Sword God in a World of Magic

Mistra continued summoning one warrior after the other, and eventually, she reached the Mid Impose Stage warriors.

Those were the ones that taught nearly everyone else. In total, there were seven, but only three of them had apparently taken up the mantle of teacher.

When she asked the Mid Impose Stage warriors questions, Mistra became a bit surprised.

Their answers were different.

They were far more detailed.

The other warriors had explained what they were doing and why they were doing it, but they didn't explain why the stuff they were doing actually worked.

Yet, these Mid Impose Stage warriors were also explaining why the things they were doing actually produced results.

This time, Mistra took longer to ask the Impose Stage warriors about their thoughts, and she also started to jot down a lot of new things in her booklet.

"And where did you learn all of these things?" she asked near the end.

"Master taught me," the warrior explained, gesturing to Shang.

"Oh?" Mistra muttered. This had been the first time anyone had directly been in contact with this mysterious white warrior. Everyone else had only talked about him in a very distant way like they had never actually met.

"I've noticed that you and two other warriors were referred to as teacher by many warriors. How come your disciples are calling you teacher, but you call your teacher master?" Mistra asked.

"There are many teachers but only one Master," the warrior said. "We chose not to use the title master out of our respect for our Master."

"We are teachers, not masters," he said.

"Mhm," Mistra uttered. "And your master is not a teacher?"

Surprisingly, the warrior didn't answer for two seconds.

"No," he said.

"What's the difference?" Mistra asked.

The warrior remained silent for a bit.

Then, he looked over at Shang for a while and looked back.

"Because we care about our students," he said.

of the remaining

at the warrior, while others looked uncomfortably to the side, while

all of these

something like that?" Mistra

us things we could have never comprehended on our own. Even after all these years, I feel like my teaching

respect him deeply for that, but from a more emotional standpoint,

of it, but I know that he only taught us because of some monetary gain. I don't know who offered him the

care

Stage warriors as possible, and he

Silence.

the present

to summarize, you've had a very competent and knowledgeable teacher, but he has been very cold and indifferent

"Correct," the warrior said.

things and

the next warrior,

warrior basically said the same thing as the

time, the reactions were neutral or negative. The remaining four Mid Impose Stage warriors didn't have as many problems with Shang as the

the

the warrior said immediately before Mistra

said

"Okay," the warrior said.

came up, and the

or a master is not about building a relationship. We have parents, friends, and family to build relationships. Having a master or a

between teacher and student. Anyone that believes that a master or a teacher has to

just that. He taught us, and he taught us very well. That is what I wanted to say," the warrior

just like you. You three seem to be the most

The warrior nodded.

so different from theirs?"

they only complained. They cried all the time that they wanted more free time and that Master was

quickly told them that he wasn't forcing them to stay and that they could

"But they didn't."

lazy and are harboring resentment since Master didn't allow them to. They don't seem thankful at all to him, and

a couple of times. "Why have you become a

Commander Stage

Master saved me by bringing me to his town, and when I reached the True Path Stage, he took me under

to feel this hopelessness in my life again, and that's why I want to teach people. I don't

realized. They just need a