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.

this change had appeared inside of him after

way, Shang was also glad about

that he didn't need to worry about the

the Dean said as he started

can tell you some things, but I can't

but might I

to involve you

a cold

didn't say anything, but he understood

seconds, he

didn't want you to accept his mission back then,"

what the

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

for Duke Whirlwind

thought much of it back then, but after the Dean spoke these words, Shang

the Dean's neutral faction, but as soon as Shang had returned to

the logical choice in

best to protect him from

was very

noticing, Shang had left the Dean's camp and had joined Duke

think he manipulates

what he wants. I know that he knows that manipulating powerful allies will only drive them away with time.

the politics, and he wants to become the King. This is why I like to keep a certain distance from

Kingdom. Following him will most likely end in my

"But with great risk come great

but the rewards are not what I need

you

"Peace, quiet, and time."

you give up

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

threat to the Dean, which

question coming from

progress on your True

Shang nodded.

think of it?" the Dean

at

and hasty," he

nodded. "Don't make

"I won't," Shang said.

Pseudo-Spirit Sense to

that, his Pseudo-Spirit Sense came into contact with the Dean, and

the latest trial, Teacher Mervin was one of my

stopped walking for about a second before

"What happened?" he asked.

me for five full years inside

couple hundred meters away from him at the

good teacher, I might not

from the Dean

you have done, learned from it, and is still in the Commander Stage because of

to be the first to make this mistake so that

Dean didn't answer

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

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