Sword God in a World of Magic

"Has Master told you what the Caterpillar Class represents?" Soran asked.

"No, but I can guess what it's for," Shang answered. "It's probably a class designed for warriors to reach the True Path Stage in the future, right?"

"Oh?" Soran uttered in surprise. "How did you find out?"

"The name and also the dean's advice," Shang said. "I presume the students of the Caterpillar class are weak in the beginning just so they can build upon their foundations until they explode forward in power. Just like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. Additionally, the dean told me that I should hone my Battle-Strength as much as I can before reaching the General Stage."

"Correct," Soran said with a nod. "By the way, when is your procedure scheduled?"

"Not for another 18 months or so."

Soran lifted an eyebrow. "That's quite a long time. It seems like Master puts a lot of emphasis on your growth. In my eyes, your Battle-Strength is already enough for you to reach the General Stage."

Then, Soran shrugged. "However, that's why I'm a Commander Stage warrior and why Master is a True Path Stage Warrior. He knows better than me."

"Anyway," Soran said as he took out a book from his Space Ring. "This is a copy of the rules and your schedule."

Shang took the book into his hands.

SHING!

book, this one far bigger than the other one. "And these are all the techniques you

furrowed brows. "All of them? Just like that? I thought I would need Contribution Points or

need Contribution Points for the valuable techniques. However, as a student of the

you are not allowed to

he heard that. "Not allowed to learn them? Then why am I even here?"

me," Soran explained. "Have you

know of the True Path Stage until I came here, and I hadn't had

Path Stage is called as such since reaching the True Path Stage requires you to create your own path. Ironically, the True Path doesn't refer to the one true path, but to

reason why no

already have your own personalized way of fighting. Of course, as it is now, your fighting style still has a lot of

think of that. "Then what am I even learning here? This is an academy, is it not? Am I not

Soran said. "You are your own teachers. We actual teachers are only there to guide you in the right direction and provide different kinds of services. Our dynamic is more along the lines of

you should do. We are going to show you what your opponents will do. It is up to you to find a

is more like a fitness gym than a fighting dojo. There are trainers walking around in the gym, but they only give advice when asked. They don't specifically hold lessons on how to craft the perfect body,'

much a human body can do. But here? I

took the book of

SHING!

picture of a muscular arm in black armor, ready to

You have an assigned room in this building near the front of the second floor.

your room first. Your uniforms are there, and you should get them first. If you decide to live in the Farm Line,