Sword God in a World of Magic

Saying that Shang was surprised would be an understatement.

He knew that Teacher Mervin was powerful, but he hadn't known that he was this powerful!

Teacher Mervin could actually reach the True Path Stage if he so chose to!

"Then, why are you a Late Commander Stage warrior?" Shang asked in shock.

Teacher Mervin chuckled a bit. "Didn't you already find out the reason why?"

Shang was confused for a second, but then he realized.

"You don't want to only fight warriors," Shang said.

"Correct," Teacher Mervin said with a nod. "When I was 123 years old, I found my Path. I realized my goal, and after decades of training, I finally unlocked the ability to beat any warrior comparable to me in level."

"It has always been my goal to be the most powerful warrior. After all, I am a warrior, and just like any other warrior, I want to be the best."

"But when I reached my goal, I realized something."

"There was so much more in the world."

"High Mages could fly without a Spell."

"I wanted to fly."

"Zone Beasts could do whatever they want."

"I want to do whatever I want."

"And, even more, many Kings in the past vanished without a trace. They didn't die, but they simply vanished."

"I'm pretty sure that there is a wider world beyond the Abyss, and they probably went there."

"I want to go there."

Then, Teacher Mervin sighed.

"However, I have already achieved my goal."

"I was the most powerful warrior."

"Yet, I couldn't do any of these other things."

"Achieving my goal felt empty after realizing all of these things."

"That's when I realized that I chose the wrong goal."

the

found my Path, but this was the Path of a

was no longer the person

because my old Path was no longer useful for

thirty years, I concentrated on increasing my Battle-Strength when it comes

ten years ago, I managed to widen my

how to fight

Path while fighting a

exist, and I nearly died in my fight. But in the end, I managed to

was the only Commander Stage warrior in the world that could win against a beast on my level solo, even

more Shang heard, the

same level as oneself as a

was like Shang fighting a weak Late Commander Stage beast if one included his

Mervin was probably just as good, if not better, when it came to fighting beasts than

about the last ten years, I've been focusing on

can finally beat a Mage on my level, I will be ready for the

I don't know how long it will take. It might happen tomorrow. It might never happen.

my reason for staying in the Late

had had no idea that

Shang had assumed that Vice-Dean Ranos was the most powerful Commander Stage warrior, with Vice-Dean Soran being just below him

there was this

amongst the teachers, but he hadn't thought that he had

you understand what I want to

Path doesn't mean

should look at myself and

with a smile. "Do you want to be the strongest warrior

his head.

want to be

a great difference between these two

strongest warrior in the world was the

strongest

glanced at the

and the God couldn't

a more difficult Path than

what you fight.

Mervin glanced at the

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

anyone else, and you might need to take more time than anyone else. If you

you willing to

Mages overtake you in total power while you remain at

world be changed by others while you remain on a level of power that has no other option but to adapt to the very changes other powers decide to implement?"

a

to change the world, but

Teacher Mervin was showing Shang his