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

my Path, but this was the Path of

realizations, I was no longer the

old Path was no longer useful for my new

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

I managed to

how to fight beasts

that Path while fighting a Late Commander

Commander Stage beasts that exist, and I nearly died in

world that could win against a beast on my level solo,

heard, the more his

beast on the same level as oneself as a

weak Late Commander Stage beast if one included his Procedure. He

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

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

beat a Mage on my level,

long it will take. It might happen tomorrow.

in the Late Commander Stage,"

idea that Teacher Mervin was

was the most powerful Commander Stage warrior, with Vice-Dean Soran being

was

teachers, but he hadn't thought that he had already

understand what I want to teach

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

inadequate, I should look at myself and see if I am happy with

want to be

shook his head.

want to be

was a great difference

strongest warrior in the world was

strongest

at the

and the

more difficult Path than

what you fight. May it be

glanced

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

take more time than anyone else. If you

willing to do

and Mages overtake you in total power while you

remain on a level of power that

took a

change the world, but

Mervin was showing