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?"

only a few blacksmiths that can make weapons

I joined the Caterpillar Class in the first place. However, what am I supposed to do without a weapon when I reach my goal? That's

Shang of his first conversation with the

was so that he didn't need to

certain sense, Sarah was trying to do exactly that, even if her goal was "only"

that this was too much for Shang, which was why he helped him

Sarah wanted to do

bad for her since she was comparing herself to Shang, which

of the God, the Dean, and Duke

as strong as I am now is because of the help of several powerful people," Shang explained.

trying to say with that?" Sarah asked with annoyance as everyone

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

at Shang as she stood in the queue. "So? So what if you have powerful people helping you? Strength is strength. The way

outlook is

Shang. "So, what happened

anything. "Quiet! We are about to start our hunt. You can talk

lifted an eyebrow while Elver only sighed. "Sure

Astor, who only

the leader of his hunting team and that he also

the leader is,' Shang thought as he looked at Sarah's back. 'But honestly,

a strong backer, how

was probably the

fell into silence as Sarah talked to a guard that had approached her. She handed over

gave two to

of waiting, it was finally their

towards the edge

could see for kilometers upon kilometers into

"Follow me," Sarah said.

jumped off the

took a deep breath. He had faced death multiple times, but he still felt nervous when he thought about jumping off such a

later,