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.

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

that Gregorio hadn't told

of the Lightning Manor, and he had been the closest friend, colleague, and servant of

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

kept

had expected that

And yet, he didn't.

and

person. In fact, he had always been quite open, transparent,

so important and destructive that Gregorio didn't even dare to

as the first suspicions arose, Wester found

example, even though the Abominations became more and more troublesome,

had started with Gregorio asking about the Child of

And then?

Nothing.

came that sudden breakthrough that allowed Gregorio to stop Ancestral Abominations

such a monumental and sudden

seemed to be researching Abominations

had created a suspicion in

of Calamity, and Gregorio knew about

took a long time for Wester to accept this possibility. After all, Gregorio had always been against the Abominations, and it had even been his duty to deal with the Child of

like that could suddenly

things had still only been guesses

then, Wester felt the Mana of the

had been very

It had felt unimportant.

inside Wester told him that

But he hesitated.

traveled to that location, the possibility

Then what?

Calamity, and Gregorio would be the greatest traitor

had a bit more

had served the Lightning Emperor

old, and

he could just

unprecedented tournament for the