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.

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

and whenever someone 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

"I doubt it's him."

but he was also surprised about something. "How

are required to report nearly everything about every

Soran sighed. "And it's my job to read through all the reports and create a

'Understandable,' Shang thought.

his three cronies?"

of the cronies from Stars' file and

Grade. Below average due to laziness," Soran said as he put the first file away.

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

one's dead," Soran

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

worry," Soran said as he put the file away. "He died about 18 months

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

that moment, Shang

Stars Gerbon, Shang only had

was the

hadn't even argued with anyone. He

it one of those

fight with

remember," Soran said with a

to expel you. You can imagine how that went," Soran said with a

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

to use any underhanded methods to get rid of him. He had voiced his concern to the Dean, and he

with underhanded means,

can understand why," Shang

Soran said. "Thank

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

through the files and retrieved

you kicked," Soran

read through the

raised

an

the Warrior's Academy

furrowed his brows. Now, they were

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

between the Anti-Mage Class and

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

looked with a questioning

He was below average in

beaten to death and gave up the warrior path. But

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

still

thought back

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