Sword God in a World of Magic

Soran paused a bit.

"Your instincts are terrifyingly good for someone of your age," Soran said.

Shang nodded.

"In our fight, when you suddenly noticed my spear coming towards you, you immediately found a creative way to mitigate the damage. You obviously haven't seen the attack coming, and you certainly have been surprised by it. I saw it in your face."

"However, out of pure instinct, you managed to find a quick and good solution to your predicament. At that moment, you didn't have the time to think of a plan because you were lacking time, but by acting on your instincts, you managed to find a solution in that tiny moment."

"Such battle instincts can't be taught. They can only be built by going through several genuine life-threatening battles. Those are the instincts of a seasoned warrior, and they are the most important thing for any warrior."

"However, relying upon instincts should be the last thing you should do," Soran explained. "You should only rely on your instincts when your planning no longer works, and you can only rely on them when you literally have no time to plan."

"You could say that the instincts are a last, life-saving measure. They are essentially your very last defense. However, if you need to rely on your instincts, it means you are already in a losing position. After all, if you weren't in a very disadvantageous position, you would have time to plan your attacks, which means not relying on your instincts."

"But the good thing is that you are good in something that we can't teach, which gives you a major edge over the other students."

Soran took the papers in front of him and straightened them out into one pile, showing that he no longer planned on writing more down.

"In summary, you are an uncut diamond," Soran said with a smile. "You're not good in the things we can teach, but you are very good in the things we can't teach. If we teach you everything we can teach you, you will be good at literally everything."

"That's our evaluation."

Shang looked at Soran. "So, am I accepted?" he asked.

Soran only smiled. "There are two more things we need to verify, but if you have been honest, those will only be a formality."

Shang nodded. "Which things?"

"First of all, I need to test the quality of your body," Soran said as he stood up again and walked around the table.

He approached Shang. "Just continue standing there. It might be a bit uncomfortable, but bear with me."

left arm on Shang's shoulder while his right arm pressed on multiple spots

was reminded of the routine doctor appointments on Earth. When he complained about trouble in his intestines,

didn't feel anything when Soran pressed onto his

Soran nodded in appreciation.

sides of Shang's abdomen and

any reaction,

stomach and lungs.

and Mervin threw some surprised glances at

his vision blurred for

as I've thought," Soran said with a smile after pulling

you mean?" Shang

young age," Soran answered. "It's hard to fathom,

of the Soldier Stage except for your heart.

concerned, raised eyebrow. "However, it's also sad in a way. You seem

the worst thing is that you did

positive? After all, it shows that I can

is the problem," he said. "Your perception of

looked with

become powerful that it will be hard for you to find like-minded individuals," Soran explained. "Listen, Shang. It's not necessary to go through as much pain as you.

painful as you have experienced. However, other kids and adults will perceive these

perceive these things as painful, you are indirectly calling

your cold attitude towards yourself will also inevitably

you mean?" Shang

Soran sighed.

or chuckled even once ever since I got to know

felt his insides shake

warriors in the Commander Stage. You

excite someone, especially someone as young

an emotionless

Mervin also had concerned

to fake it. You don't put on a polite smile or anything like that. Do you know

Silence.