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

several decades, but after only a single conversation with

you sure?" Duke Whirlwind asked. "You were always so

nodded. "That was because I have become complacent without realizing it. I valued my safety and ego above my

in only 15 years opened my

want to progress further on the

with George the longest, and he felt

he never commented on

didn't want to hurt

me. To be frank, I

know. If you tell me everything, I will inevitably be drawn into the

you

looked at Shang. "So, what have

know," Shang

at

hadn't told him everything about

It was like talking to a friend and telling them that they were not their best friend and that they had a much better

said without the atmosphere becoming

sighed, and Duke Whirlwind

be telling you these things as well,"

raised an eyebrow and looked at the two of them. "Okay,

your help,"

it that this help will not be of the easy

your life," George

eyes

under the threat of losing his life, but he knew George. If George phrased it like

that why you decided to join me? To repay

genuinely realized what's wrong with me, and I realize now

Whirlwind looked at George closely to make sure that he wasn't lying or obfuscating the

what is

soon as Duke Whirlwind asked, George pushed over the book

"Read it," he said.

the

it and read

Whirlwind

Duke Whirlwind read the wider his

This was ridiculous!

would refuse to believe that such a technique existed if he wasn't