Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang looked at the guard with narrowed eyes, and many thoughts immediately went through his mind.

First of all, the guard wore a slightly different armor from the others, which meant that he had a higher standing.

Second, the guard had easily called the others on the wall.

Third, he felt quite powerful.

However, he didn't feel too powerful.

Shang had seen physical fighters in the Second Realm, but the guard didn't feel like he was in the Second Realm, which meant he was probably in the First Realm, the Soldier Stage.

Shang had seen the leading officer of the Central Wild, and that officer had been in the Second Realm, the General Stage.

Was Blizzard's Edge weaker than the Central Wild?

Probably not.

Just based on the gigantic Mana Austerum, this town was probably even more important than the Central Wild.

So, what did that make this guard?

He was probably a sergeant or something akin to a supervisor.

He wasn't actually the true person in charge.

"I won't enter the town," Shang said with narrowed eyes.

The guard in front of Shang only huffed. "You don't have a choice," he said.

"I do," Shang answered. "I have the choice to remain outside. You have several crossbows pointed at me, and I can't flee. There should also be several more powerful soldiers in the town. Right now, it doesn't matter where I am. I can't flee anyway."

"You're right," the guard said with narrowed eyes. "So, obediently enter the town. You said that you can't flee anyway."

"I want to stay out here," Shang said.

The guard raised his right hand, and the guards on the wall pointed their crossbows at Shang. "You don't have a choice."

The atmosphere became tenser. Some carriages had already arrived, but when they saw the guards with their drawn crossbows, they decided to stop. They didn't want to get involved.

"I will stay out here," Shang answered slowly.

The guard's eyes narrowed.

"At this moment, it's not even clear if I am some sort of thief or not. I know I am innocent, and I don't need your approval for that."

"Are you willing to risk a battle for such an uncertainty?" Shang slowly asked.

The guard only looked at Shang with narrowed eyes.

"If you don't comply, we don't need to investigate the source of the Ice Wood. Your resistance proves that your method of procuring the Ice Wood wasn't legal," the guard answered.

glimmer of

you are so convinced of my guilt, what would even be the point of

I will be

that's the case, why would you want me inside

do something that you

shouted in rage. "I am a law-abiding soldier, and a mere thief is

do you want me inside the town so badly?" Shang

answered with gritted teeth. "Suspicious individuals have to

answered. "I can't

the issue with remaining

A tense silence arrived.

leading guard,

Several seconds passed.

Clank.

wall when they

wall had retrieved

others remained without

leaving guard on the wall, he gritted his

annoyance. "We can wait

right arm, and the other guards put their

leading guard

was because of the leaving guard on the

not allowed to leave their posts without being

Except for one reason.

about to report to someone of higher rank than the

all of this to be quite suspicious, and he decided to report to the actual officer about what was going on

leading guard knew what had happened as soon as he saw the

freedom in how to deal with prisoners, and he had made quite some money with some

left, the leading guard knew that this opportunity

Shang relaxed.

"Thanks," he said evenly.

guard would do something underhanded, which

had decided to

On what?

the leading guard

Why smart?

wasn't actively resisting and whose

leading guard could have

only stood there and

leading guard could have simply

had felt quite powerful to the leading guard. On top of that, Shang had

taking them into custody was

only counted as a confrontation if the

maybe injure or

that was

actual conflict broke out, the higher-ups

to find out why that happened so that the same thing wouldn't happen again in the