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?"

"As long as they don't jump me from several different angles, I can take out

truly transformed in the

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

been able to fight one

found it easy to kill

the subsequent strengthening

break a Pest Cat's neck with

body was far stronger than a

of Alex's power, he was taken aback once

man quickly

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

Alex heard that, he immediately perked

What

around and gestured towards

You should speak with

smile as

village, he could see curious eyes glancing

villagers were still wary of

probably had bad experiences with

everyone was as courageous

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

different from any other

other house, it was made out of grey

door. "Elder, I think we have someone

Alex repeated in his

door opened, and an old man

probably in his fifties or sixties, but he

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

the old

was swirling around the

Was he a Mage?

be compared to Duke Whirlwind. When put into comparison, the old man felt like an

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

was just

Mage?" Alex

by Alex's words, but

he had

and he could see that Alex was pulling in quite a

the

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by

only

said.

confident in defeating an enemy I don't even

outside while Alex

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

a chair, and Alex sat

man got some water from a bucket and warmed it over the fire,