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

my Path, but this was the Path of a

these new realizations, I was no longer the

old Path was no longer useful

concentrated on increasing my Battle-Strength when it comes to fighting

years ago, I managed to widen

how to fight

achieved that Path while fighting a

weakest Late Commander Stage beasts that exist, and I

the only Commander Stage warrior in the world that could win against a

heard, the more his respect

same level as oneself as

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

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

smile widened. "And for about the last ten years, I've been focusing on Mages. I'm learning a lot from Vice-Dean

a Mage on my

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

reason for staying in the Late Commander

no idea that

had assumed that Vice-Dean Ranos was the most powerful Commander Stage

there was this hidden

amongst the teachers, but he hadn't thought that he had already condensed such a

what I want to teach

nodded. "Yes," he answered. "Condensing a Path doesn't mean that

I feel that my goal is inadequate, I should look at

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

shook his

want to be the

a great difference between

strongest warrior in the world was the

the strongest

glanced at

Dean and the God couldn't

walking a more difficult Path than me,

to be the strongest, no matter what you fight. May

glanced at the

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

to take more time than anyone else. If you want to build the tallest building, you need

you willing to do

you in total power while you remain at the

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

a

change the world, but not many had the

Teacher Mervin was showing