost couldn't

several decades, but after only a single conversation with Shang, he had actually joined

you sure?" Duke Whirlwind asked. "You were

have become complacent without realizing it.

"Seeing him reach my power in only 15 years opened my eyes to my

has passed. If I want to progress further on the path to power, I need to be willing

George the longest, and he felt pity when he saw that

never commented

didn't want to

be

you tell me everything, I will inevitably be

that you know," Duke Whirlwind

looked at Shang. "So, what have

you know," Shang

at Duke

certain that Shang hadn't told him everything about what had happened to him, but that was normal. Everyone had some secrets they wanted to keep

was weird and a bit hurtful. It was like talking to a friend and telling them that

atmosphere becoming awkward. "He is

Whirlwind noticed that the atmosphere shifted

now, I, or more precisely we, will be

at the two of them. "Okay, and

your help," George

help will not be of the easy

your life,"

Whirlwind's eyes narrowed a

If George phrased it like that, it meant that this would be far more dangerous

decided to join me? To repay me for

wrong with me, and I realize now that I need

to make sure

what is this

as Duke Whirlwind asked, George pushed over the book of the

"Read it," he said.

Whirlwind looked at the

it

his powerful mind, Duke Whirlwind

Whirlwind read the wider

This was ridiculous!

would refuse to believe