Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex hadn't expected a no for an answer.

"Then why did you ask about my coat?" he asked.

"To gauge your strength," the man said. "So, did you take out the Pest Cat yourself?"

Alex nodded. "I took out several. They are not my opponent."

This took the man by surprise.

He knew that Alex was strong since he was able to wield such a heavy sword in one hand, but he hadn't known how strong Alex was.

"They are not your opponents?" he asked. "What Stage are you?"

"Stage?" Alex asked, but then he remembered the Duke's words. "I should be in the Late First Realm."

"Late Soldier Stage?!" the man asked in shock. "And you're 15?!"

"Soldier Stage?" Alex asked in confusion. "I thought the First Realm was called Apprentice."

"That's for Mages only," the man said. "The First Realm for warriors is the Soldier Stage. That's because nearly all soldiers are in that Stage."

"Oh, okay," Alex said. "And yes, I'm at the Late Soldier Stage then."

The man looked far more surprised than Alex had assumed.

"Is that high?" he asked.

"Are you from a noble household?" the man asked in shock.

Alex snorted. "Do I look like I'm from a noble household?" he asked.

The man looked at Alex.

"So, is it strong?" Alex asked.

"Warriors in the Late Soldier Stage are generally considered elite warriors," the man answered. "They worked for years for their power."

"Elite soldiers?" Alex asked in surprise, "but the guards I met at that mountain were all more powerful than me."

"You can't compare normal soldiers to the soldiers working directly under the Duke," the man said. "The men under the Duke are all in the General Stage. That's the equivalent to the Adept Realm for Mages."

"Oh," Alex commented. "By the way, how do you know all these things?"

"When I was young, I worked as a smith in Warrior's Paradise," the man said.

'Knew it!' Alex thought. The guy just looked far too much like a smith.

"Back to the topic," the man said. "You said that Pest Cats are not your opponents, right?"

Alex nodded.

"Could you elaborate on your power? How would the fight go down?"

long as they don't jump me

transformed in the last six

his doom. If he

been able to fight one

easy to kill

incident with the Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats were no longer a

break a Pest Cat's neck

was far stronger than a

heard of Alex's power, he

quickly fell

powerful, we might have a lucrative job

that,

What

around and gestured towards

You should speak with the Elder,"

with a smile as he followed behind the

the village, he could see curious eyes glancing at

were still wary of

bad experiences with

courageous as the old

them arrived in front of a

from any other house

it was

the door. "Elder, I think we have someone that can take

Alex repeated in

the door opened, and an

sixties, but he looked like he was

he seemed to not have much strength in his body anymore. The man also used a long cane in order to stand relatively

the old man, he became

Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

be compared to Duke Whirlwind. When put into comparison, the old man felt

had pulled in an incredible amount of Mana like a whirlpool, while this old man only pulled

gap was

Mage?"

but the eyes

he had expected

could see that Alex was pulling in quite a bit of Mana,

confident?" the old man

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by

man only smiled

he said. "Come

I be confident in defeating an enemy I don't even know?'

waited outside while

was very simple and quaint. It

gestured to a chair,

a bucket and warmed it over the fire, and while