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.

a bad thing. After all, Shang belonged

was that Gregorio

Wester was the second-in-command of the Lightning Manor, and he had been the closest friend, colleague, and

the Lightning Manor a single time. In fact, he hadn't

always kept

50,000 years of working for Gregorio, Wester had

And yet, he didn't.

Wester and made

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

of secret could be so important and destructive

first suspicions arose, Wester

more troublesome,

had started with Gregorio asking

And then?

Nothing.

longer cared. Then came that sudden breakthrough that allowed Gregorio to

such a monumental and sudden

be researching Abominations at all in the

a suspicion

of Calamity, and Gregorio

accept this possibility. After all, Gregorio had always been against the Abominations, and it had even been his duty

it possible that someone like that could suddenly become the ally

these things had

felt the Mana of the world move towards

movement had been very

It had felt unimportant.

Wester told him

But he hesitated.

he actually traveled to that location, the possibility might become a

Then what?

Gregorio would be

bit more than

had served the Lightning

old, and he would

he could

witness the unprecedented tournament for the new Mage