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.

truly the person he

"It's a

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

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

to help someone they feel 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 point, the traders have enough wealth and power to choose their customers. There is far more demand

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

being part of an organization, and many of them put a lot of value on cooperation. We humans are not lonesome beings. One

said. "You have plenty of time to change. The only thing standing in your way is

if you were truly as cold and

you. You can listen to my words or simply treat them as the ramblings of an old

silently listened to Mervin's words, and he was honestly

someone that cared about others. He tried to act like a grumpy old man, but he

said so much to Shang in such a short time, which showed that

a moment, Shang wasn't

Should he thank him?

start a discussion with

him that he will try to put these changes

end, Shang

these potential reactions felt like

continued jogging in silence down the

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

an answer, but Mervin saw Shang's

in the long run. After all, Mervin was an experienced teacher, and the better their relationship, the more Mervin would be willing

that, and Mervin knew that Shang

didn't even make an

understand Mervin incorrectly. Mervin wasn't someone

was Shang's inability to try to make

so easy for Shang to make

had to thank Mervin

That was it.

that? It was simply a mere

Shang didn't

life so