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, and she

her hand toward Shang and spoke some short

BANG!

was suddenly thrown at one of the

Shang's

he looked back at the Mage, his expression

violence," Shang said

"Why?"

"For what reason?"

do you have to gain

you covet my wealth?

me won't make you

to become

Mages kill

"I retreat. You follow."

do

that, Shang

only spoke in short and simple sentences. However, his sentences were very

Mage looked with an infuriated

you contact the Skythunder Kingdom?"

a change in his

"Towns."

"Cities."

"Kingdoms."

are

humans

remained silent for a second as he looked at the

"I see no difference."

Kingdoms, or whatever

furthering the greed

as he

lying!" the Mage shouted as power gathered around her being.

into the Mage's

"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."

"Why?"

"Why deceive others?"

you gain something by deceiving others, you are not worthy of

so difficult to

Silence.

BANG!

was thrown against the wall again, and this time, his injuries

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

himself and continued looking at the Mage

expression made the Mage explode in

so much into the continued development of techniques so that you may become

our labor but refuse to offer your power in return! You parasite talk about these grandstanding ideals of peace and harmony, but you benefit from the very things the people you despise

our teachers, and now you say you don't owe us and that

slowly stood up and looked at

honestly believe what you are saying?"

have a counterargument! Instead of addressing the faults in your ideology I just highlighted,

the

"Spoken words are unimportant."

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