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?"

Alex said. "As long as they don't jump

transformed in the last

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

had been able to fight

Alex found it easy

subsequent strengthening with the fruits,

a Pest Cat's neck with a

stronger

Alex's power, he was taken aback once

man quickly fell into

you are truly that powerful, we might have a lucrative job

heard that, he immediately perked

What job?"

man turned around and gestured towards the middle

me. You should speak

smile as he followed behind

the village, he could see curious eyes glancing at him through the windows

villagers were still wary

probably had bad experiences with

as courageous

them arrived in front of a normal

didn't look any different from

house, it was made out

man knocked a couple of times on the door. "Elder, I think we have

Pest?' Alex repeated in his

and an old man looked

fifties or sixties, but he looked like he

seemed to not have much strength in his body anymore. The man also used a long cane

when Alex saw the old man, he became a

bit of Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

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

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

was just too

Mage?" Alex

Alex's words, but the eyes of the

like he had

that Alex was pulling in quite a bit of Mana, even more than

the

"No," Alex answered.

old smith was surprised

man only smiled a

he said.

defeating an

smith waited outside while Alex entered the

It looked like a cozy

to a chair,

fire, and while the water was warming, the old man sat down in