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

her hand toward Shang and spoke some

BANG!

was suddenly thrown at one

of Shang's bones

at the Mage,

violence," Shang said as

"Why?"

"For what reason?"

you have to gain

you covet my wealth?

won't make you more

kill to become more

Mages kill

"I retreat. You follow."

do

that, Shang became silent

sentences. However, his sentences were

looked with an

you contact the Skythunder Kingdom?" she asked with power in her

Shang said without a change in

"Towns."

"Cities."

"Kingdoms."

all are the same

humans working for a

a second as he looked

"I see no difference."

whatever are the

not interested in furthering the greed of a

as he looked at the

power gathered around her being. "Speak

calmly looked into

"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."

"Why?"

"Why deceive others?"

deceiving others, you are

so difficult

Silence.

BANG!

wall again, and this time, his

in fury. "You learned the Beast Unity but say you do not want to help the very

righted himself and continued looking at the Mage with the same expression without

some reason, Shang's expression made the Mage explode

techniques so that you may become more

return! You parasite talk about these grandstanding ideals of peace and harmony, but you benefit from the very things the

consume our resources, learn from our teachers, and now you say you don't owe us and that we are the aggressors for wanting what is rightfully

looked at

what you

angrier. "You don't even have a counterargument! Instead of addressing the faults in your ideology I just highlighted,

looked into the Mage's eyes for

"Spoken words are unimportant."

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