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,

transformed in the last six

he had just arrived, one Pest Cat had already nearly spelled his

had been able to

it easy to

Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits,

break a Pest Cat's neck with

was far stronger than

the man heard of Alex's power, he was taken aback

man quickly fell

that powerful, we might have

heard that, he

What job?" he

around and gestured towards the middle of

should speak with the Elder,"

with a smile as he

through the village, he could see curious eyes glancing at

were still wary

bad experiences with

everyone was as courageous as the old

them arrived in front of a normal

different from any other house in the

every other house, it was

a couple of times on the door. "Elder, I think we have someone that can take

Alex

door opened, and an old man looked

his fifties or sixties, but

have much strength in his body anymore. The man also used

saw the old man,

bit of Mana was swirling around the old

Was he a Mage?

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

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

gap was just too

a Mage?" Alex

Alex's words, but

like he had

he could see that Alex was pulling in quite

you confident?" the old

"No," Alex answered.

was

only smiled

said.

be confident in defeating an enemy I don't even know?'

waited outside while

quaint. It looked

gestured to a chair, and

from a bucket and warmed it over the fire, and while the water was warming, the old