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

had truly transformed in the

his doom. If he hadn't

Alex had been able

easy to kill

the incident with the Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats were no

Alex could break a Pest Cat's

stronger than a Pest Cat's

Alex's power, he was taken aback

quickly

might have a lucrative job for you," the

Alex heard that, he

What

man turned around and gestured towards the middle of the

You should speak with the Elder,"

a smile as he followed behind the

he could see curious eyes glancing at him

still

bad experiences

was as courageous

them arrived in front of a

didn't look any different from any other house in the

other house, it was made out of

I think we have someone that can take on

Pest?' Alex repeated

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

his fifties or sixties, but he looked

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

old man, he

bit of Mana was swirling around the old

Was he a Mage?

When put into comparison, the old man

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

gap was just too

Mage?" Alex

smith was surprised by Alex's words, but

was like he had

that Alex was pulling in quite a bit of Mana, even more than

you confident?" the old man asked

"No," Alex answered.

old smith was surprised by

only

he said. "Come

defeating an enemy

while Alex entered

was very simple and quaint. It

old man gestured to a

a bucket and warmed it over the fire, and while the