Sword God in a World of Magic

Soran took a deep breath to calm down.

"Then why didn't you use your sword?" he asked.

"I did," Shang answered. "Without it, I couldn't have created an opening."

"This is not what I meant," Soran said with a frustrated voice. "You used a sword, yes, but you didn't use it to win."

"Yes, I did," Shang answered. "Without it, I couldn't have created an opening."

Soran's right eyelid twitched as Mervin began laughing.

"He did use a sword to win," Mervin commented from the side with a smirk.

Soran threw a threatening look at Mervin, but Mervin didn't care.

"Why didn't you use your sword the entire time? Don't you know that throwing your weapon away is basically suicide in a battle?" Soran asked with furrowed brows.

"How is it suicide when I won?" Shang asked.

"There could have been other opponents around, and after you took down your current opponent, you might not have the time to retrieve your sword," Soran said.

"But there aren't any other opponents," Shang said matter-of-factly. "The only other people in this room are you three, and if you three decide to attack me, having my sword wouldn't make a difference."

"Yes, but what if-"

"But there isn't," Shang answered.

"You don't know what I would have said!" Soran answered with a seething tone.

"Doesn't matter," Shang said. "You started your sentence with what if, which means that it isn't something that has happened."

Soran sucked in a violent breath of air through his nose. "Alright, fine! So, why didn't you use your sword till the very end?" he said with suppressed rage.

"Because that's stupid," Shang answered.

This was not the answer Soran had expected, and he looked at Shang with a confused expression.

"Why?" was all he asked.

"Because he's had tutoring on how to fight with a sword while I hadn't," Shang said, pointing at the young man, who had stood up by now. "He's obviously better at using a sword than me. I was in a disadvantageous position, so I moved the fight into a favorable position for me."

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the point," he

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the entire point," Soran repeated. "This exhibition match was supposed to show you what proper teachings can accomplish. This match was supposed to

you say so earlier?" Shang asked with an annoyed expression. "I wouldn't have done that

to, but

said that we can begin whenever we want,"

back, "but it's normal to wait until the introductions and the explanation regarding the fight

begin whenever we want at the end of your explanation?" Shang

said before catching

only broke out into

Mervin

another deep breath

trying to teach you something. We are not your enemies, and you don't

Shang repeated with furrowed brows. "You told me what I should do, and I've done what

courtesy to wait until everything's clear," Soran said

am I supposed to know

skeptical one. "Because it's COMMON courtesy. People COMMONLY know about it,"

and how long have I been amongst humans?"

eyes widened as

teachers looked at Soran with confusion. In

breath and slowly put his right hand to his forehead.

surprised Mervin and

change suddenly

Shang answered.

looked with confusion

while looking at the other young man. "Please go to the Water Mage," he said. "After that, you can return

why Soran had sent the young man to a Water Mage, but after seeing the young man's broken fingers, Shang

Mages have

shouted with panic and nervousness. It was almost like his dream was breaking apart in front of him. "He

room changed as the three teachers shot admonishing looks at the young

Soran asked without looking

Brestow family,"

dye their hair and clothing just to look like a Mage with a different affinity. Sometimes, some warriors walk around with a gigantic halberd on their backs when their real weapon is

in mind what your opponent can use to hurt you. Yes, to some extent, we were also at fault since

equally powerful bodies, and you had a chance to win. Taking your opponent by surprise

broken fingers and your loss of consciousness earlier.

Michael?" Soran said with a