Sword God in a World of Magic

"Move! Make space for the next ones!" one of the guards told Shang with annoyance.

Shang moved to the side, and a couple of seconds later, Soran appeared on top of the wall.

Soran had a nice conversation with the stationed guards once again before leading the team down the wall.

"And that's that," Soran said as he turned to everyone. "It was nice seeing some of you again."

Sarah immediately left without saying anything. Apparently, the Magic Contract annoyed her quite a bit.

Elver and Astor also said their goodbyes before following Sarah.

"Shang, follow me," Soran said after everyone left.

Shang only nodded and followed Soran.

After a couple of minutes, they returned to the academy.

Soran immediately led Shang to the main building and to the fifth floor, which was reserved for teachers.

The two of them entered Soran's office and sat down.

SHING!

Soran summoned a gigantic stack of papers, which heavily hit the desk in his office.

Then, he looked at Shang with a smile. "Want to find out who hired the Cleaner?" he asked.

Shang's eyes shone, and he nodded.

"Tell me what you know and who you suspect," Soran said.

Shang recounted his thoughts about who could have wanted him dead.

It essentially boiled down to that it had to be one of the students.

Soran nodded. "That's what I thought," he said as he took the huge stack of papers into his hands.

"Tell me of everyone you met that might have a motive for wanting you dead."

Shang thought for a bit and decided to go in chronological order.

"The guy in the entrance exam. The one I beat up," Shang said.

"Michael Brestow," Soran said as he searched through the papers until he found the student's file.

"He's in the Preparation Grade right now, and he is about average. Nothing has changed for him. I severely doubt that it's him," Soran said.

Shang nodded. He hadn't thought that he would have been the one to send the Cleaner, but Shang wanted to be thorough.

"Stars Gerbon," Shang said. "I was the reason for his strongest helper leaving, and I beat his two cronies up. I also tore his jaw off."

Soran grimaced a bit, but he looked for Stars' file.

you two met, everyone around him abandoned him. He had trouble adjusting for the next couple of weeks, but he eventually settled in. Right

brings up his old behavior, he gets angry out of shame. His family has the funds to hire such a powerful Cleaner, but I doubt that they would do so because

"I doubt it's him."

about something. "How do you know so many details

nearly everything about every student," Soran

all the reports and create a

'Understandable,' Shang thought.

about his three cronies?"

of the cronies from Stars' file and looked

due to laziness," Soran said as he put

pretty well. It's also not him." Soran put the

dead," Soran

Shang was

the file away. "He died about 18 months

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

Shang furrowed

with Stars Gerbon, Shang only had one

it was the

normal student, and he hadn't even argued with anyone. He had simply stayed by himself and went to

it one of

had one last fight with three students," Shang

said with a frown. "That

convince teacher to expel you. You can imagine how that went," Soran

that Soran wanted to expel him back then. Soran hadn't really

methods to get rid of him. He

difficult with underhanded means,

understand why," Shang

Soran said. "Thank you

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

looked through the files and retrieved three of

guy you

read through the

he raised

raised an eyebrow in

Warrior's Academy

Now, they were

a couple of months ago, some

weekly match between the Anti-Mage Class and

Apprentice, and

a questioning

and he had to chuckle. "Interesting. He was below average in our academy, but he quickly became

up the warrior path. But instead of turning

I were to take a guess, I believe that he might even feel thankful to you," Soran said

still be near

thought back

his power, broke several of his bones, and the guy had been convulsing on the ground

result in the victim finding