Sword God in a World of Magic

Everyone followed after Sarah with different expressions.

Shang was annoyed.

Astor was laughing.

Elver only helplessly smiled from the side.

The four of them passed some guards as they climbed the wall at the eastern side of Warrior's Paradise. Shang could also see several other teams in front and behind them, and he also noticed that basically all of them were at the General Stage.

The three of them caught up with Sarah while they were still climbing the wall.

"You seem rather annoyed at meeting me again," Shang commented from behind Sarah.

"Yes," Sarah answered directly, "but I'm not annoyed at you but at myself. Seeing your current power shows me that I have been slacking off for the last year. I thought that I had already put my everything into becoming more powerful, but apparently, I was mistaken."

'She doesn't sound like she's lying,' Shang thought.

"Why aren't you in the General Stage grade in the academy?" Shang asked. "With your hardworking personality, you should have easily been accepted."

"I declined," Sarah answered.

This surprised Shang.

"Why?"

"Because joining the General Stage grade means focusing completely on becoming a Commander Stage warrior, and that is not what I want," Sarah said.

"Then, what do you want?" Shang asked.

"I want to become a powerful blacksmith."

Shang raised an eyebrow. "Is there a specific reason behind that decision?"

of the wall. "There are only a few blacksmiths that can

to become a True Path Stage warrior, which is why I joined the Caterpillar Class in the first place. However, what am I supposed to do without a weapon when

of his first conversation with

had given Shang Sword was so

exactly that, even if her goal was "only" the

too much for

to do

He felt a bit bad for her since she was comparing herself to Shang, which was not a

of the God, the

help of several powerful people," Shang explained. "Without their help,

are you trying to say with that?" Sarah asked with annoyance as

don't have the luxury of having so many powerful people helping you. You are already better than me if I didn't have so

have powerful people helping you? Strength is strength. The way you obtained your strength is irrelevant. If we were

'Her outlook is

Elver said from behind Shang. "So, what happened over the last year?

"Quiet! We are about to start our hunt. You can talk about these things after

an eyebrow while Elver only sighed. "Sure

looked at Astor,

that he actually wasn't the leader of his hunting team and

thought as he looked at Sarah's back. 'But honestly,

strong backer, how powerful would she be

was probably the most

silence as Sarah talked to a guard that had approached her. She handed over a sack of gold, and the guard took out

the talismans and gave two

waiting, it was finally their

of them stepped towards the edge of the wall, and

up, and Shang could see for kilometers upon kilometers

"Follow me," Sarah said.

she jumped off

he still felt nervous when he

two seconds later,