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

found my Path, but this was the Path

was no longer the person that

my old Path was no longer useful for my

increasing my

years ago, I managed to

know how to fight beasts

fighting a Late Commander Stage Crevice

exist, and I nearly died

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

Shang heard, the

same level as oneself as

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

if not better, when it

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

I can finally beat a Mage on my level, I will be

know how long it will take. It might

my reason for staying in the Late Commander

had had no idea that Teacher Mervin was

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

there was

bit special amongst the teachers,

want to teach you?"

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

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

"Do you want to be the strongest warrior

shook his

want to be the

great difference between these two

strongest warrior in the world was the

strongest being

glanced at the

Dean and the

are walking a more difficult Path than

be the strongest, no matter what you fight.

Mervin glanced at

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

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

you willing to do

overtake you in

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

a deep

change the world, but not many had

Teacher Mervin was