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?"

immediately. "One strike, one kill," Alex said. "As long as they don't jump me from several different angles, I can take out a

truly transformed in the

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

Alex had been able

easy to kill

and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits,

a Pest

was far stronger than

of Alex's power, he was

man quickly fell

we might have a

heard that, he immediately

What job?"

man turned around and gestured towards the middle of the

speak

said with a smile as he followed behind the

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

were still

had bad experiences

courageous as the

a minute, the two of them

look any different from any other house in

house, it was made out of grey

I think we have someone that can

Pest?' Alex repeated in his

some seconds, the door opened, and an old

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

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

the old man,

bit of Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

to Duke Whirlwind. When put into comparison, the old

Mana like a whirlpool, while this old man only pulled in

was

Mage?"

old smith was surprised by Alex's words, but the eyes of

like he

old man looked at Alex, and he could see that Alex was pulling in

the

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by Alex's

only smiled a

he said. "Come

be confident in defeating an enemy I don't even

old smith waited outside while Alex entered the old

house was very simple and quaint. It looked like a cozy house

old man gestured to a chair, and Alex sat

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