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

Shang said. "It's

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

also for you. It makes it far

now, you will find it harder to get the resources you need

your supply to anyone you want, you will sell it to someone you enjoy the

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

are still young, Shang," Mervin said. "You have plenty of time to change. The only thing standing in

as cold and apathetic as you

words

silently listened to Mervin's words, and he was

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

to Shang in such a short time, which showed

wasn't certain what he should

Should he thank him?

a discussion

and tell him that he will try to put

the end, Shang

reactions felt like they weren't

of them only continued jogging in silence

that Shang didn't react, and he

Mervin an answer, but Mervin saw Shang's answer

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

Mervin knew

didn't even make an attempt at

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

was Shang's inability to try

so easy for Shang to make his

only had to thank Mervin

That was it.

hard about doing that? It was simply a

didn't

formality could make his life