Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang had seen the person before the person had seen him.

They weren't traveling at their full speed, and maybe, Shang could escape before they saw him.

However, Shang just smirked and chuckled a bit.

'How interesting,' he thought. 'It seems like Gregorio hasn't been the most careful.'

A moment later, the person found Shang, and they just watched with shock.

This confirmed that they hadn't known that Shang was still alive but that they had only had a hunch.

Shang could feel the person looking at him, and the person could also feel Shang looking at them.

A moment later, a portal opened just 100,000 kilometers behind Shang. It wasn't close enough to count as melee range for Shang, but easily close enough for a Peak Mage King to fight him.

A moment later, an older man with an immaculately groomed suit walked out. The Custodian, Wester.

Wester looked at Shang with narrowed eyes while Shang just looked at the silver wall.

Shang hadn't hidden his new limbs, and Wester could see them in all their glory.

Shang chuckled a bit and turned to look at Wester with his black-and-white eyes. "Wester, what a pleasure to see you," he said with a smirk.

Wester's emotions were going crazy.

When Wester had talked to Gregorio, he had already noticed that Gregorio was acting strangely.

Gregorio had often talked about Shang when talking to Wester, but as soon as the Grand Tournament had passed, Gregorio had completely stopped talking about him.

It was almost like Shang had stopped existing in Gregorio's mind.

However, based on how Gregorio had acted when Shang had wanted to talk to him, Wester knew that Gregorio wouldn't just dump Shang like a piece of trash after he became useless.

At the very least, he would have lamented Shang's demise many times.

And yet, Gregorio had never talked about Shang again.

Wester had guessed that Shang might still be alive.

wouldn't be such a bad thing. After all, Shang belonged

was that Gregorio

that Wester was the second-in-command of the Lightning Manor, and he had been the

a single time. In fact, he hadn't even shown the slightest inkling

kept confidential information

Wester had expected that Gregorio

And yet, he didn't.

Wester and made him

fact, he had always been quite

secret could be so important and destructive

first suspicions arose, Wester found many more

even though the Abominations became more and more

had started

And then?

Nothing.

sudden breakthrough that allowed Gregorio to stop

a monumental and

seemed to be researching Abominations at

created a suspicion

of Calamity, and Gregorio knew

had always been against the Abominations, and it had even been his duty

that could suddenly become the

all of these things had

of

movement had

It had felt unimportant.

Wester told him that this was

But he hesitated.

traveled to that location, the possibility might

Then what?

Gregorio would be the

bit more than

the Lightning Emperor for over

was old, and he would soon

he could just look

tournament for the new Mage Emperor