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

transformed in the

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

Alex had been able to

easy

the Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the

could break a Pest

stronger than

heard of Alex's power, he was

man quickly fell

might have a lucrative

heard that, he immediately perked

job? What job?" he

gestured towards

You should speak with the

said with a smile as he followed

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

still wary

bad experiences with

courageous as the old

the two of them

look any different from any

other house, it was made out

"Elder, I think we have someone that can

Alex repeated in

opened, and an old

in his fifties or sixties, but he looked like

body anymore. The man also used a long

Alex saw the old man, he became a bit

was

Was he a Mage?

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

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

was

Mage?"

Alex's words, but the eyes of

was like he had

Alex, and he could see that Alex was pulling in quite a

the old man asked

"No," Alex answered.

smith was surprised by

old man only smiled

said.

I be confident in defeating an enemy

waited outside while Alex entered the old

was very simple and quaint. It looked

old man gestured to a chair, and Alex

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