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

'I don't know.'

this, they would keep

risked my

'I don't know.'

the bubble

other students were throwing looks at him with all kinds of emotions. Just like Shang, the

was a crazy person, but a

sympathy for Shang had

what he was

slowly walked over to the bubble of water under the judging gazes of all the other

silent walk, Shang stopped near the bubble, only looking at it

you have done?" asked the Water Mage with a neutral voice. Shang couldn't tell what she thought of his actions. Her voice

Shang didn't immediately answer.

don't know," Shang

she

not make it," she said. "His brain is

become shocked when he

He only felt empty.

this had nothing to do

will be expelled from the academy,"

answer for several

"No," he answered.

to you. It's up to him and me," she said. "At

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

remained silent as he listened to

yourself? Is that what you wanted?"

answer for a

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

decision in hindsight?" the Water

looked at the water

back to that night with

been lenient back then, which

hadn't been ruthless

wouldn't have stopped coming for me otherwise," Shang

the Water Mage

This word hit Shang.

the previous words hadn't hit him, but this dismissive

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

you that weak that you fear that you will lose against a group of Middle Soldier Stage

felt like his heart

You can just beat them up whenever someone comes. At some point, they will realize that going after you doesn't

trying to kill you in here. No one is trying to end your career as

you have decided to kill 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

Mage asked when she noticed Shang

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

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

the first time, the Water