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.

"After you two met, everyone around him abandoned him. He had trouble adjusting for the next couple of weeks, but he eventually settled in. Right now, he's in the

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."

was also surprised about something. "How

report nearly everything about every student," Soran

the reports and create a file.

'Understandable,' Shang thought.

about his three cronies?" Shang

of the cronies from Stars'

average due to laziness," Soran said as he put the first file

also not him." Soran put the

dead," Soran

Shang was involved in this

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

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

moment, Shang

Stars Gerbon, Shang only had one more run-in with the

was

hadn't even argued with anyone. He had simply

it one

last fight

a frown. "That wasn't a

to convince teacher to expel you. You can imagine

wanted to expel him back then.

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

difficult with underhanded means, he

understand why,"

now," Soran said. "Thank

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

files and retrieved three of

the guy you

through the

he raised an

an eyebrow

Academy

his brows. Now, they were up to

end here," Soran said. "Just a couple of months ago, some of our students met him

in the weekly match between the Anti-Mage Class

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

a questioning

the file again, and he had to chuckle. "Interesting. He was below average in

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

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

he would probably still be

thought back to

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

have guessed that such an event would result in the