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 angles, I can take

in

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

been able

found it easy to kill

the Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest

break a Pest Cat's neck with

far stronger

heard of Alex's power, he was

man quickly fell into

have a lucrative job for you," the

Alex heard that, he immediately perked

job? What

turned around and gestured towards the middle of

me. You should speak with the Elder," he

a smile as he

he could see curious eyes glancing at

were still wary

had bad

courageous as

two of them arrived in front of a

look any different from any

house, it was made out of grey

of times on the door. "Elder, I think we have someone that can take on the

Pest?' Alex repeated

some seconds, the door opened, and

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

much strength in his body anymore.

old man, he

was swirling around the

Was he a Mage?

the old man

a whirlpool, while this old man only pulled in a bit of

gap was just too

a Mage?"

by Alex's words, but the eyes of the old

like he

looked at Alex, and he could see that Alex was pulling in quite a bit of Mana, even more than the

confident?" the old

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by

man only

said. "Come

I be confident in defeating an

waited outside while Alex entered

very simple and quaint. It looked like a cozy

a chair, and Alex

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