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 believe

ally for several decades, but after

you sure?" Duke Whirlwind asked. "You were

because I have become complacent without realizing it. I valued my safety and ego above

power in only 15 years opened

I want to progress further on the path to power, I need to be willing to risk my

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

never commented on

want to hurt

good to hear," Duke Whirlwind said. "This also makes it easier for me. To be frank, I

everything, I will inevitably be drawn into the conflict.

you know,"

he looked at Shang. "So,

you know,"

he looked at Duke Whirlwind. "And

an eyebrow. Sure, he was pretty 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

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

Duke Whirlwind said without the atmosphere becoming awkward. "He is

only sighed, and Duke Whirlwind noticed that the atmosphere shifted

now, I, or more precisely we, will be telling you

the two of them. "Okay, and

need your

help will not be of the easy and simple kind, yes?" Duke Whirlwind

might lose your life," George

Whirlwind's eyes narrowed a

losing his life, but he knew George. If George phrased it like that, it meant that this would be far more

to join me? To repay me for the favor?"

"I genuinely realized what's wrong with me, and I realize now that I need a true

Whirlwind looked at George closely to make sure

what is

Duke Whirlwind asked, George pushed over the

"Read it," he said.

Whirlwind looked at the book

it

Duke Whirlwind read it far faster than

Duke Whirlwind read the wider his eyes

This was ridiculous!

to believe that such a technique existed if he wasn't reading and understanding it at this