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

found my Path, but this was the Path of a

no

new Path because my old Path

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

I managed to widen

to fight

achieved that Path while fighting a Late Commander Stage Crevice

the weakest Late Commander Stage beasts that exist, and I nearly died in my fight. But in the end, I managed to

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

the more his

oneself as a warrior without the Procedure was

Late Commander Stage beast if one included his

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

the last ten years, I've been focusing on Mages. I'm

on my level, I will be ready

It might

staying in the Late Commander Stage," Teacher Mervin

that

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

was this

was a bit special amongst the teachers, but he hadn't thought that he had

what I want to teach

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

my goal is inadequate, I should look at myself and see

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

his head.

want to be the

was a great difference between

strongest warrior in the world was

strongest being

glanced at the

Dean and the

difficult Path than me, Shang," Teacher

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

Mervin glanced at

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

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

you willing to do

younger warriors and Mages overtake you in total power while you remain at the same

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

a

wanted to change the world, but not

Mervin was showing Shang