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

"It's

have been thrown out of

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

you need in the future. At some point, the traders have

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

a lot of value on cooperation. We humans are not lonesome beings. One of

young, Shang," Mervin said. "You have plenty of time to

cold and apathetic as

can listen to my words or simply treat

listened to Mervin's words, and he was honestly thinking about

about others. He tried to act like a grumpy old man, but he actually wanted to help

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

wasn't certain

Should he thank him?

he start a discussion

and tell him that he will try to put

end, Shang did

potential reactions felt like they

the two of them only continued jogging in silence

brows that Shang didn't react, and

hadn't given Mervin an answer, but Mervin saw Shang's answer by

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

that, and Mervin

even make an attempt at

that one didn't understand Mervin incorrectly. Mervin wasn't someone that liked it when people

was Shang's inability to try to

easy for Shang to make

thank

That was it.

so hard about doing that? It was simply a

didn't say

through this tiny formality could make his life so much easier, but he