Sword God in a World of Magic

Soran left the room to report to his Master, which was probably the dean, Shang assumed.

Viera went back to whatever she was doing, and Mervin pulled Shang along with him.

Mervin led Shang to the gates of the academy, and they quickly left it.

By now, Shang could see a busy city, a far cry from the dead city he had seen at night.

Shang could hear the constant hitting of hammers, the roaring fires in bakeries and forges, and many people loudly trading with each other on the streets.

Even more, nearly every person on the streets wore armor and weapons, showing that they were warriors.

Mervin and Shang then left the city without saying anything. When the guards saw Mervin, they simply shot him a greeting and let him pass.

Then, the two of them ran down the long street, which was filled with many different carts. The carts were all filled with different wares.

"You should listen to Soran," Mervin said suddenly.

Shang didn't answer.

Ever since Soran had said that Shang hadn't smiled even once, Shang had fallen into thought.

He still remembered his time on Earth. Back then, he had been a very extroverted and outgoing person. He had enjoyed smiling and being amongst others.

Shang had also smiled quite a bit when he had been in this world. His interactions with the villagers of Coldew Village had felt natural. Shang had smiled politely, and he had laughed with them a little bit.

When had all of this stopped?

When had he stopped smiling?

It wasn't hard to find the moment.

It was when Shang had killed the beggars and when he had decided to kill off his old persona.

He didn't remember his old name anymore, and he also didn't care. He no longer was this person.

was Shang truly the person he

said. "It's

have been thrown out of equilibrium by Soran's words, it means

you but also for you.

someone they feel is dangerous or apathetic. By being as you are now, you will find it harder to get the resources you need in the future. At some point, the traders have enough wealth and power to choose their customers. There is far more demand than supply

sell it to someone you enjoy the company of.

of them put a lot of value on cooperation. We humans are not lonesome beings. One of our biggest strengths is the ability to work together. Someone who appears apathetic and hard

young, Shang," Mervin said. "You have plenty of time to change. The only thing standing in your

truly as cold and apathetic as you appear, Soran's

listen to my words or simply treat them

silently listened to Mervin's words, and he was honestly

He tried to act like a grumpy old man, but he actually wanted to

so much to Shang in such a

Shang wasn't certain

Should he thank him?

he start a discussion with

he will try to put these

end, Shang

of these potential reactions felt like they

them only continued jogging in silence down the

that Shang

hadn't given Mervin an answer, but Mervin saw Shang's answer by his

that would help Shang in the long run. After all, Mervin was

and Mervin knew that Shang knew

Shang didn't even make an attempt at pleasing

someone that liked it when people tried to please him. This was not what he was concerned

about was Shang's inability to try to

for Shang to

only had to thank Mervin

That was it.

doing that? It

didn't say

tiny formality could make his life so much easier, but he