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?"

they don't jump me from several different angles,

transformed in

Cat had already nearly spelled his doom. If

Alex had been able to fight

easy to

and the subsequent strengthening with the

break a Pest Cat's neck with a

body was far stronger than

Alex's power, he was taken

man quickly fell

might have a lucrative job for you,"

heard that, he immediately

What job?"

and gestured towards the middle of

speak with the Elder,"

said with a smile

curious eyes

villagers were still wary of

had bad experiences with

was as courageous as the old

a minute, the two of them arrived in front of a normal

from any other house

other house, it was made

"Elder, I think we have someone that can

Pest?' Alex repeated

and an old

sixties, but he looked like he was in his

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

old man,

was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

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

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

was just

Mage?" Alex

surprised by Alex's words, but the

he had expected

he could see that Alex was pulling in

you confident?" the old man asked

"No," Alex answered.

smith was surprised by

only smiled a

said.

could I be confident in defeating an enemy I don't even

old smith waited outside while Alex entered the old man's

and quaint. It looked like a cozy

a chair, and Alex

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