The Mage looked at Shang with narrowed eyes, but Shang only calmly looked back.

Shang had already thought of a persona he would adapt in this foreign kingdom.

Just now, the best way to disguise himself had been acting as a wild barbarian that didn't belong to any power, village, or city. That would give him an excuse not to know much about the Grandmountain Kingdom and for being alone in the wilderness.

But that also meant that Shang had to act the part.

Because of that, Shang decided to adopt a stupider version of teacher Mervin.

Mervin was the righteous teacher of swordsmanship in the warrior's academy. He didn't speak much, but when he did, his words were wise.

Shang essentially channeled a younger and more isolated version of him.

Taciturn, introverted, honest.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" the Mage asked with narrowed eyes.

"My name is unimportant," Shang said slowly. "Names are only important when there are others to speak them."

"And this is my home."

"I'll ask again. Please leave," he said slowly.

The Mage looked deeply into Shang's eye.

"And if I don't?" she asked.

Shang looked at her for a second, and then…

He continued swinging his sword.

"This is why I don't want to live amongst you," Shang said as he swung another time.

"You enter my home."

"I ask you to leave."

"You threaten me."

"All this boasting and needless aggression."

"We have no conflict."

"I don't want to hurt you."

"Why do you want to hurt me?"

Shang said each of these short sentences between each swing, not looking at the Mage.

"Pointless."

Shang swung once more.

And once more.

And one more time.

realized that Shang wasn't saying anything else, and she became

toward Shang and

BANG!

at one of the

of Shang's

he looked back at the

violence," Shang said as he

"Why?"

"For what reason?"

you have to gain from attacking me?" Shang

you covet my wealth? I don't have

won't make

kill to

Mages kill

"I retreat. You follow."

do you

that, Shang became

and simple sentences. However, his

looked with an

Skythunder Kingdom?" she asked

said without a change in his

"Towns."

"Cities."

"Kingdoms."

are the same

of humans working

Shang remained silent for a second as he

"I see no difference."

whatever are the

furthering the

silent again as he

the Mage shouted as power gathered around her being. "Speak the truth

looked into the Mage's

"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."

"Why?"

"Why deceive others?"

you are not worthy of what you

so difficult to believe

Silence.

BANG!

the wall again, and this time,

"You learned the Beast Unity but say you do not want to help the

righted himself and continued looking at the Mage with the

expression made the Mage

development of techniques so that you

consume the fruits of our labor but refuse to offer your power in return! You parasite talk about these grandstanding

the wilderness after accepting the investment we gave you! You learn our techniques, consume our resources, learn from our teachers, and now you say you don't

slowly stood up and looked at

honestly believe what you are saying?"

got even angrier. "You don't even have a counterargument! Instead of addressing

silently looked into the Mage's eyes for

"Spoken words are unimportant."

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