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

"It's a lot to

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

being more open and less self-destructive isn't only a good thing for the people around you but also for you.

apathetic. By being as you are now, you will find it harder to get the resources you

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

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 is not

"You have plenty of time to change. The only

you can change. After all, if you were truly as cold and apathetic as you appear, Soran's words wouldn't

can listen to my words or simply treat them

silently listened to Mervin's words, and

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

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

moment, Shang wasn't certain what

Should he thank him?

he start a

tell him that he will try

end, Shang did

potential reactions felt like they

the two of them only continued jogging in silence down

with furrowed brows that Shang

hadn't given Mervin an answer, but Mervin saw

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

and Mervin knew that

didn't even make

one had to pay attention that one didn't understand Mervin incorrectly. Mervin wasn't someone that liked it when people tried to please him.

Shang's inability to try to make

easy for Shang to make his life

had to thank Mervin for his

That was it.

about doing that? It was simply

Shang didn't

this tiny formality could make his life so