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

His family has the funds to hire such a powerful Cleaner, but I doubt that they

"I doubt it's him."

was also surprised about something. "How do you know so many details about

are required to report nearly everything about every student," Soran

it's my job to read through all the reports

'Understandable,' Shang thought.

his three cronies?" Shang

the cronies from Stars' file and

Below average due to laziness," Soran said as he put the first file away. "Not

It's also not him." Soran put the

dead," Soran

was involved in this guy's

the file away. "He died about 18 months later

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

Shang furrowed

Shang only had one more run-in with the

it was

and he hadn't even argued with anyone. He had

one of

one last fight with

a frown. "That wasn't a pleasant

honest with you, back then, I tried my very best to convince teacher to expel you. You can

to expel him back then. Soran hadn't really kept his dislike a

use any underhanded methods to get rid of him.

Shang's life difficult with underhanded

understand why,"

regret my decision now," Soran said. "Thank

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

looked through the files

guy you

through the

he raised

raised an eyebrow in

the Warrior's Academy three

furrowed his brows. Now,

his file doesn't end here," Soran said. "Just a couple

in the weekly match between the Anti-Mage Class and the Mage

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

looked with a questioning look

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

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

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

would probably still be near the bottom

back to

power, broke several of his bones, and the

an event would result in the victim finding