Sword God in a World of Magic

It took Shang a while to calm down, but there was still a certain feeling of emptiness and regret inside of him.

Yet, this was what he had chosen.

For his goal, any kind of sacrifice was worth it.

Surprisingly, no new opponent had appeared in the last couple of minutes, even though Shang had already "won" against his previous one.

Shang slowly stood up and gripped Sword tightly.

Even if everything else vanished, Sword would be with him until the end.

The two of them didn't need to exchange words to make their feelings known.

"Took you guys long enough," the jester said with a grin.

Shang didn't look over.

"How long have we been training?"

The jester's grin widened.

"Five years."

Silence.

Five years.

They had been training for five full years.

That was so long!

For a second, Shang couldn't believe what he had just heard, but then he remembered how endlessly time had dragged on.

Five years actually made sense.

"And even after five years," Shang said, "I still couldn't beat him fairly."

The jester's grin didn't vanish. "Of course not," he said.

"His kind are the very reason why I sent you guys into my main world in the first place."

Shang looked over at the jester.

"Hardworking geniuses," the God said. "They use whatever they can get and perfect it. Yet, his body is weak. He is one of the very rare true geniuses, but his lack of a powerful body makes it impossible for him to fight any Mage or beast that is not completely worthless."

"The path of the warrior has deteriorated to a degree where mastering the entire thing only makes you equal to the worst Mages in the world."

"It is your duty to expand the warrior's path. Give the geniuses more to master, and they won't disappoint you."

"Your predecessor accepted the first Path he found, not trying to strengthen or widen it."

the Fifth Realm. His Path is

deep breath when he

obviously talking about

aid of someone far more powerful than him, the Dean would never reach

his advancement allowed this other warrior to reevaluate himself," the jester added. "He saw that your predecessor

would have

he had been born just fifty years later,

and even if he is still working on it, there

remained silent for

there really no way?" he

is always a way," he said with a laugh. "I designed

when warriors were still powerful, they simply ingested a pill to

jester. "Are there any left in

"The Mages destroyed everything. You won't find a single inheritance regarding physical fighters in

I've said,

duty to find them," the

he

Teacher Mervin, even if the Teacher Mervin that helped him had

a

grip on

ready for the next fight," he

The jester didn't answer.

began to

Commander Stage warrior," the mechanical voice

Shang remembered something and looked at the jester

jester said. "You didn't rely on my power. Also, your progress pleases me, and

'Progress, huh?' Shang thought.

make any progress? Honestly, I don't

SHING!

moment, Shang's

hands, just like Teacher Mervin. Surprisingly, he wore clothes

a barbarian, but

man wasn't carrying a heavy weapon but

this trial. They were neither warriors nor

person in front of Shang was probably

their own, only

assumed that some hermit warrior would be among

jester lifted his hammer

DING!

warrior opened his eyes and looked at Shang with narrowed

side, creating a screeching

had been

warrior entered

BANG!

And suddenly exploded forward.

right eye and also exploded forward with an Ice

at each other, and Shang readied

warrior's sword seemed to bend in the air and move to the