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.

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

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

"I doubt it's him."

he was also surprised about something. "How

are required to report nearly everything about every

it's my job to read through all the reports and create a file. I hate that part

'Understandable,' Shang thought.

his three cronies?"

cronies from Stars' file and

Below average due to laziness," Soran said as he

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

one's dead," Soran

asked. If Shang was involved in

18 months later in

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

moment, Shang

only had one

was the worst

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

it one of those

fight with three

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

expel you. You can imagine how that went," Soran said with a bit of guilt visible

expel him back then. Soran

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

Shang's life difficult with underhanded means,

can understand

my decision now," Soran

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

files and retrieved three of

the guy you kicked," Soran

through the

raised

raised an

Academy three

Now, they

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

weekly match between the Anti-Mage Class and

Apprentice, and he wasn't weak," Soran

a

he had to chuckle. "Interesting. He was below

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

that he might

you, he would probably still be near the bottom in

back

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

guessed that such an event would result in the victim finding their own path and rising through