Sword God in a World of Magic

Yes, the teacher in front of Shang was Astor. Right now, he was at the Early Commander Stage, and his Battle-Strength felt about average to Shang.

"So, you're a teacher now, huh?" Shang asked with a friendly smile.

Astor looked around and saw that everyone was looking at them.

"Greetings, Count Sword," Astor said, taking a step back and bowing politely.

Shang raised an eyebrow. "Is this really necessary, Astor? We're friends."

When Astor heard these words, a surprised expression appeared on his face. But then, his expression transformed into an uncomfortable one.

"I'm sorry, Count Sword, but I have to get back to teaching."

When Shang heard that, a small tinge of sadness appeared inside his chest, but he quickly got used to it.

'Yes, what have I even been expecting?'

"I understand," Shang said. Then, he turned to the students of Astor's class. "Your teacher taught me many things when I was young. He is very knowledgeable and very experienced. You can count yourself lucky for having such a teacher."

The eyes with which the students looked at their teacher became more respectful, and there was even a bit of wonder and shock in their eyes.

Shang nodded once more at Astor and turned around.

'What did I even think when I said that?' Shang thought as he walked towards the main building.

'Astor has probably heard that I returned 20 years ago. Maybe he even searched for me or waited for me to look for him.'

'Yet, instead of doing that, I completely vanished. I never looked for him to talk or anything like that.'

'I've been in the same class as Astor for two years, but 30 years have passed since then.'

'Friends? At most, we are old acquaintances.'

Shang released a silent sigh.

long isolation of training. When there is no external stimulus, time passes

feel like I have been gone for their entire

any differently. She would probably just greet me respectfully but with a cold voice, and Elver and I have never

that's because Jerald is raising him to

when Shang thought about Mattheo, he felt very distant from

a youngster than someone of Shang's age, even though

at the sky. 'Power changes my entire

feel like my friends anymore, and the colossal giants I've looked up to have transformed into

that moment, Shang remembered

what

once knew had no

training in isolation as they slowly

Astor was already a

had already begun learning to

same people, and to the same extent, Shang

those three as my friends, but that's because we are all of similar power and follow a

progresses, these friendships will probably also deteriorate. After

stepped into the building and walked into a hallway to

that is necessary. There are so many talented people in this world, and

a wall. A moment later, the wall opened, and a

didn't manage to become the most powerful

they didn't

else just

'Of course not.'

the stairs into the

up with them and even surpass them, I have to sacrifice more than

time with friendships, outings, family, romance, or similar

powerful, I must dedicate my entire life

moment, an image appeared in Shang's

was a scene where Shang and George were much older, and they were looking at each

sad and

have to bear if I want to

through the basement and

door was a long