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.

wasn't saying anything else,

toward Shang and spoke some short

BANG!

thrown at one

Shang's

he looked back at the

violence," Shang said

"Why?"

"For what reason?"

you have to gain from

covet my wealth? I don't have

me won't make

kill to become

kill for

"I retreat. You follow."

more do

that, Shang

spoke in short and simple sentences. However, his sentences

an infuriated expression at

contact the Skythunder Kingdom?" she asked with power

a

"Towns."

"Cities."

"Kingdoms."

are

group of humans working for a

for a second

"I see no difference."

powers, organizations, Kingdoms, or whatever are the

not interested in furthering the greed of a

as he looked at

the Mage shouted as power gathered around her being. "Speak the truth

looked into

"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."

"Why?"

"Why deceive others?"

deceiving others, you are not

it so difficult to believe

Silence.

BANG!

against the wall again, and this time, his injuries were even

the Mage shouted in fury. "You learned the Beast Unity but say you do not want to help the very people that allowed you to become this strong in the first

looking at the Mage with

made the Mage

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

parasite talk about these grandstanding ideals of peace and

the wilderness after accepting the investment we gave you! You learn our techniques, 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 ours?!" the Mage shouted in

up and looked at the Mage with

you honestly believe what you are saying?" Shang asked

a counterargument! Instead of addressing the faults

the Mage's eyes

"Spoken words are unimportant."

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