Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang sat down in one of many chairs inside one of the rooms on the third floor of the main building.

Several other students were with Shang in the room, and a couple of them threw worried glances at him while whispering to their neighbors, who then also shot a look at Shang.

Shang tried to ignore it, but it was way too obvious what they were talking about.

All the students in the room were 16 and 17 years old, except for Shang.

A couple of minutes of whispering later, the teacher entered.

She looked to be in her late twenties, and she had long black hair, her eyes detached and distant.

She inspected everyone present, and her gaze lingered a bit longer on Shang.

"Let's start class," she announced.

Everyone quieted down.

Then, Teacher Niria began her lesson.

This afternoon, she was teaching the class about the northeastern forest.

She talked about Swamp Millipedes and Vanishing Snakes, but most of all, she talked about the Empress Cobra Zone. The northeastern forest was adjacent to the Empress Cobra Zone, and there was a high likelihood that the students would find some beasts from there in the northeastern forest.

She talked about the climate and how the beasts behaved.

And that was already it for the lesson.

There was so much to learn about the northeastern forest that it couldn't be covered in just one lesson. Today, she had only talked about the special things one could expect to come across in the northeastern forest. The local flora and fauna would be taught in different lessons.

After the lesson was finished, several students walked up to teacher Niria to ask questions, which she very quickly answered with the least words possible.

Several minutes later, all the students had left.

That was when Shang walked up to her.

"Do you have a question?" teacher Niria asked with practiced ease.

"My question would be if it is safe for me to speak right now," Shang said.

Teacher Niria's eyes narrowed ever so slightly. "Follow me," she ordered.

Shang and Teacher Niria left the room and then the building.

After walking towards the north, past nearly all of the training fields, teacher Niria stopped. At the moment, Shang and teacher Niria were directly beneath the northwestern wall.

"Ask," teacher Niria ordered. "No one can hear us."

took a deep

This was it.

hoped that he hadn't made a mistake in

have a Darkness Affinity,"

would I care?" teacher Niria directly asked, like she had seen

are connected," Shang

she

also have a Darkness

you think so?"

he started rattling down his

you said that we are connected. However, you and I met for the first time back then. That means that

let Shang continue without

far more than is

reason I have found out. The clerk in the

"What did

inspected the corpse, he said, of his own volition, that this

course, I know that I have killed the snake. However, how can he be so sure that you

ones in the entire city that use swords? I

the progeny of the Storm Eagle? I

if the cut on its side and the killing blow were

flesh near its back. An experienced

you want to talk to me? Did you only want me to

a

need your help,"

"For what?"

Darkness Affinity ore,"

teacher

"Two units."

"Impossible," she answered.

threw Shang

that she was

in the Exchange Hall, the

said that it needed someone in the Commander Stage to get the ore. On top of that, it would be a major risk. So, the person

Shang that he needed to get a Commander

he had to keep the information of both students and teachers a

that, he was telling Shang that

teachers into the sentence was useless. He could have simply said that the students' information would

could check up on information in the

only needed to get the Darkness ore from the teacher, and he

the dean wasn't Shang's enemy, but if

that was willing to do something

it impossible?" Shang

respect required for asking me