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

this was the Path of

new realizations, I was no longer the person that chose that

because my old Path was

last thirty years, I concentrated on increasing

ten years ago, I managed to widen

to fight

achieved that Path while fighting a Late Commander Stage

Stage beasts that exist, and

world that could win against a beast on my level solo, even if it was

heard, the

the same level as oneself as a warrior without the Procedure

Stage beast if one included his Procedure. He could theoretically win, but

as good, if not better, when it came to fighting beasts than

Mervin's smile widened. "And for about the last ten years, I've been focusing on Mages. I'm learning a

when I can finally beat a Mage on my

how long it will take. It might happen tomorrow. It

in the Late Commander Stage," Teacher

idea that Teacher Mervin

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

there was this hidden

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

you understand what I want to teach you?"

doesn't mean that I should reach the True Path

I should look at myself and see if I am happy

a smile. "Do you want to be

shook his

to be

difference between these two

warrior in the world was

the strongest being

glanced at the

the

are walking a more difficult Path than me, Shang,"

be the strongest, no matter what you fight. May it be warriors,

glanced at

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

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

willing

and Mages overtake you in

the world be changed by others while you remain on a level of power that has no other option but to

a

to change the world, but not many had

now, Teacher Mervin was showing Shang his