Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang looked at his sword with a lifted eyebrow. Earlier, he had assumed that his sword didn't like the technique because he hadn't perfectly used it. After all, the sword had only been mildly disgusted, not completely.

But apparently, it was the opposite.

The sword really didn't like the technique.

"What don't you like?" Shang asked.

He still felt a bit weird talking to his sword like it was another person or a pet, but he knew that he should get used to it.

Of course, the sword didn't answer.

Shang had a couple of suspicions, but they would need further testing.

So, Shang tried the second technique. All of these techniques were short, singular movements. They weren't a complex array of complicated moves or something like that. At most, they described how one should move one's arms generally and how one should move their legs. One could call these techniques even basic instruction manuals.

When Shang finished the technique, his sword gave feedback again.

It felt a bit weird.

It was like it was eating something with an unknown flavor. It was like it wasn't certain if it should like that flavor or not.

After unleashing the strike and feeling the sword's feedback, Shang stopped with a frown.

He felt the sword's feelings to be familiar.

'Actually, I felt similar to the sword,' Shang thought. 'Although, during the first technique, I wasn't as disgusted as it. However, I still didn't like it.'

'Why is that? Why do I not like this technique?' Shang thought as he scratched his chin.

to the

an upward slice with a simultaneous jump to the back. The purpose of

the aggressive one, while the other one had to react. The reason why one side could be aggressive in the first place was that the other side had

in

performed a subpar strike during one's offense, no one

one performed a subpar block, one

didn't lose the offense, they could theoretically continue attacking forever. They only had to wait

the jump to the back, was a technique to get one out of such a bind. The upward slice would include nearly all of the power of the user, and since

also block a strike, as long as they used a fitting

own attack blocked, the user could jump back, resetting the fight. At that point, the opponent would lose their momentum, and the two

hadn't been the biggest fan of it. However, he had still been willing to give it

don't I like the first technique?' Shang thought as he

has its uses. If I were in a passive situation, it would definitely be useful. Just looking at its performance, I see

this situation a

thought with a frown. 'I mean, it is strong. I can't deny that.

feels wrong. It's like it's

the point, right? It's supposed to

the issue is that I simply don't like it. It's like some amazing series TV show about crime. Everyone loves it, and every crime fanatic recommends it. However,

don't

at

can see the quality, but I just

about the second technique? The sword felt unfamiliar with this technique, and I know

really used

feint. Feints had the goal of making the opponent move in a certain manner, which would make it harder for them to react to unsuspecting attacks.

enemy, it went into a curve and went back to the right side, but on a lower level. This left the user in a very wide and open stance, but it also gave them a lot of space and wind-up time for

opponent fell for the feint, they would have either slashed to their left

would be fully focused on their

just suddenly