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.

Vice-Dean Soran," Sarah said

two also

with a smile. "We can't have outside people attack our students. Shang called me as soon as he saw the attacker, and I

but they also furrowed

had known, we wouldn't have come back,"

a calm tone. "If Shang shouted about contacting me, the enemy would

said as he remembered something. "Why did

After that, I got a

way, where did the fire

at Shang. "The Firebomb was finally proven to be useful, right? I told

looked down

make fun of Shang in this situation," Astor said with a cold but respectful voice. "You should have seen him! He

a hand on Shang's shoulder. "I'm only teasing him

Shang only frowned.

When I met him the very first time, he was

decision to spare the others worth so much that Soran changed his

Shang glanced at Soran.

of reinforcing good behavior. I did something he approved of, and he immediately went in to praise

student. He is a teacher,

only have good news," Soran said as he furrowed

three looked

three know that an Early General Stage warrior can't resist

other three remained

SHING!

moment, Soran summoned three

the past year. For now, it's still a secret, but if everything

eventually becomes public. Today, you saw Shang's

three of them contracts, and

Magic Contract," Sarah said

but we can't take

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

is no duration on the

has to remain

want us to have a Magic Circle mess with our memories indefinitely?" Sarah asked without any

that person intended to unveil the secrets, all manners of consequences could

The person could die.

of their memory could

in this case, the issuer of the contract, Soran, would be informed, and the

burden on someone's mind, and it

you get 100,000 gold each," Soran said. "It says so on the

that it would cost me a lot

he immediately signed the contract and handed

was a lot of

Elver had still been worried about his future. After

wanted to quit the team

the decision was

he wouldn't need to hunt for a long while, and he could fully

was over a year's worth

signing a

smiled at Elver and

the Space Ring

But it was empty.

looked at Soran