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."

he will never reach the Fifth Realm.

took a deep breath when he heard

God was obviously talking about

powerful than him, the

that your predecessor couldn't rival the Mages or beasts, and

have advanced immediately, wasting his

If he had been born just fifty years later, he would have a shot at

his Path, and even if he is

silent for a

there really no way?"

"I designed this

Procedure is only one of many ways to strengthen your body. Back when warriors were still powerful, they simply ingested a pill to achieve such a powerful body. Such a pill would work on this

the jester. "Are

everything. You won't find

I've said, there are

find them," the jester said with a

as he just took a deep

repay Teacher Mervin, even if the Teacher Mervin that helped him had not

long as there is a way, all hope is

grip

for the next fight,"

The jester didn't answer.

the wheels began to

Commander Stage warrior," the mechanical

Shang remembered something and looked at the jester

didn't rely on my power. Also, your progress pleases me, and I don't want to punish you for living up to

'Progress, huh?' Shang thought.

progress? Honestly, I

SHING!

moment,

an older man wearing leather. He carried a long sword in his hands,

a

wasn't carrying a

They were neither

that the person in front of

that lived on their own, only

warrior would be among the more

jester lifted his hammer

DING!

opened his eyes and looked at

side, creating a

had been

entered a battle

BANG!

And suddenly exploded forward.

and also

each other, and Shang

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