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?"

"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 the last

just arrived, one Pest Cat had already nearly spelled his doom. If

Alex had been able to fight one

easy

subsequent strengthening with the fruits,

Alex could break a Pest Cat's

stronger than a Pest

power, he was taken

quickly

are truly that powerful, we might have a lucrative

Alex heard that, he

What job?" he

gestured

speak

a smile

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

villagers were still wary of

probably had bad experiences

everyone was as courageous

a minute, the two of them arrived in front of

didn't look any different from any other house in

house, it was

the door. "Elder, I think we

Alex repeated in his

some seconds, the door opened, and an old man looked at

man was probably in his fifties or sixties, but he looked like he was in his

he seemed to not have much strength in his body anymore. The

Alex saw the old man, he became a bit

was swirling around the old

Was he a Mage?

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

this old man only pulled in a bit of Mana,

gap was

a Mage?" Alex

old smith was surprised by Alex's words, but

like he had expected

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

you confident?" the old man asked

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised

man only

said.

in defeating an enemy I don't

old smith waited outside while Alex entered the

was very simple and quaint. It looked like a cozy house of a

old man gestured to a chair, and Alex

man got some water from a bucket and warmed it over the fire, and while the