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?"

said. "As long as they don't jump

transformed in the last

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

had been able to fight

easy to kill one of

the Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats were

Pest Cat's neck with

body was far stronger than a

of Alex's power, he was taken aback

quickly

are truly that powerful, we might have

that,

job? What

around and gestured towards the middle of

You should speak

smile

he could see curious eyes glancing at him through the windows of the

villagers were still wary of

probably had bad experiences

was as courageous as the old

the two of them arrived in front of

from any other house in

like every other house, it was

"Elder, I think we have someone that can take on

Pest?' Alex repeated

seconds, the door opened, and an old

fifties or sixties, but he looked like he was

small, and he seemed to not have much strength in his body anymore. The man also

when Alex saw the old man, he became a

Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

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

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

gap was

a Mage?"

but the eyes of the

he

that Alex was pulling in

confident?" the old

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by Alex's

old man only smiled

said. "Come

confident in defeating an enemy I

while Alex entered the

It looked like

old man gestured to a chair,

it over the fire, and while