Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang only snorted.

"That doesn't make a lot of sense," Shang said.

"Oh? How come it doesn't make a lot of sense?" Fleros asked with an interested smile.

"I am not repressing anything deep inside myself," Shang said calmly. "I have my goal, and I am striving to achieve my goal with my entire being. If I suppressed something, I wouldn't be able to follow through with my plans and training."

Fleros raised an eyebrow. "So, you're saying that you're not repressing anything and that we don't know how our own training methods work?"

"That seems to be the only explanation," Shang answered evenly.

This took Fleros by surprise.

"I know myself, and I know that my entire being is united in achieving one single goal. I know that I am not suppressing anything. Therefore, something else must be the reason why the Inner Heart Melody sounds so aggravating in my ears."

"Maybe it only works on Mages? Have you tested it on warriors?"

"What if the special circumstance of my body interferes with the Inner Heart Melody? My body is constantly at 70% life energy, and I feel anxiety, danger, and nervousness all the time. It wouldn't surprise me if this Inner Heart Melody didn't work on me due to that."

"Don't immediately assume that there is something wrong with me as soon as we meet," Shang explained coldly.

Fleros' smile vanished, and it was replaced by a bit of confused concern. "Do you honestly not realize it yourself?"

"There's no point in talking about this," Shang answered. "I know myself."

"Do you?" Fleros asked with concern.

"Yes, I do," Shang answered with a slightly more aggressive voice.

looked at

took a deep breath and

into the Outer Heart Forest," Fleros said. "I

you Mages, but to me,

wasn't surprised that Shang was talking about warriors since he had already heard

Fleros said, but his voice didn't sound convinced. "Who knows? You're different from everyone else. Maybe there really

believe any of

Clouds, and he knew a lot

couldn't completely see through someone's personality, but he could get a feel for it when he felt someone's

Aura, only one word came to

Chaos.

him was

all of their power. They had no

that very likely wasn't

take a step back and leave Shang a way

that he couldn't possibly change

Not on his own.

a short

Not right now.

need or want to ask?" Fleros asked after burying

to know how much I can tell you," Shang

Lucin and me," Fleros said. "Nothing that you tell me will reach any other Cloud or Bolt unless you plan on betraying the Lightning Manor, of course. Lucin has already informed me about your Spirit Sense, and he also roughly explained

"Are there any mandatory events I have

No," Fleros answered, "but every one hundred years, we're holding

"What's that?" Shang asked.

wilderness with plenty of beasts, hidden caves, trials, secrets, and treasures. It's very dangerous, but you get a shot at gaining incredible rewards. The riskier and more dangerous something is, the better the reward will be. There is even

"Temporary?" Shang asked.

would have expected that some Mage Kings would have already accepted some students, but they didn't. Even more, the most talented person from the Hibye could only

temporary student is better than being a permanent student," Fleros