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.

him abandoned him. He had trouble adjusting for the next couple of weeks, but he eventually settled

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

"I doubt it's him."

something. "How do you

teachers are required to report nearly everything about

job to read through all the

'Understandable,' Shang thought.

three cronies?"

three names of the cronies from

said as he

not

one's dead,"

If Shang was involved in this guy's

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

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

that moment, Shang furrowed

Gerbon, Shang only had one

it was

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

it one of those

fight with

a frown.

teacher to expel you. You can imagine how that

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

of him. He had voiced his concern to the Dean, and he had been

with underhanded means,

can understand why,"

Soran said. "Thank

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

looked through the files and retrieved

guy you

read through

raised

raised an

Academy three days later," Soran

Now,

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

between

and he wasn't weak," Soran

a questioning

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

the warrior path. But instead of turning into a nobody, he

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

he would probably still be

thought back

of his bones, and the guy had been convulsing on the ground as he was choking on his

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