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.

Shang wasn't saying

her hand toward Shang and

BANG!

at one of the walls of the

Shang's bones

when he looked back at the Mage,

violence," Shang said as he stood

"Why?"

"For what reason?"

you have to gain from attacking

covet my wealth? I don't

won't make you more

kill to become more

kill

"I retreat. You follow."

more do you

that, Shang became

sentences. However, his sentences were very direct

Mage looked with an infuriated

you contact the Skythunder Kingdom?" she asked with power

Shang said without a change in

"Towns."

"Cities."

"Kingdoms."

are the

group of humans working

Shang remained silent for a second

"I see no difference."

organizations, Kingdoms, or whatever are the same to

not interested in furthering

as he looked

as power gathered around her being. "Speak

looked into

"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."

"Why?"

"Why deceive others?"

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

so difficult

Silence.

BANG!

wall again, and this time, his injuries were

shouted in fury. "You learned the Beast Unity but say you do not want

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

Shang's expression made the Mage explode

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

consume the fruits of 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

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

stood up and looked at

what you are saying?" Shang

"You don't even have a counterargument! Instead of addressing the faults in

into the

"Spoken words are unimportant."

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