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.

of weeks, but he eventually

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

"I doubt it's him."

nodded, but he was also surprised about something. "How

to report nearly everything about

all the reports and create a file. I

'Understandable,' Shang thought.

about his three

three names of the cronies

Soran said

not him." Soran put the second file

one's dead," Soran

Shang asked. If Shang was

about 18 months later in the northeastern Wild Forest. You can imagine

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

Shang

Gerbon, Shang only had

was the

even argued with anyone. He had simply stayed by himself and

it one of those

fight

a frown.

convince teacher to expel you. You can imagine

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

methods to get rid of him. He

of making Shang's life difficult with

can understand why,"

now," Soran

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

looked through the files and

guy you kicked," Soran

read through the

he raised an

an

the Warrior's Academy

brows. Now, they were

end here," Soran said. "Just a couple of months ago,

match between the Anti-Mage

Apprentice, and

a questioning look

had to chuckle. "Interesting. He was below average

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

a guess, I believe that he might even feel thankful to

without you, he would probably still be

thought back to

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

such an event would result in the victim finding their own path