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,

in the last six

had already nearly spelled his doom. If he hadn't been

had been able

found it easy to kill

the Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats

could break a Pest Cat's neck

body was far stronger than a

heard of Alex's power, he was taken aback once

man quickly fell

powerful, we might have a lucrative job for you,"

that,

job? What job?" he

and gestured towards the middle of

You should speak with the Elder,"

with a smile

could see curious eyes glancing

villagers were still wary of

probably had bad experiences with

courageous as

a minute, the two of them arrived in front of a

from any other house

like every other house, it was

knocked a couple of times on the door. "Elder, I think we have someone

Pest?' Alex

some seconds, the door opened, and an old man

in his fifties or sixties, but he looked like

in his body anymore. The man also used a long

the old man,

bit of Mana was swirling around the

Was he a Mage?

the old man felt like an old weed while Duke Whirlwind felt like

this

gap was

a Mage?"

smith was surprised by Alex's words, but

he had expected

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

confident?" the

"No," Alex answered.

smith was

old man only smiled a

said.

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

waited outside while Alex entered the

quaint. It

man gestured to a chair, and

and warmed it over the fire, and while the water was warming, the old