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.

couple of weeks, but he eventually settled in. Right now, he's in the Advanced

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

teachers are required to report nearly everything about

it's my job to read through all the reports and

'Understandable,' Shang thought.

his three cronies?" Shang

three names of the cronies from Stars' file

Below average due to laziness," Soran said as he put

well. It's also not him."

one's dead,"

Shang asked. If Shang was involved in this guy's

about 18 months later in the northeastern Wild

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

moment, Shang furrowed his

incident with Stars Gerbon, Shang only had one more

was the

been a normal student, and he hadn't even argued with anyone.

one

fight with three students," Shang

said with a

tried my very best to convince teacher to expel you. You can imagine how that went," Soran said with a bit of guilt visible on

wasn't surprised that Soran wanted to expel him back then. Soran hadn't really kept his

Soran never tried to use any underhanded methods to get rid of him. He had voiced his concern to the Dean, and he had been

with underhanded

can understand

now," Soran

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

looked through the files

guy you kicked," Soran

read through

he raised an

raised an

Warrior's Academy three days

Now, they were up to

here," Soran said. "Just a couple of months ago, some of our students met him

the weekly match between the Anti-Mage Class and the

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

looked with a questioning look at

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

beaten to death and gave up the warrior path. But instead of

take a guess, I believe that he might even

you, he would probably still be near

back

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

result in the victim finding their own path and