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?"

Alex said. "As long as they don't jump me from several different angles, I can take

in the last six

spelled his doom. If he hadn't been lucky, the Pest Cat would have killed

had been able

easy to kill one of

with the Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the

break a Pest Cat's neck with a

stronger

Alex's power, he was taken aback

man quickly fell

we might have a lucrative job for you," the

Alex heard that, he immediately

What job?" he

gestured towards the middle of

You should speak with the Elder," he

with a smile as he followed behind

see curious eyes glancing at him through the windows of the

still wary of

probably had bad experiences with

was as courageous as

two of them arrived in front of a normal

different from any other house in the

house, it

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

Alex repeated in

the door opened, and an old

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 to

the old man, he

was swirling

Was he a Mage?

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

while this

was just

Mage?" Alex

but the eyes of the old

he had expected

was pulling in quite a bit of Mana, even

you confident?" the

"No," Alex answered.

old smith was surprised by Alex's

only

he said.

in defeating an enemy I don't even know?' Alex

while

house was very simple and quaint. It looked like a cozy

man gestured to a

over the fire,