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.

the person he wanted

"It's a

thrown out

also for you. It makes it far easier to interact with the world,

now, you will find it harder to get the resources you need in the future. At some point, the traders have enough wealth

to someone you enjoy the company of. Sure, you can probably also buy these supplies, but you would need to

part of an organization, and many 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 to get along with

of time to change. The only thing standing

were truly as cold and apathetic as you appear, Soran's words wouldn't have had

you. You can listen to my words or simply

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

someone that cared about others. He tried to act like a grumpy

said so much to Shang in such a short time, which showed

moment, Shang wasn't certain what

Should he thank him?

start a

that he will try to put these changes into

the end, Shang

potential reactions

of them only continued jogging

furrowed brows that Shang didn't react, and

given Mervin an answer, but Mervin saw Shang's

something that would help Shang in the long run. After all, Mervin was an experienced teacher, and the better

knew that, and Mervin knew that

even make an attempt

to pay attention that one didn't understand Mervin incorrectly. Mervin wasn't someone that

about was Shang's inability

easy for Shang

to thank Mervin for his

That was it.

so hard about doing that? It was simply a

Shang didn't

through this tiny formality could make his life so