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

was

new realizations, I was no longer the person that

Path was

on increasing my

years ago, I managed

to fight beasts

Path while fighting a

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

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

more Shang heard, the

oneself

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

if not better, when it

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

a Mage on my

know how long it will take. It

in the Late Commander

had no idea that

the 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 a couple of

there was this hidden

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

you understand what I want to teach you?" Teacher

"Condensing a Path doesn't mean

should look at myself and see if I am happy with my own

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

shook his head.

want to

a great difference between these two

the world was

strongest being

glanced at the

and the God couldn't be

a more difficult Path than me, Shang," Teacher

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

glanced

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

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

willing to

overtake you in total power while you remain at the

power that has no other

a deep

world,

was showing Shang