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.

truly the person he wanted to

"It's

out of equilibrium by Soran's words, it means there is still hope for

for you. It

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 customers. There is

sell 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

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

of time to change. The only thing standing

cold and apathetic as you

words or simply treat them

had silently listened to Mervin's words, and

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

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

moment, Shang wasn't certain

Should he thank him?

a discussion with

and tell him that he will try to put these changes into

the end,

reactions felt like they

them only continued jogging in silence down

with furrowed brows that Shang didn't react, and he

but Mervin saw Shang's answer by

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

obviously knew that, and Mervin knew that Shang knew

didn't even make

wasn't someone that liked it when people

was concerned about was Shang's inability to try to

Shang to make his life

to thank Mervin for

That was it.

that?

didn't

formality could make his life so much