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.

remaining warriors were very

others looked uncomfortably to the

Mistra noticed all of

saying something like that?"

being honest. Yes, Master has done incredible things for us, and he taught us things we could have never comprehended on

more emotional

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

He doesn't care about our happiness. He

many Impose Stage warriors as possible, and he didn't

Silence.

reactions of the present warriors were

you've had a very competent and knowledgeable teacher, but he has

"Correct," the warrior said.

down a couple of things and sent the warrior on his

talked to the next warrior, Shang

basically said the same thing as the previous

were neutral or negative. The remaining four Mid Impose Stage warriors didn't have as

called the next

don't believe everything the previous two have said," the warrior said immediately before Mistra could ask her

first," Mistra said with a slight chuckle.

"Okay," the warrior said.

the topic of Shang came up, and the

have parents, friends, and family to build relationships. Having a master or

you in the future. That's the relationship between teacher and student. Anyone that believes that a master or a teacher has to coddle you like a child

and he taught us very well. That is what I wanted

lot of students under them, just like you. You three seem

The warrior nodded.

so different from theirs?"

Master's favoritism, but as soon as they were under him for a while, they only complained. They cried all the time that they wanted

forcing them to stay and that they could

"But they didn't."

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

nodded a couple of times. "Why have you

mediocrity, thinking that there was no way forward. I was a Commander Stage warrior in a different city, and I felt like I had reached the peak of my

town, and when I reached the True Path Stage, he took me under his

that's why I want to teach people.

have talent far greater than what they have realized. They just need a teacher to