Sword God in a World of Magic

Soran stood in the middle of the cave and looked up at Shang, who was currently sitting in the small hole he had created.

And then…

Soran smiled.

"I've heard your initial conversation with teacher," Soran said, "and I think I need to apologize for my previous words."

"You could have killed the three students without any repercussions. After all, you had teacher's permission. He even encouraged it."

"However, instead of doing that, you decided to spend some money to let them live."

Soran jumped over to the hole, and Shang made space for him.

Soran looked at the desecrated corpse and grabbed its Space Ring to inspect it.

"To be honest, when I heard what had happened, I grew angry and disgusted because I was sure that you would simply kill the three of them," Soran said as he looked through the Space Ring.

"But imagine my surprise when I heard that you didn't want to do so."

After some seconds, Soran threw the Space Ring over to Shang. "No information about the requester, as always."

"There are a couple of things in there that are worth a bit, but they can't compare to the Space Ring itself. I would advise you to sell the Space Ring to the academy for a good profit unless you need it yourself."

Then, Soran saw the Focus, and his eyebrows rose in surprise.

"Now, that's some money," he said as he took hold of the Focus. "I would advise you to also sell this to the academy."

"The academy?" Shang asked. "What would you even do with it?"

Soran only smiled. "We sell it back to the Cleaning Service in our monthly auctions. A fully assembled Focus is worth far more than its components, and it would be a waste to dismantle it while we have a buyer waiting."

Shang nodded.

"Anyway," Soran said as he looked at Shang again with a smile. "I'm glad you're not as heartless as I thought you were. To be frank, I assumed you were just like teacher, and teacher… well… you know."

Shang nodded. "I know how different you two are."

Soran also nodded.

"So, what's the solution to my current problem?" Shang asked.

"I'll show you. Where are they?" Soran asked.

Shang put the Focus and Space Ring into his world and jumped away from the tunnel, landing on the ground.

Soran followed Shang, and the two of them walked down the tunnel.

However, they didn't need to walk for long.

Just a couple of seconds later, they heard the sounds of hurried footsteps, and some moments later, the team of three arrived in Shang's tunnel.

Astor was the first to see Shang and Soran, and when he did, he let out a huge sigh of relief.

The team ran over and stopped in front of Shang.

"What happened to the Adept?" Sarah asked with furrowed brows.

"I dealt with him," Soran said before Shang could say anything.

Shang didn't contradict him.

much, Vice-Dean Soran," Sarah said

also bowed

called me as soon as he saw the attacker, and I arrived

but they

we had known, we wouldn't have come back," Elver said with

know," Soran said with a calm tone. "If Shang

said as he remembered something.

him from the front and from behind, severely depleting his Mana. After that, I got a surprise attack in, and he fled. The reason why I

did the fire come from?"

proven to be useful, right? I told you that you would need it at some point, but you said that something with this little

looked down

should have seen him! He managed to survive against a Mid Adept with a Poison Affinity for

a

Shang only frowned.

different from the previous times I met him, except for the very first time. When I met him the very first time, he was also this chipper, but as soon

the others worth so much that Soran changed

Shang glanced at Soran.

method of reinforcing good behavior. I did something he approved of, and he immediately went in to praise me for my actions. It's almost like

student. He is a teacher, after

only have good news," Soran said as he

looked at Soran

not inexperienced, and you three know that an Early General Stage warrior can't resist a

three remained

SHING!

Soran summoned three pieces of

be so powerful is related to the academy's secrets and to the reason why he has been missing for the past year. For now, it's still a secret, but if

wraps, even when the secret eventually becomes public. Today, you

all three of them contracts, and

Magic Contract," Sarah said with a

answered. "Sorry, but we

three of them were forbidden from speaking of Shang's power

is no duration on the contract," Sarah

has to remain a secret

a Magic Circle mess with our memories indefinitely?" Sarah asked without

Magic Contract put a Magic Circle into someone's mind. If that person intended to unveil the secrets, all

The person could die.

of their

Soran, would be informed, and the signer of the contract would feel pain until

mind, and it was mostly

Soran said. "It says so on the

that it would cost me a lot of

that, he immediately signed the contract and handed it back to Soran with

gold was a lot of

still been worried about his future. After all, he hadn't

about if he wanted to quit the team

the decision

for a

over a

exchange for signing a contract?

Elver and handed

excitedly took the Space

But it was empty.

at Soran