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

Path, but this was the Path of a

no

needed a new Path because my old Path was no longer useful for

on increasing my Battle-Strength when it comes to

I

to fight beasts

fighting a Late Commander

that exist, and I nearly died in my fight. But in the end, I managed

could win against a

the

a beast on the same level as oneself

weak Late Commander Stage beast if one included his

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

I can finally beat a Mage on my level, I

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

in the Late Commander Stage," Teacher

idea that Teacher Mervin was

time, Shang had assumed that Vice-Dean Ranos was the most powerful Commander Stage warrior, with Vice-Dean Soran

there was

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

understand what I want to teach

"Condensing a Path doesn't mean that I

should look at myself and see if I am

a smile. "Do you want to be the

shook his

want to

difference between these

the world was

strongest being

at

Dean and the God

a more difficult Path than me, Shang," Teacher Mervin

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

Mervin glanced at

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

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

willing to

overtake you in total

willing 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 changes other powers decide to

took a deep

the world, but

now, Teacher Mervin was showing Shang