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.

of itself, wouldn't be such a bad thing. After all, Shang belonged to the Lightning Manor, and

part was that Gregorio hadn't told Wester about

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

In fact, he hadn't even shown

kept confidential

for Gregorio, Wester had expected that Gregorio would

And yet, he didn't.

and made

wasn't a paranoid or secretive person. In fact, he

and destructive that Gregorio didn't even dare to tell

first suspicions arose, Wester found

the Abominations became more and more troublesome, Gregorio

between them had started with Gregorio

And then?

Nothing.

Gregorio no longer cared. Then came that sudden breakthrough that allowed Gregorio to stop

was such a

since Gregorio hadn't seemed to be researching Abominations at all

a suspicion

Child of Calamity, and Gregorio knew about

been against the Abominations, and

that someone like that could suddenly

had still only been

of the world move towards the

movement had

It had felt unimportant.

something inside Wester told him that this was

But he hesitated.

he actually traveled to that location, the possibility might become

Then what?

of Calamity, and Gregorio would be the greatest traitor

a bit more

served the Lightning Emperor

was old, and he

he could

wouldn't witness the unprecedented tournament for the new Mage Emperor