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

transformed in the last six

Cat had already nearly spelled his doom. If he hadn't been lucky, the Pest Cat would

able to fight one

easy

subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the

Alex could break a Pest

stronger than

power, he was

man quickly fell into

are truly that powerful, we might have a lucrative job for

heard that, he immediately

job? What job?"

turned around and gestured towards the

You should speak

Alex said with a smile as he followed behind the

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

were still

bad experiences

was as courageous as the

of them arrived in front of a normal

didn't look any different from any

like every other house, it

couple of times on the door. "Elder, I

Pest?' Alex

the door opened, and an old

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

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

saw the old man,

of Mana was swirling

Was he a Mage?

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

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

was just too

Mage?"

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

he had expected

pulling in quite a bit of Mana, even

the old man

"No," Alex answered.

old smith was surprised by Alex's

only smiled a

he said. "Come

defeating an

old smith waited outside while Alex

and quaint. It looked like a

to a chair, and Alex

the fire, and while the water was warming,