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

Shang said. "It's a lot

your feelings have been thrown out of equilibrium by Soran's

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

being as you are now, you will find it harder to get the resources you need in the future. At some point, the

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

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

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

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

my words or simply treat

words, and he was honestly

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

too much, but he had said so much to Shang in

wasn't certain what

Should he thank him?

a discussion

that he will try to

end,

of these potential reactions

two of them only continued jogging in silence

with furrowed brows that Shang

an answer, but

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

obviously knew that, and Mervin

Shang didn't even make an attempt

this moment, one had to pay attention that one didn't understand Mervin incorrectly. Mervin wasn't someone that liked it

was concerned about was Shang's inability to try to make his

so easy for Shang to make his

thank Mervin for

That was it.

doing that? It

Shang didn't

his life so