Sword God in a World of Magic

"Whew, finally back, baby!" a warrior in crimson armor and a spear shouted in laughter after taking a swig of some beer. "Damn, I missed this place!"

Right now, the warrior was inside a huge and busy tavern in the middle of the mortal district. Two other warriors were sitting with him at the table.

One of them had long green hair and carried a long curved sword.

The other had black hair and carried a gladius with a big shield.

"To your return!" the green-haired man shouted, lifting his mug.

"To your return!" the black-haired one echoed.

"To my return!" the red-haired one shouted with a loud laugh.

The three of them slammed their mugs together and took three big gulps.

"You haven't changed a bit, you know," the green-haired one said with a grin.

The red-haired one laughed some more. "Of course not! Why would I change something that's already perfect? The chicks dig my toned body and smooth words."

The other two warriors chuckled. They really missed their friend.

Their friend had left to work for some mysterious company about 30 years ago, and he had only returned today.

"Speaking of chicks," the green-haired one said with a smirk, "how are the chicks at your new place?"

The red-haired warrior took a deep breath and slowly exhaled to be dramatic.

"Man, the chicks," he slowly said. "They're… special."

"Special? In what way?" the black-haired one asked in interest.

The red-haired one smirked and hit the black-haired one's side a couple of times with his elbow. "Why are you interested? Aren't you married?"

The black-haired one became a bit red in the face. "Of course, but I want to hear about your adventures, you know? I don't get out very much."

The red-haired warrior snicked some more. "Oh, Duma. You're such a nice little boy. You always take the sensible option and prioritize security. Isn't your wife bored of you yet?"

Duma laughed in embarrassment a bit. "No, I don't think so. If she is, she is not very good at showing it. I mean, she… never mind."

"Now, I'm interested," the red-haired warrior said as he came closer with a smirk. "Come on, what did you just want to say? Come on, I'm your pal, your buddy. You can tell me."

"Why don't you tell him?" the green-haired man echoed with a smirk of his own.

Duma felt a bit uncomfortable and looked to the side.

"Well, she keeps complaining about all the work she has to do because of all our children. But… you know… she seems very enthusiastic about making another one, you know?"

two immediately

smirk before turning to the red-haired warrior. "This is about David.

red-haired warrior, snickered a bit as he drank some more

Then, he stopped talking.

on!" the green-haired warrior shouted. "You can't just give me a single word and expect that I

some more. "Well, I can't really talk a lot about it. Confidentiality is very important for the company. I think you can

his brows while the green-haired warrior

David slowly said, "depends on your

was all they needed to

research purposes. After all,

apparently, David didn't join some research

Duma asked with a worried

David said with a smile. "I had to get used to it, but after 30 years, I can say

telling the entire truth. Duma could feel that David had probably gone through

warrior asked as he leaned forward. "How… worth

bit, and he leaned

peculiarly, and the two warriors' Spirit Senses

warriors had seen it, and their eyes widened in absolute

"Was that-"

"Sssshh!" David shushed.

looked with shock at David's hand and swallowed

they

had just seen several Grade Five Mana

Grade Five!

True Path

Mana Crystal was like their entire net worth, and David had just casually taken out

David

felt his insides

This felt bad!

several bad experiences, and the sheer amount of money he had just shown painted a very clear

a job that not just anyone could

it wouldn't pay that

really bad

be beyond risky to

answered quickly,

green-haired man could only sigh. "It's really tempting, but I

drank a bit of his

eyebrows fell, and he looked with discomfort at his own

warrior nodded. "Yeah. I'm learning a lot

green-haired man looked at him with

what I've heard, he's about as

man didn't like that David was talking badly about his Master, but

the green-haired man only looked to the side, not saying