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?"

answered immediately. "One strike, one kill," Alex said. "As long as they don't jump me from several different angles, I can take out a group of them with

in

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

been able to fight one

found it easy

the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest

a Pest Cat's neck with a single

far stronger

man heard of Alex's power, he

quickly fell

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

heard that, he immediately perked

job? What job?" he

around and gestured towards the middle of

me. You should speak

with a smile as he followed

see curious eyes glancing

were still

bad experiences

was as courageous as the

minute, the two of them arrived in front of a

from

other house, it was made out of

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

Wood Pest?' Alex

the door opened, and an old man

in his fifties or sixties, but he looked

body anymore. The man also used a long cane

saw the old man,

of Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

When put into comparison, the old man felt like an old

a whirlpool, while this old man only pulled in a bit of

was just

a Mage?" Alex

surprised by Alex's words, but the

like he had expected

old man looked at Alex, and he could see that Alex was pulling in quite a

the

"No," Alex answered.

smith was surprised by Alex's

only smiled

he said.

an enemy I don't even know?' Alex

old smith waited outside while Alex

It

old man gestured to a chair, and Alex sat

and warmed it over the fire, and while