Sword God in a World of Magic

"Three presents?" Alex asked with a raised brow.

"Yes, three presents," the young man answered as he leaned back on his throne with a smirk. "The strongest person that isn't following the path of magic has only barely reached the fourth Realm while there are many more Realms to go."

"You don't have any inheritance for techniques or any other person that can help you when you reach the third Realm. The first couple of Realms are still fine, but you will have to blaze your own path starting at the third Realm."

"So, you'll need some help. Otherwise, it would become impossible for you to reach any significant level of power."

Alex sighed.

'No help, huh?' Alex thought. 'I have to create my very own path to power.'

Alex looked at the young man for a couple of seconds as the young man only smirked back.

Alex's body shook slightly.

'Nothing to rely on. No person I can ask for pointers.'

'Everything is all on me.'

'That actually sounds exciting!'

Yes, Alex's body was not shaking out of fear or anxiety but out of excitement!

Alex hadn't played many games in the past, but just like many other people, Alex also wanted his life to be filled with a bit more excitement.

The mundane greyness and sterile systems in his old world were too boring.

Two fists couldn't beat four hands.

This was an old phrase that Alex had heard from one of his coaches in the past. It meant that numbers always beat individual strength.

A top-tier fighter might be able to win against two, three, or maybe even four people at once in a battle, but ten? A hundred? A thousand?

Impossible.

Just by piling onto the fighter with their bodyweight would allow the mass of enemies to make the fighter helpless since there was only so much muscle a man could have. One man couldn't resist hundreds of kilograms of weight pressing down on their body.

Alex looked at the young man.

'However, is that still true for him?' Alex thought. 'Would the numbers of normal humans even matter when they can't even get through his skin? Would the numbers matter when he can just kill everyone with a casual wave of his hand?'

'Fighting has always been a lifestyle of mine, but as long as I'm not in top form, and as long as I'm not in the top 1% of fighters, I can't make a living out of it.'

'Even more, a single slight injury might make it impossible for me to fight again in the future.'

'However, in this world, I can break these known conventions! I can achieve true power!'

"Tell me," Alex said with a seemingly calm voice. However, even he could hear the slight tremble in his own voice.

The young man only snickered a bit. However, he didn't comment on Alex's thoughts.

After all, he had told Alex more than once that he was perfectly suited for his world.

SHING!

light shone briefly, and a black cube appeared in front of Alex, floating in

your weapon," the young man

of the cube, and his body nearly fell

This cube was heavy!

weapon," Alex said with furrowed

decide on your own path to power, tell the cube what it should become, and it will assume that

as

Mage weapons. At some point, you would need to create your own weapon if you follow a path that requires one. If you had to

weapon now, or it will also become useless in the future. After all, weapons

young man chuckled a bit. "This

blinked twice in

the beginning, it won't be much better than a

the rest of your life, no matter how powerful you will

at the

magical. However, that's expected since I'm entering a world filled

frowned when he read Alex's thoughts. The fact that his world was filled with nothing

a far smaller one. Don't bother looking for it since you

Alex was sure that this separate space was not so simple.

last present," the young man said as he leaned back on his throne again with a

ask me nine questions in total, and I will answer

at the young man

a God nine questions in

ask about the origins of the

ask about some secret techniques only the

the

get to remember your questions and

frowned. "What do you

breakthrough," the young man said. "You get to ask nine questions since my world has nine Realms of power. You get to ask all these questions now, but the memories of them will only be unlocked as

took a deep

revelation changed the entire

Alex had been interested in how the world worked to satiate his

becoming truly powerful was nearly impossible. After all, how many supremely powerful people existed in that world? Alex wasn't so arrogant

several minutes as he thought

didn't move during all of this

question: What would be the optimal way to start my

Alex

a smart question," the young man said,

the basics. You need sufficient physical

After that, relax, close your eyes, and absorb the energy in the atmosphere.

routine will also help you in achieving sufficient Mana and sufficient mental strength. By absorbing the energy in the atmosphere, the stuff that people in my world call Mana, your Mana storage will increase. At the same time, breaking your body more and more

there without any human help. If you feel like you are not in danger anymore, go

years, and you should be ready to join human society again. When you've done all that, search for an academy in the nearby towns. Don't worry, there will be an academy that's just perfect for someone like

man said with a grin.

took all

then for my

THWAP!

jerked, and he felt like his mind had