Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex was quite surprised when he heard that.

Hadn't the God said that Alex should spend more time in the wilderness? As far as Alex could recall, the God had said that Alex should remain in the wilderness for about two years.

Had Alex progressed that quickly?

Alex's ego wanted to accept that reasoning, but he refused to underestimate a God.

The God probably wanted Alex to gain even more experience in combat.

However, Alex honestly didn't want to spend even more time in the wilderness.

He wanted to live among humans again!

"How can I get to this academy?" Alex asked.

"Go towards the eastern end of the garden. You will find a service entrance there. That entrance is for the keepers and the gardeners, and it has a couple of guards stationed there. When you leave the garden, you will quickly find a bigger village. Ask around for directions to Warrior's Paradise. That's a city, and when you get there, it will be easy to find the academy," Duke Whirlwind said as he took out a piece of paper and a pen.

Then, Duke Whirlwind started scribbling on the piece of paper and put his thumb on the bottom of the paper.

A second later, he gave Alex the piece of paper.

"Show that to the guards at the service entrance. The guards will confiscate it and destroy it according to protocol, so don't be worried. You can leave after that," Duke Whirlwind said.

Alex looked at the paper.

Scribbles.

Alex couldn't discern anything on the paper, and he started to panic a bit.

'Wait, so I can understand and speak the language of this world, but I can't read it? Do I actually have to learn to read again?!' Alex thought.

Duke Whirlwind looked at Alex's face in confusion, but he chuckled a bit later.

"It's written in code," Duke Whirlwind said. "You can't read it."

"Oh!" Alex shouted in relief.

After releasing a sigh, Alex bowed politely to Duke Whirlwind. "Thank you for your kindness, sir. Also, I am sorry for the damage I have done to your garden while living here. When I have money, I will repay everything."

Duke Whirlwind waved dismissively. "You can't eat and kill enough to do any form of damage to my garden. Additionally, you said you exchanged food for the Earth Fruit Hedgehog's fruits. That's usually the job of the keepers of this area. After all, the Earth Fruit Hedgehog needs to expend a lot of Mana to create its Mana Source. In a way, you actually worked for me."

"You don't need to repay me for anything," Duke Whirlwind said.

"Thank you, sir," Alex said.

However, he now felt even guiltier.

Sure, the duke might not care about the small things, but Alex had also taken the Ice Mana Source. Additionally, without Alex, the Old Ice Octopus would still be alive.

cost of a Pure Ice Mana Source in the future and repay the duke according to its market value,'

Duke Whirlwind said. "I visit the academy

and thank you again for your kindness. It means a lot to me, and I won't forget it. I'm looking forward to seeing

Whirlwind nodded and started

that very long

seconds, Duke Whirlwind flew

the sky for a while, just

be able

such a

He wasn't sure.

at the piece of paper in his right

ticket to human society,"

God has really placed me at the perfect location. I remember that he said that there was one human in the world that reached the Fourth Realm, and Duke

are probably talking about the

looked towards the

that man is. Why did he create an academy? Is it a way to make money to fuel his own desire for more power? Is it a way to amass a loyal following of powerful people? Is it to disseminate his knowledge of becoming

he old? Is

about this person for a while. After all,

and

about an hour to find the place Duke Whirlwind had

mountains, Alex saw a high but narrow gate. It was barely three meters wide but over 30 meters high. However, it perfectly filled out the gap in the

"Halt!"

came from the top of the gate, and

people with drawn bows

bit nervous, but he was pretty sure

you?! Why are you here?!" one of the guards

arm into the air

come here! I just talked to him an hour ago, and he told me that I could leave via this service

guards squinted their eyes and looked

human wouldn't be able to read such a tiny note from a distance of 200 meters, but these guards

guards talked amongst themselves

normal pace! Don't go for your sword, or you will

"Okay!" Alex shouted back.

forward, his hands

"Halt!"

Alex stopped.

about 30 meters away

one of the soldiers jumped down from the top of

seconds until he hit the

stood up

Alex was quite impressed.

quite an impressive height. I can survive such a fall, but I would need to land correctly with my legs. Still, I would at least feel

Alex was the supreme authority when it

that the guy in front of

now. The guard wore simple metal armor, and he carried a sword and a shield