Shang and Ranos stopped talking after that.

Ranos thought that Shang was angry at being called a young boy, but he actually wasn't.

In Shang's eyes, Ranos seemed to be someone that was stuck in their way and wasn't willing to look at the Mages as individuals instead of as a group.

Because of that, Ranos' opinion of Shang was not very important to him.

After a couple of hours, they reached the Ice Wyvern Zone.

While they were traveling through it, Shang didn't feel any suspicious Mages with his Pseudo-Spirit Sense, which probably meant that they knew that a powerful group of Duke Whirlwind's people would be traveling through here.

Some minutes later, they reached the Storm Eagle Zone. Shang had been here for several months, but now, he could officially walk amongst people again.

As Shang ran through the Farm Line, he fell into nostalgia.

He still remembered the first time he had come here.

Everything here had been more powerful than him by a lot.

Shang and the group reached Warrior's Paradise in the middle of the night, after which they split apart.

The Mages returned to whatever they were doing previously while Ranos and Shang entered Warrior's Paradise.

As Shang entered, more of his memories awakened.

The first time he had come here, it had also been at night.

"You're back."

Shang looked in front of him and saw a familiar face.

The Dean.

His Teacher.

"I'm back, Teacher," Shang said as he looked at him.

The two of them only looked at each other for a while.

Vice-Dean Ranos had vanished as soon as the Dean appeared in front of Shang.

As Shang looked at his Teacher for the first time in ten years, he was surprised.

His Teacher felt very similar to him, but there were still some differences.

The Dean felt cold to Shang, but there was a certain honor and righteousness to his coldness.

These were qualities Shang couldn't identify with.

To Shang, his power was the most important thing, and he would do anything to become more powerful.

That included lying, deceit, and plotting.

In the past, Shang had seen himself as a very honest person, but that image had vanished as soon as he began talking to Duke Whirlwind again.

He had become accustomed to lying and hiding in the last ten years.

that this change had appeared inside

in a way, Shang was also glad about

knew that he didn't need to worry about the

me what happened," the Dean said as he started walking towards

can tell you some things, but I can't tell you everything," Shang said

but might I ask for the

I don't want to involve you in

Dean threw a

anything, but he understood what

seconds,

I didn't want you to

what the

when Shang wanted the Entropy Ore, Duke Whirlwind had offered it at a high price. Shang could have purchased it with his

for Duke Whirlwind

of it back then, but after the Dean spoke these words, Shang realized the far-reaching effects this choice

had officially always been under the Dean's neutral faction, but as soon as Shang had returned to

the logical choice

done his best to protect him from the Thunder Horse, had given him his armor,

Duke Whirlwind was very charismatic

noticing, Shang had left the Dean's camp and

you think he manipulates me?"

what he wants. I know that he knows that manipulating powerful allies will

become the King. This

means becoming enemies with every other powerful person in the Kingdom.

"But with great

not what

you

"Peace, quiet, and time."

"Did you give up on becoming more

had been in the past, the Dean might have become irritated at Shang's question, but he

to the Dean, which

coming from Shang

on your True Path,

Shang nodded.

you think of it?" the Dean

at the

hasty,"

Dean nodded. "Don't make the

"I won't," Shang said.

Pseudo-Spirit Sense

came into contact with the Dean, and

Teacher Mervin was one of my enemies," he said via voice

walking for about a

"What happened?" he asked.

trained me for five full years inside

couple hundred meters away from him at the moment, with nostalgic

a good teacher, I might not have made the very mistakes I still regret to

hear deep respect emanate from the Dean when he talked

without you, Teacher Mervin would have committed your mistake," Shang answered. "He saw what you have done,

first to make this mistake

Dean didn't answer for a

mistake to bear," he answered, but at that moment, some fire appeared in his eyes.

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