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?"

said. "As long as they don't jump

had truly transformed in

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

able to fight

it easy to kill one of

strengthening

fact, Alex could break a Pest

was far stronger than a Pest Cat's

of Alex's power, he was taken

quickly fell

truly that powerful, we might have a lucrative job

Alex heard that, he immediately perked

What job?"

man turned around and gestured towards the middle

me. You should speak with the Elder,"

said with a smile as

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

villagers were still wary

probably had bad experiences with

everyone was as courageous as the old

minute, the two of them

any different from any other

like every other house, it was made out

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

Pest?' Alex repeated

some seconds, the door opened, and an old

in his fifties or sixties, but he looked like

to not have much strength in his body anymore. The man also

Alex saw the old

Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

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

whirlpool, while this old man only pulled in a bit of Mana, one teaspoon at

was just too

Mage?"

surprised by Alex's words, but the eyes of the old

like he

Alex, and he could see that Alex was pulling in quite a bit of Mana, even more than the old

you confident?" the old man asked

"No," Alex answered.

old smith was surprised by

only smiled

said. "Come

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

smith waited outside while Alex entered the old man's

house was very simple and quaint. It looked like a

a chair, and Alex sat

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