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."

chose the wrong

Path, but this was the Path

realizations, I was no

new Path because my old Path was no longer useful for

last thirty years, I concentrated on increasing my Battle-Strength when it comes to fighting beasts and

years ago, I managed to widen

to

that Path while fighting

are one of the weakest Late Commander Stage beasts that exist, and I nearly died in my

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

the

level as oneself as

a weak Late Commander Stage beast if one included his

just as good, if not better,

years, I've been

I can finally beat a Mage on my level,

it will take. It might happen tomorrow. It might

the Late

no idea that Teacher

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

was this hidden

Teacher Mervin was a bit special amongst the teachers, but he hadn't thought that he had already condensed such a powerful True

what I want to

answered. "Condensing a Path doesn't mean that I should reach the

inadequate, I should look at myself and see if I am happy with my

you want to be the strongest warrior

shook his head.

want to be

a great difference between

strongest warrior in the

strongest

glanced at the

Dean and the God couldn't be

difficult Path than me, Shang,"

matter what you fight. May it be warriors,

Mervin glanced at

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

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

willing

and Mages overtake you in total power while

that has no other option but to adapt to the very changes

took a

the world, but not

Teacher Mervin was showing Shang his