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.

Shang truly the

"It's a lot

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

you but also for you. It makes

dangerous or apathetic. By being as you are now, you will find it harder to get the resources you need in the

sell it to someone you enjoy the company of. Sure, you can probably

them put a lot of value on cooperation. We humans are not lonesome beings. One of our biggest strengths is the ability to work together. Someone who

"You have plenty of time to

you were truly as cold and apathetic as you appear, Soran's words wouldn't have had

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

to Mervin's words, and he

He tried to act like

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

a moment, Shang wasn't

Should he thank him?

a

smile and tell him that he

the end, Shang did

of these potential reactions felt like they

them only continued jogging in silence

furrowed brows that Shang didn't react, and he

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

long run. After all, Mervin was an experienced

and Mervin knew

make an attempt at

one had to pay attention that one didn't understand Mervin incorrectly. Mervin wasn't someone that liked

about was Shang's inability to try to make

easy for Shang

to thank

That was it.

hard about doing that? It was

Shang didn't say

going through this tiny formality could make his life