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.
Mage realized that Shang wasn't saying anything else,
Shang and spoke
BANG!
was suddenly thrown at one of
Shang's bones
back at
said as he stood
"Why?"
"For what reason?"
to gain
my wealth? I don't have
make you more
kill to
kill
"I retreat. You follow."
more do you
Shang became
in short and simple sentences. However, his sentences were very direct
Mage looked with an
did you contact the Skythunder Kingdom?" she asked with power in her
a
"Towns."
"Cities."
"Kingdoms."
are
humans working
second as he looked at
"I see no difference."
whatever are the
not interested in furthering the greed
as he
gathered around her
looked into the
"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."
"Why?"
"Why deceive others?"
you gain something by deceiving others, you are not worthy of what
it so difficult to believe
Silence.
BANG!
wall again, and this time, his injuries
do not want to help the very people that allowed you
righted himself and continued looking at the Mage with
Shang's expression made
the continued development of techniques so that
offer your power in return! You parasite talk about these grandstanding ideals
from our teachers, and
stood up and looked at
believe what you are saying?" Shang
only got even angrier. "You don't even have a counterargument! Instead of addressing the
looked into the Mage's
"Spoken words are unimportant."
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