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

no longer the person that chose

Path because my old Path was no longer useful

for the last thirty years, I concentrated on increasing my Battle-Strength when it

years ago, I managed to widen

how to fight beasts

Path while fighting a Late Commander

that exist, and

world that could win against a beast on my

more Shang heard, the

level as oneself as a warrior without the Procedure was

Shang fighting a weak Late Commander Stage beast if one included his Procedure. He could theoretically win, but it wasn't

Mervin was probably just as good, if not better, when it came

for about the last ten years, I've been focusing on Mages. I'm learning a lot

a Mage on my level,

long it will take. It might happen tomorrow. It might never

in the Late Commander Stage,"

had had no idea that Teacher Mervin was this

Commander Stage warrior, with Vice-Dean Soran being just below him with

was this

amongst the teachers, but he hadn't thought that

understand what I want to

"Yes," he answered. "Condensing a Path doesn't mean that I should reach

should look at

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

his

want to be the

was a great difference between

strongest warrior in the world

strongest being

glanced at

Dean and the God

difficult Path

strongest, no matter what

glanced

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

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

willing to do

overtake you in

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

took a deep

the world, but not many had

now, Teacher Mervin was showing Shang his