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 person

don't know," Shang said. "It's a

a good thing," Mervin said. "If your feelings have been thrown out of equilibrium by Soran's words,

more 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 world, and you will find your way

will find it harder to get the resources you need in the future. At some point, the traders have

will sell it to someone you enjoy the company of. Sure, you can probably also buy these

not lonesome beings. One of our biggest strengths is the ability to work together. Someone who

time to change. The only thing

as cold and apathetic as you appear, Soran's words

You can listen to my words or simply treat them as

Mervin's words, and he was honestly

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

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

wasn't certain what

Should he thank him?

a discussion with

tell him that he

the end, Shang did

of these potential reactions felt like they weren't

only continued jogging in

furrowed brows that Shang didn't react,

an answer, but Mervin saw Shang's

the long run. After all, Mervin was an experienced teacher, and the better their

Mervin knew that Shang knew

Shang didn't even make an attempt at pleasing

moment, 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

was Shang's inability

so easy for Shang to

thank Mervin for his

That was it.

was so hard about doing that? It was simply a

didn't say

could make his life so