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?"

long as they don't jump me from several different angles, I can take out a

had truly transformed in the last six

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

had been able to fight

found it easy to kill

subsequent strengthening

Pest Cat's neck with

far stronger than

of Alex's power, he was taken aback once

quickly fell into

are truly that powerful, we might have a lucrative

Alex heard that,

job? What

turned around and gestured towards

speak with

a smile as he followed

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

still wary of

probably had bad experiences with

was as courageous

them arrived in front of

different from any other house

house, it was made out of grey

on the door. "Elder, I think we have someone that

Pest?' Alex repeated

door opened, and an old man looked at

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

frame was small, and he seemed to not have much strength in his body anymore.

when Alex saw the old man, he became a bit

of Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

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

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

gap was just

a Mage?" Alex

was surprised by Alex's words, but

he had expected

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

you confident?" the old

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised

man only smiled

said.

in defeating an enemy I

smith waited outside while Alex entered

and quaint. It looked like a

to a chair,

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