Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang opened his eyes.

'What happened?' he thought with a scrambled mind.

He felt the ground beneath his hands.

'Why am I on the ground?'

Then, the pain hit Shang.

He felt incredible pain coming from his left cheek, and he spit out pieces of blood and bone.

Shang's last memory was of him killing that one student.

So, why was he on the ground now?

Shang slowly sat up and looked at his surroundings.

The surrounding students were looking at him with mixed expressions.

Some of the expressions were filled with disgust.

Some of them were cold.

Some of them were sympathetic.

Then, Shang noticed a big bubble of water levitating around ten meters away from him. The bubble of water was where Shang had just been before waking up here.

He saw a woman with long blue hair in front of the bubble of water, her hands holding a staff with a blue gem on it.

Shang realized that she was probably the Water Mage responsible for healing students.

Shang heard the whispers of some of the students in the surroundings.

They were calling him a maniac.

They were calling him a crazy person.

They were calling him a monster.

Shang didn't react to these whispers.

He had calmed down by now, and a feeling of emptiness had appeared inside his chest.

For a long while, Shang only silently sat on the ground, looking absentmindedly in the distance.

'Did I lose control?' Shang thought.

Everyone around Shang continued whispering, but Shang didn't hear it. To him, the world was silent.

'Did I do the right thing?'

Silence.

'Did I do the right thing?'

…

his head

'I don't know.'

like this, they would keep coming for

also risked my

'I don't know.'

stood up and looked at the bubble

him with all kinds of emotions. Just like Shang, the students also felt a great variety of emotions

believed that Shang was a crazy person,

that felt sympathy for Shang had been in similar

what he was

of water under the judging

a silent walk, Shang stopped near the

you regret what you have done?" asked the Water Mage with a neutral voice.

Shang didn't immediately answer.

don't know," Shang

Water Mage frowned as she

not make

didn't become shocked when he heard

He only felt empty.

was like all of this had nothing to do

you will be expelled from the academy," the Water Mage said. "Is this what you

didn't answer for several

"No," he answered.

it's no longer up to you. It's up to him and me," she said. "At this moment, your future is

moment, he would definitely be dead right now. You would be expelled, and his family would come

as

yourself? Is that what you

answer for

know," Shang answered. "I don't know if I have been in control or not. At the time, it felt like the

the right decision in hindsight?" the Water Mage

only looked at the water

mind went back to that night with

lenient back then, which made

ruthless

stopped coming for me

Water

This word hit Shang.

hadn't hit him, but

you might be beaten

that you will lose against a

felt like his

At some point, they will realize that going after you doesn't help them.

here. No one is trying to end your career as

be annoyed anymore. You were not in danger. You were not in danger, but you

"For what?"

his two beast sacks, which still remained near

when she

are students, and they will be in the academy. You saw their faces, and you could have hunted them until they gave everything back with additional compensation. You know what's in there, and you know how much everything is approximately worth. Just make them buy stuff equivalent to what

you wouldn't have lost your stuff anyway. You are at the Peak Soldier Stage, and only other Peak Soldier Stage students can stop you, and

Water