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.

next couple of weeks, but he eventually settled in. Right now, he's in the Advanced Grade, and he belongs to the top 30%. From what I'm reading, he also stopped

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."

he was also surprised about something. "How

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.

three cronies?" Shang

the cronies from Stars' file and looked through

due to laziness," Soran said as he

also not him." Soran put the second file

dead," Soran

asked. If Shang was involved in this

said as he put the file away. "He died about 18 months later in the northeastern Wild Forest. You can imagine

"Vanishing Snake?" Shang asked.

Soran nodded.

"It's not him."

that moment, Shang furrowed

with Stars Gerbon, Shang only had one

was the worst

even argued with anyone. He had simply stayed by himself and

one

fight

a frown. "That wasn't

with you, back then, I tried my very best to convince teacher to expel you. You can imagine how that went," Soran

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

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

with underhanded means, he simply dropped

understand why," Shang

Soran said.

Shang only absentmindedly nodded.

files and retrieved three of

the guy you

read through the

he raised

an

left the Warrior's Academy three days later,"

brows. Now, they

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

the weekly match between the Anti-Mage Class and the

Apprentice, and he

with a questioning look

"Interesting. He was below average in our

to death and gave up the warrior path. But instead of turning into

he might even feel thankful

he would probably still be near the

back to

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 and rising through the