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?"

one kill," Alex said. "As long as they don't jump me from several different angles,

had truly transformed in the last

already nearly spelled his doom. If he hadn't been

had been able

easy to kill one of

after the incident with the Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats were no longer a

could break a Pest Cat's neck with a single

far stronger than a Pest

of Alex's power, he

man quickly fell into

powerful, we might have a lucrative

Alex heard that,

What

turned around and gestured

You should speak

a smile

he could see curious eyes glancing

still

probably had bad experiences with

courageous as the

of them arrived

any different from any other house in

it was

door. "Elder, I think we have someone that can take on the Ice Wood

Pest?' Alex repeated

and an old

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

he seemed to not have much strength in his body anymore.

Alex saw the old man, he became a

bit of Mana was swirling

Was he a Mage?

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

a whirlpool, while this old man only

was

a Mage?"

by Alex's words, but the eyes of the old man didn't

was like he had

he could see that Alex was pulling in

you confident?" the old man

"No," Alex answered.

old smith was surprised by Alex's

man only

he said. "Come

in defeating an enemy I don't even

outside while Alex entered the

It looked like

a

man got some water from a bucket and warmed it over the fire, and while the water