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

'I don't know.'

act like this, they

also risked my entire

'I don't know.'

absentmindedly stood up and looked at the bubble of water levitating

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

crazy person,

that felt sympathy for Shang had been in similar situations in

he

bubble of water under the judging

a silent walk, Shang stopped near

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

Shang didn't immediately answer.

know," Shang answered

as she continued looking

two are fine, but this one might not make it," she said. "His brain is

Shang didn't become shocked

He only felt empty.

of this

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

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

kill him, and if I didn't stop you at the very last moment, he would definitely be dead right now. You would be expelled, and his family would come for revenge. I don't believe that you

as

of yourself? Is

answer for

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

the right decision in hindsight?" the Water Mage

only looked at

mind went back to that night with the

which made the

ruthless enough

stopped coming for me otherwise," Shang

Water

This word hit Shang.

the previous words hadn't hit him, but

that you fear that you might be beaten up by some students?"

that weak that you fear that you will lose against a

his heart

up whenever someone comes. At some point,

here. No one

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

"For what?"

that, he looked over at his

asked when she noticed

saw their faces, and you could have hunted them until they gave everything back with additional compensation. You know what's in

You are at the Peak Soldier Stage, and only other Peak Soldier Stage students can stop you, and these students don't care about your meager wealth. These kinds of students are fully focused on reaching

time, the Water Mage