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

Shang and spoke

BANG!

thrown at one of

Shang's

when he looked back at the Mage, his expression hadn't

Shang said

"Why?"

"For what reason?"

you have to gain from attacking

you covet my wealth?

make

to become

Mages kill

"I retreat. You follow."

more do you

Shang

short and simple sentences. However, his sentences were very direct

Mage looked with an infuriated expression at

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

a change

"Towns."

"Cities."

"Kingdoms."

are the same

humans working for a

silent for a second as he looked

"I see no difference."

or whatever

furthering the

again as

the Mage shouted as power gathered around

calmly looked into the

"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."

"Why?"

"Why deceive others?"

gain something by deceiving others, you are not worthy of

difficult

Silence.

BANG!

against the wall again, and this

Beast Unity but say you do not want to

looking at the Mage with the same expression without saying

Shang's expression made the

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

to offer your power in return! You parasite talk about these grandstanding ideals of peace and harmony,

teachers, and now you say you don't owe us and that we are the aggressors for wanting what is rightfully ours?!" the Mage shouted

and looked at the Mage

believe what you are saying?"

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

silently looked into the Mage's eyes for

"Spoken words are unimportant."

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