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.

saying anything

hand toward Shang

BANG!

thrown at one of the walls of the

of Shang's bones

at the Mage, his expression hadn't

violence," Shang said as he

"Why?"

"For what reason?"

do you have to gain from

my wealth?

make you

to become

Mages kill

"I retreat. You follow."

do you

that, Shang became silent

and simple sentences. However, his sentences were

Mage looked with an

contact the Skythunder Kingdom?" she asked with power

without a

"Towns."

"Cities."

"Kingdoms."

all are

of humans working for

silent for a second as he looked

"I see no difference."

whatever are the same to

furthering the greed

became silent again as

gathered around

calmly looked into the Mage's

"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."

"Why?"

"Why deceive others?"

others, you are not worthy of what

so difficult to

Silence.

BANG!

again, and this time,

learned the Beast Unity but say you do not want to help the very people that allowed you to become this strong in the

himself and continued looking at the Mage with the same

reason, Shang's expression made the Mage explode

into the continued development of techniques so that you may become more powerful!" she shouted as

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

and now you say you don't owe us and that we

and looked at the Mage with the same

you honestly believe what you are saying?" Shang asked

angrier. "You don't even have a counterargument! Instead of addressing the faults in

silently looked into the Mage's eyes for two

"Spoken words are unimportant."

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