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.

the

said. "It's a

Mervin said. "If your feelings have been thrown out of equilibrium by Soran's words, it means

open and less self-destructive isn't only a good thing for the people around you but also for you. It makes it far easier to interact with the

find it harder to get the resources you

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 would need to pay a

not lonesome beings. One

plenty of time to change. The only thing standing in your way is

can change. After all, if you were truly as cold and apathetic as you appear, Soran's words

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

Mervin's words, and

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

to Shang in such a short time,

Shang wasn't certain

Should he thank him?

start a discussion with

tell him that he will try to put these changes

the end, Shang did

reactions felt like they weren't

only continued jogging in silence down

noticed with furrowed brows that Shang didn't react,

Mervin an answer, but Mervin saw

Shang in the long run. After all, Mervin

knew that, and Mervin knew that

didn't even make an attempt at pleasing

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

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

for Shang

thank

That was it.

hard about doing that? It was simply

Shang didn't say

could make his life so much easier, but he didn't even do