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?'

…

head in his

'I don't know.'

like this, they would

risked my entire

'I don't know.'

absentmindedly stood up and looked at the

with all kinds of emotions. Just like Shang, the students also

a crazy person, but a couple of them also felt sympathy for

had been in similar situations

knew what he was going

the bubble of water under the judging gazes of all the

stopped near the bubble, only looking at it

Water Mage with a neutral voice. Shang couldn't tell what she thought of his actions. Her voice was

Shang didn't immediately answer.

don't know," Shang answered

Water Mage frowned as she continued looking at the

this one might not make it," she said. "His brain

shocked

He only felt empty.

this had nothing to do with

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

answer

"No," he answered.

It's up to him and me," she

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

as he listened to

of yourself? Is that what you wanted?"

didn't answer for

answered. "I don't know if I have been in control

decision in hindsight?" the

only looked at

went back to that night with

lenient back then, which made the sacrifices of

been ruthless enough back

stopped coming for me otherwise," Shang

the Water

This word hit Shang.

previous words hadn't hit him, but

you might be beaten up by some students?" the Water Mage

that you will lose against a group of Middle Soldier Stage

felt like his

At some point, they will

No one is trying to

student just because you didn't want to be annoyed anymore. You were not in danger. You were not in danger, but you were still

"For what?"

at his two beast sacks, which still

that?" the Water Mage asked when she noticed Shang looking at his two

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

are at the Peak Soldier Stage, and only other Peak Soldier Stage students can stop you, and these students don't care

the first time, the Water Mage actually looked at