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.

two met, everyone around him abandoned him. He had trouble adjusting for the next couple of weeks, but he eventually settled in. Right now, he's in the Advanced Grade, and he belongs to the top 30%. From what I'm reading, he also stopped using his

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 of a mere spat between two students. His parents might even want to thank you

"I doubt it's him."

he was also surprised about something. "How do you know so many details

to report nearly everything

"And it's my job to read through all the

'Understandable,' Shang thought.

about his three

cronies from Stars'

average due to laziness," Soran said as he put

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

one's dead," Soran

Shang was involved in

died about 18 months later in the

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

moment, Shang furrowed

the incident with Stars Gerbon, Shang only had one

was the worst

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

one of those

last fight with

said with a frown. "That wasn't a pleasant

tried my very best to convince teacher to expel you.

surprised that Soran wanted to expel him back

any underhanded methods to get rid of him. He had voiced

difficult with underhanded means, he simply dropped

understand

decision now," Soran

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

the files

guy you kicked," Soran

read through the

he raised

an

left the Warrior's Academy three days

Now, they were up

his file doesn't end here," Soran said. "Just a couple of months ago, some of our students met him

weekly match between the Anti-Mage Class

became a Late Apprentice, and he wasn't weak," Soran

with a questioning

was below average in our academy, but

death and gave up the warrior path. But instead of turning into a nobody, he began to shine as

he might even feel thankful to you," Soran

all, without you, he would probably still be near the bottom

back to that

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

would result in the