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.

you so much, Vice-Dean Soran," Sarah said with a

other two also bowed

with a smile. "We can't have outside people attack our students. Shang called me as soon as he

team nodded, but they also furrowed their

we had known, we wouldn't have

calm tone. "If

he remembered something. "Why did

Mana. After that, I got a

the fire come from?"

only smirked. "I think I know," he said as he looked at Shang. "The Firebomb was finally proven to be useful, right? I told you that you would need it at some point, but you said that something with this little power couldn't even injure

down

a cold but respectful voice. "You should have seen him! He managed to survive against a Mid

he put a hand on

Shang only frowned.

I met him, except for the very first time. When I met him the very first

my decision to spare the others worth so much that Soran

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

a student. He is a

have good news," Soran said

other three looked

three are not inexperienced, and you three know that an Early General Stage warrior can't resist a Mid Adept under normal

other three

SHING!

that moment, Soran summoned

the academy's secrets and to the reason why he has been missing for the past year. For now, it's still a

still needs to be kept under wraps, even when the secret eventually becomes public. Today, you saw Shang's true power, and

of them

Magic Contract," Sarah said with a

but we can't

three of them were forbidden

on the contract," Sarah

"This has to remain

us to have a Magic Circle mess with our memories indefinitely?" Sarah

into someone's mind. If that person intended to unveil the secrets, all manners of

The person could die.

part of their memory

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

on someone's mind, and it was

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

when he said that it would cost me a

the contract and handed

gold was a lot of

still been worried about his future. After

he wanted

the decision was

for a long while, and he could fully focus on

a year's

exchange for signing a contract? No

and handed him a

Space

But it was empty.

at