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?"

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

transformed in

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

able to

easy to kill one of

Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats were no longer

Alex could break a Pest Cat's neck with

was far stronger than a

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

man quickly fell

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

that, he immediately

What

turned around and gestured

me. You should speak

a smile as he followed

curious eyes glancing at him through the windows of

villagers were still wary

bad experiences

courageous as

minute, the two of them arrived

any different from any other house

every other house, it

door. "Elder, I think we have someone

Alex repeated in

opened, and

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

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

the old man, he became a bit

bit of Mana was swirling around the

Was he a Mage?

be compared to Duke Whirlwind. When put into comparison, the old

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

was just too

Mage?"

words, but the eyes of the old

was like he had expected

pulling in quite

confident?" the

"No," Alex answered.

was

man only smiled

said. "Come

an enemy I

waited outside while

very simple and quaint. It looked like a cozy

a

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