Sword God in a World of Magic

"And you think that's a good idea… why?"

A middle-aged man in expensive red robes was currently looking at a younger man wearing cheaper-looking grey robes.

"I just want to be careful, sir," the younger man said with nervousness.

The older man sighed. "Boy, do you have any idea how much money it costs to deactivate and activate the barrier?"

The younger man looked with uncertainty at the ground. "I don't know, sir, but I think carelessness can lead to worse outcomes."

"Carelessness?" the older man repeated with a raised brow. "There is a difference between being careful and being paranoid. Checking the surroundings for beasts while going through a forest is careful. Buying a grade five mobile deflection barrier for a stroll through your garden is paranoia."

The younger man looked uncomfortable. "But, sir, what about the Lenner Family?"

"They died. So?" The older man asked.

"Yes, and they were our allies, sir. So, wouldn't whatever targeted them target us next?" the young man asked.

The older man raised an eyebrow and looked at the younger man for a while longer. "Is this about the rumors?"

The young man didn't answer, but his eyes looked nervous.

The older man could only groan. "Really? You too?"

"Sir, several people have confirmed the rumors," the younger man said carefully.

"Boy, you have to pay attention to how much you believe of a statement," the older man said with a sigh while massaging the bridge of his nose in annoyance.

"Was the Lenner Family killed by only one person? Probably."

"Was the Lenner Family killed by some kind of Magic that no one has ever seen? Maybe."

"Was the Lenner Family killed by something that was neither beast nor Magic? Very unlikely."

"Was the Lenner Family killed by a literal white ghost? No."

"Yes, several people have confirmed that one person in white clothing has destroyed the Lenner Family and then vanished, but that doesn't mean that this person was some stupid ghost."

"We are Mages, not farmers, boy. We know more about the world than anyone else, and there is no proof of the existence of ghosts. All these ghost stories can be explained with specific phenomena that can only happen in these places."

The younger man still looked nervously at the older man.

look in the younger man's eyes, he took a deep

pointed

Lenner Family have that?" the older man

younger man looked

Slightly in front of the gate was a nearly translucent bubble that gave off a

the distance, a humongous castle made of wavy green metal stood on a

would be able to sense over 500 High Mages in

Ding! Ding!

Medium Grade Five Repulsion Barrier," the older man said with

resist an all-out assault of a Mid Archmage for over 30 seconds. The Lenner Family only had an Initial Grade Five Repulsion Barrier, and they didn't even have the added scanning

Darkness Archmage probably hid amongst the visitors, reached the patriarch,

tries to change their appearance or sneak in, we will know, and if

Family, boy. Get that into your head!" the

younger man lowered his head a

was only an Initial High Mage, and he was getting quite intimidated by his captain, who was a Late

the younger man was

all

sneer appeared on the older man's face when he heard the

"What if it malfunctions?"

Silence.

older man

younger man nodded

and activate it again. I've heard of several barriers that couldn't complete their purpose due to an

man snorted. "The manufacturer wouldn't dare to let something like that happen. We could squeeze

the younger man added, "what's the point of getting money from them when

and we know how to defend ourselves from invaders and attackers! Get back to work and stop bothering me! We will not deactivate the barrier because of

older man's barrage, the younger man's face

the younger man actually looked into the older man's eyes with annoyance and

complaints?" the older

man pulled off

SHING!

were replaced with a green shirt and

man

man said as he shoved his

your paranoia?" the older man asked with a deadpan

here," the younger man said with annoyance. "And you just keep dismissing all my arguments just because it costs a bit of money to check the barrier. You're putting a couple of Mana Crystals

repeated with a snort.

the side of his head and began to chant a