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?"

don't jump me from several different angles, I can

in the last

Cat had already nearly spelled his doom.

able

found it easy to kill

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

Alex could break a Pest Cat's

was far stronger than a Pest Cat's

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

man quickly fell

have a lucrative job for

heard that, he immediately

job? What

and gestured towards the middle

speak

Alex said with a smile

could see curious eyes glancing

were still wary

probably had bad experiences with

as courageous as the

of them

look any different from any other house in the

it was

couple of times on the door. "Elder, I think we have

Alex repeated in his

some seconds, the door opened, and

probably in his fifties or sixties,

in his body anymore. The man also used a long cane

Alex saw the old man, he

Mana was

Was he a Mage?

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

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

gap was just

Mage?" Alex

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

like he

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

you confident?" the old

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by

old man only smiled

said. "Come

be confident in defeating an enemy I don't

while Alex entered the

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

old man gestured to a chair,

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