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

said. "It's

a good thing," Mervin said. "If your feelings have been thrown out of equilibrium

isn't only a good thing for the people around you but also for you. It makes it far easier to interact

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 far more

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 would need to pay a hefty

humans are not lonesome beings. One of our biggest strengths is the ability to work together. Someone who appears apathetic and hard

time to change. The only thing standing in

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

my words or simply treat them as the ramblings of an old man," Mervin

listened to Mervin's words, and he was honestly

tried to act like a grumpy old man, but he actually wanted to

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

a moment, Shang wasn't

Should he thank him?

he start a discussion with

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

the end, Shang

of these potential reactions felt like

only continued jogging in

noticed with furrowed brows that Shang

given Mervin an answer, but Mervin saw Shang's answer by

all, Mervin was an experienced teacher, and the better their relationship, the more Mervin would be willing to teach

knew that, and Mervin

Shang didn't even make an attempt

someone that liked it when people tried to please him. This was not what he

about was Shang's inability to

easy for Shang to make his life

thank

That was it.

about doing that? It was simply a mere

didn't say

going through this tiny formality could make his life