Sword God in a World of Magic

The Lightning Emperor told Wester a bit more about the old times. Wester wasn't particularly interested, but he still listened intently.

"By the way, where did you get this book from?" the Lightning Emperor asked. "Not even I have an original."

"Someone handed this book to a talented warrior in Area 23," Wester said.

"Oh, I wonder where they got it from," the Lightning Emperor said. "Who gave the warrior this book?"

Wester told everything he had heard from the Starlight Queen to the Lightning Emperor.

The Lightning Emperor knew that the description of that person fit with reality. With his power, it wasn't very hard to discern truth from falsehood.

"Interesting," he said.

Then, the Lightning Emperor closed his eyes for a couple of seconds.

"There are about two Mages that fit the description, but they haven't been to Area 23 in the recent 100 years," the Lightning Emperor said.

In just a mere couple of seconds, the Lightning Emperor had looked through his entire territory and had read everyone's aura. Additionally, he had read the past of the two Mages.

Sadly, this didn't work for finding the Child of Calamity. Maybe if they became more powerful and unleashed their Calamity Affinity, this could become a possibility.

But as it stood now, there were simply too many people to look through.

Yes, he managed to look through everyone, but he only looked at the Ancestral Mages and more powerful, and he only looked at their general auras.

If he wanted to find the Child of Calamity like this, he would need to look through everyone and deeply analyze their Affinities.

The Affinity of the Child of Calamity looked like a Fire, Ice, Darkness, or Light Affinity at a cursory glance.

Only when a powerful Mage looked very closely or administered a bloodline test would they be able to identify the Child of Calamity.

"Do you want me to investigate?" Wester asked.

"No, it's fine," the Lightning Emperor said with a smile. "It's been a long time since the Purge, and I was never a great fan of it. In actuality, I feel quite a bit of regret."

"Wasn't it the Mage God's degree?" Wester asked.

"Well," the Lightning Emperor said slowly. "Kind of, but not really."

raised an

neck. "Well, you see, when

went into the fight with absolute confidence, but his overconfidence nearly cost him his life.

to never allow another Emperor from any

and left our world. You know, he wanted to fix the issue with the Abominations, which was his very reason for going this far in

of the Abominations was far worse back then. We even saw some King Abominations from

the threat of the Abominations diminished to the

his last decree, I think everyone went a bit overboard," the

the ridiculous weak other Paths and called the

not "a

never told

laughed with embarrassment again. "I mean, it's kind of embarrassing. Lucius only told us to stop other Emperors from

we feared that some hidden King might become an Emperor. So, we

Kings were interested in the other Kings' and

until only the weakest people of every Path were left, and since everyone heard

their inheritances. So, why not allow a small resurgence?" the

Mage God? After all, he ordered that no other Emperors

fellow. I can't count the times he shouted or ordered something in anger just to apologize to

said that we didn't need to be this brutal and that we

he could go on a killing spree, but after he calmed down, he was always

Lightning Emperor's eyes grew distant as a

leader, and

of seconds of

Wester asked. "It appeared in a Development Area, and its appearance might

the Lightning Emperor said. "I totally

as well. Of course, we only give them access to the one for True Mages.

furrowed brows. "You don't want to keep

Lightning Emperor said. "Somehow, this ancient book found its way to a young

"Also, I only need to wait a bit until he dies. Someone in the Fourth Realm can live for

book and nodded. "Where do you

Emperor said. "She lost quite a few books in her lifetime.

Wester asked. "You

surprised like this. Additionally, they didn't exactly do anything

they entered one of our Development Areas and gave someone a technique. We don't need to be that

nodded. "Then, I wish you

Lightning Emperor said as the book he was reading before Wester's arrival returned to