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,

truly transformed in the last six

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

able

it easy

Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits,

Pest Cat's neck

body was far stronger than

Alex's power, he was taken aback once

quickly

we might have

that, he

What job?" he

around and gestured towards

should speak

Alex said with a smile

could see curious eyes

villagers were still

bad

everyone was as courageous as the old

them arrived in

different from any other house in the

every other house, it

times on the door. "Elder, I think we have someone that can

Pest?' Alex repeated in

seconds, the door opened, and

fifties or sixties, but

in his body anymore. The man also used a long cane in order to stand relatively

when Alex saw the old man, he became a bit

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

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

gap was just too

Mage?" Alex

but the eyes

like he

looked at Alex, and he could see that Alex was pulling

you confident?" the

"No," Alex answered.

smith was

only

said.

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

smith waited outside while Alex entered the old man's

house was very simple and quaint. It looked

to a chair, and Alex sat

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