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.

guessed that this change had appeared inside

in a way, Shang was also

didn't need to worry about the Dean as long

happened," the Dean said

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

your decision, but might

involve

threw a cold

while, he didn't say anything, but

some seconds, he

was why I didn't want you to accept his mission back

what the Dean was referring

Entropy Ore, Duke Whirlwind had offered it at a high price. Shang could have purchased it

for Duke Whirlwind on

spoke these words, Shang realized the far-reaching effects this choice

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

that had been the

given Shang the ore, his emblem, had done his best to protect him from the Thunder Horse, had given him

was very charismatic

Shang had left the Dean's

he manipulates

head. "I am good friends with Jerald, and I know how he thinks and what he wants. I know that he knows that manipulating powerful allies will only drive them away with time. He helps them honestly, and he knows that they will

the King. This is why I like to keep

powerful person in the Kingdom. Following

nodded. "But with great risk come

not what I

do you need?"

"Peace, quiet, and time."

brows. "Did you

might have become irritated at Shang's question, but he could feel Shang's

genuine threat to the Dean, which meant he

coming from

have already made progress on your True Path, and you should be able to judge my power

Shang nodded.

you think of it?" the

looked at the

and hasty,"

Dean nodded. "Don't make

"I won't," Shang said.

he used his Pseudo-Spirit Sense to check

Sense came into contact with the Dean, and Shang used

the latest trial, Teacher Mervin was one of my enemies," he said via

about a

"What happened?" he asked.

five full

only a couple hundred meters away from him at the moment,

teacher, I might not

the Dean when he talked about

Mervin would have committed your mistake," Shang answered. "He saw what you have done, learned from it, and is

to be the first to

answer

at that moment, some fire appeared in his

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