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.

Shang truly the person he wanted to

know," Shang said. "It's

have been thrown out of equilibrium by Soran's words, it means there is still hope

you but also for you. It makes it far easier to interact with

generally 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. At some point, the traders have enough wealth and power to choose their

anyone you want, you will sell it to someone you enjoy the company of. Sure, you can probably also

only acquire by being part of an organization, and many of them put a lot of value on cooperation. We humans are not lonesome beings. One

time to change. The only thing standing

certain that you can change. After all, if you were truly as cold and apathetic as you

the end, it's up to you. You can listen to my words or simply treat them as the ramblings of an old

to Mervin's words, and

truly someone that cared about others. He tried to act like

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

wasn't certain what he should

Should he thank him?

he start a

tell him that he will try

end, Shang

of these potential reactions

of them only continued

Shang didn't react,

but Mervin

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

knew that, and Mervin knew that

make an attempt

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

was Shang's inability to try to make his

easy for Shang to

to thank Mervin for

That was it.

that? It was

Shang didn't

going through this tiny formality could make his life so much easier, but