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 he wanted to

know," Shang said. "It's

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

around you but also for you. It

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

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

are techniques and resources you can 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 of our biggest strengths is the ability to work together. Someone who appears

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

all, if you were truly as cold and apathetic as you appear, Soran's

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

had silently listened to Mervin's words, and

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

said so much to Shang

a moment, Shang wasn't certain

Should he thank him?

a discussion with

smile and tell him that he will try to put these

end, Shang did

reactions

continued jogging in silence down

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

given Mervin an answer, but Mervin

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

obviously knew that, and Mervin knew

Shang didn't even make an

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. This was not what he was concerned

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

was so easy for Shang

thank Mervin

That was it.

about doing that? It

didn't

formality could make his life so much easier, but he