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 from several

in

just arrived, one Pest Cat had already nearly spelled his doom. If he hadn't

able

found it easy

subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats were

Alex could break a Pest

body was far stronger

power,

man quickly fell into

powerful, we might have a lucrative job for you," the

Alex heard that, he

What job?"

around and gestured towards the middle of the

me. You should speak

with a smile as

he could see curious eyes

were still wary of

bad

as courageous as

two of them arrived in front of a normal

didn't look any different from any other house in

it was made out

a couple of times on the door. "Elder, I think we

Alex repeated

the door opened, and

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

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

saw the old man, he became

was swirling around the old

Was he a Mage?

course, the old man couldn't be compared to Duke Whirlwind. When put into comparison, the old man felt like an old

like a whirlpool, while this old man only

gap was just

Mage?" Alex

but the eyes

he had expected

Alex, and he could see that Alex was pulling in quite a

the old man

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by

old man only smiled

said. "Come

in defeating an enemy I

old smith waited outside while Alex

simple and quaint. It looked like a cozy house of

gestured to a chair, and

fire, and while