Sword God in a World of Magic

Eventually, the world fell back into something that some people might call peace.

Even though Shang was dead, Gregorio was still a massive threat since he could free the Archivist.

So, no one wanted to push Gregorio too far.

For now, it was best to keep things calm and wait until the fateful day.

The war essentially stopped, except for a couple of minor conflicts between some Empires.

The population of Mage Lords started to recover.

No one attacked the Lightning Manor anymore, and the Lightning Manor also didn't expand further than their original borders.

The war was over.

Well, officially, the war was still going on, but nobody was actually fighting.

"You seem quite calm, sir," Wester said as he brought some tea to Gregorio.

Gregorio was reading a couple of books with quite a lot of speed. All of these books were related to Abominations and ways to stop them.

Wester had noticed that Gregorio was reading these kinds of books all the time while also writing several.

Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't be anything strange. After all, that was what Gregorio was doing most of the time.

But these were not normal circumstances.

Shang was dead, and Abaddon was bound to become a Mage Emperor in 24,000 years.

Wester thought that Gregorio would seem more gloomy or pressured.

Yet, he didn't seem different than any other time.

Gregorio raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at Wester. "Do I really look calm?" he asked.

"You do, sir," Wester said. "Frighteningly so."

Gregorio just chuckled a bit and looked back at the book without answering.

Wester just raised an eyebrow at Gregorio.

what do you think

slightly surprised expression appeared on Wester's face. "That's an odd

bit. "I

makes it your home?"

side and thought about his answer

truly thought about

stretched outward and encompassed a big portion of the Lightning

children playing, parents talking, criminals committing crimes, Mages

and beauty of life,"

reading his book. "You know, I also asked a couple of the

their answers?" Wester

them said the

because this is where they had been

them even said she didn't

Emilia?" Wester

chuckled. "Yes, it was

our home for different reasons," Gregorio said as he looked away from the

Abaddon is most

if Abaddon succeeds, not everyone will

to destroy the world, but he will also recreate it, and it is even possible

Wester. "If Abaddon succeeds,

at Gregorio. "Have

Empire with melancholy in his eyes. "All the others wanted to

Abaddon has planned. And yet, they still support

I are the only two that didn't completely

it so wrong to

have thought that you had such a sense of humor," Wester said with a

Gregorio didn't say anything.

they want?" Wester repeated. "Let

Wester politely chuckled again.

doesn't sound like something an ancient Emperor would do. That sounds

yet, there are things that nearly everyone can agree are wrong. I would say destroying the world is among these things. Something like that is as close to being objectively morally

fine with destroying the world because one of your plans didn't work doesn't sound like something the eternal Emperor over

Silence.

a duty?" Wester asked. "Don't you think, as the most powerful

believe the least

"But you already knew that. After all, you were