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?"

strike, one kill," Alex said. "As long as they don't jump me from several

truly transformed in the last six

he had just arrived, one Pest Cat had already nearly spelled his doom. If he

been able

found it easy to kill one

and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits,

could break a Pest Cat's neck

far stronger than a Pest Cat's

Alex's power, he was taken aback

man quickly fell

have a lucrative job for you,"

that, he immediately perked

job? What

around and gestured towards the

You should speak with the Elder," he

with a smile as he followed behind the

could see curious eyes glancing

were still wary of

had bad experiences

courageous

a minute, the two of them arrived in front of

any different from

like every other house, it was made

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

Pest?' Alex repeated in

door opened, and an

was probably in his fifties or sixties, but he looked like

frame was small, and he seemed to not have much strength in his body anymore. The man also used a long cane in order

Alex saw the old man, he

of Mana was swirling

Was he a Mage?

When put into comparison, the old man

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

was just too

a Mage?" Alex

Alex's words, but the eyes

like he had expected

and he could see that Alex was pulling in quite a bit of Mana, even more than

confident?" the old man

"No," Alex answered.

was

only

he said. "Come

an

while Alex entered the

and quaint. It looked like a

a chair, and Alex sat

some water from a bucket and warmed it over the fire, and while the water was warming, the old man sat down in front