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 wanted

know," Shang said. "It's a lot to

good thing," Mervin said. "If your feelings have been thrown out of equilibrium by Soran's words, it means there is still hope

isn't only a good thing for the people around you but also for you. It makes

don't want to help 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.

your supply to anyone you want, you will sell it to someone you enjoy the company of. Sure, you can probably also buy these supplies, but you

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

are still young, Shang," Mervin said. "You have plenty of time to change. The

After all, if you were truly as cold and apathetic as you appear, Soran's words wouldn't have had an effect on

to my words or simply treat them as the ramblings of an

silently listened to Mervin's words, and

Mervin was truly someone that cared about others. He tried to act like a grumpy old man, but he

too much, but he had said so much to Shang in such a short time,

moment, Shang wasn't certain what he

Should he thank him?

a

and tell him that he will try to put these changes

end,

of these potential reactions

only continued jogging

Shang didn't react, and

given Mervin an answer, but Mervin

in the long run. After all, Mervin was an experienced teacher, and the better their relationship, the more Mervin would be willing to

knew that, and Mervin knew that Shang knew

make an attempt at

understand Mervin incorrectly. Mervin wasn't someone that liked it when people tried to please him. This

about was Shang's inability to

was so easy for Shang to make his life

to thank Mervin for his

That was it.

was so hard about doing that? It was simply

Shang didn't say

going through this tiny formality could make his life so much