Sword God in a World of Magic

Knock, knock, knock.

Shang opened his eyes. He had finished his routine training a couple of hours ago, and he had been concentrating on his Affinity ever since. He felt like he was close to achieving another breakthrough with his Affinity.

Shang stood up and walked to the door.

After opening it, Shang saw Vice-Dean Soran in front of him.

The hall was very dark, and Shang's inner clock told him that it was about two hours before dawn.

"Follow me," Vice-Dean Soran said with a solemn tone.

Then, Vice-Dean Soran walked over to the stairs.

Shang followed.

After they arrived at the stairs, Vice-Dean Soran walked to an empty wall and put his emblem on it.

A complicated pattern appeared on the wall, and a second later, the wall parted.

Now, there was a set of stairs in front of Shang that led downward.

Apparently, the main building of the Warrior's Academy also had a basement.

Shang followed Vice-Dean Soran into the underground, and the wall closed behind them. At the same time, several crystals on the wall began to shine.

Shang could feel Light Mana coming from them.

The two of them walked down the stairs for around a minute in silence before they arrived in front of another door.

"This is the place where the academy stores its most valuable wares," Vice-Dean Soran said. "You are encouraged to keep this place a secret."

Shang only nodded.

Vice-Dean Soran opened the door, and the two of them entered.

A dimly lit hallway was in front of Shang now with several old wooden doors at the side.

As soon as Shang entered the hallway, he felt like he had been submerged in a wave of Elemental Mana.

Surprisingly, the majority of the Elemental Mana was Darkness Mana.

'I've already suspected that the academy also sells Darkness ore,' Shang thought.

"Surprised?" Vice-Dean Soran asked.

"By what?" Shang asked.

your peculiar Affinity," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Are you surprised that

heard that Soran knew of his Affinity, he

biggest fan of Shang, and he

Vice-Dean Soran saw Shang's reaction, he

that if someone is very distrustful of everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted? Deceptive people assume that everyone around them

Shang didn't answer.

I would tell you that I have no reason to do anything to you and that I'm someone that errs on the side

would you err on the side of belief?" Shang asked with

to believe someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't he open himself

Soran said. "So what if someone lies to me or betrays me?

that you and I do not have the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said.

only looked

are not nearly worth it to betray my lifelong teacher and the Duke," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Less

the verbal attack, but on the other hand, Soran's words

him was not even close to being

thing in mind, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we

asked with a

Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old. I was already a Commander Stage warrior back then, and the Dean

when he heard how long Vice-Dean Soran had already been a Commander

the last year, Shang had learned about

lived as

warriors lived to be around 150 years

to be around

the True

After all, the Dean was the first True

decades longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend

was an additional difference between the

known that Vice-Dean Soran had been the Dean's student for

walking for a while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a seemingly random, old door at the

followed after Vice-Dean

room, a cold, oppressive feeling washed over

much in the room. It

note was a table made of cold metal in the middle of the room

of

small, scaly mass. He couldn't see the entire thing since it had

could see was that the thing was around 30 centimeters wide and

as Shang saw it, he

day ago, Shang had felt the

had felt just before he had seen the

also felt like it was familiar, even though he had never seen

saw the thing, the thing suddenly began

It was still alive!

could finally

Face?