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 different angles, I

transformed in the last

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

had been able

easy to kill one

subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats

Alex could break a Pest

far stronger than a Pest Cat's

heard of Alex's power, he was taken

man quickly fell into

we might have a lucrative job for

that, he immediately perked

What job?"

gestured towards the middle of the

speak with the

smile as he followed behind the

see curious eyes

villagers were still

had bad experiences

everyone was as courageous as the old

two of them arrived in front

didn't look any different from any other house

like every other house, it was made out of

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

Alex

seconds, the door opened, and an old man looked at

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

body anymore. The man

saw the old man, he became a

was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

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

whirlpool, while this old man

gap was just

Mage?"

old smith was surprised by Alex's words, but the eyes of the old man

like he had

he could see that Alex was pulling in quite a bit

confident?" the old man

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by Alex's

man only smiled

he said.

I be confident in defeating an

waited outside while Alex entered

was very simple and quaint. It looked like

man gestured to a chair,

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