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?"

strike, one kill," Alex said. "As long as they don't jump me from

truly transformed in the last six

spelled his doom. If he hadn't been lucky, the

had been able to fight

it easy to kill one of

subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats

a Pest

far stronger than a Pest

power, he was

man quickly fell into

are truly that powerful, we might have

that,

What

and gestured towards the middle

me. You should speak

Alex said with a smile as he followed behind

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

villagers were still wary

bad experiences

courageous as

them arrived in front of a

look any different from

other house, it was made out of

the door. "Elder, I think we

Alex repeated

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

man was probably in his fifties or sixties, but

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

when Alex saw the old

Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

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

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

was just too

a Mage?"

was surprised by Alex's words, but the eyes

like he had expected

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

confident?" the old man asked

"No," Alex answered.

smith was surprised

man only smiled a

said. "Come

in defeating an enemy I don't even know?' Alex

waited outside while Alex entered the old

very simple and quaint. It looked

a chair, and Alex

fire, and while the water was warming, the old man