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 out a group of

transformed in the last

spelled his doom. If he hadn't

Alex had been able to

easy to

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

Pest Cat's neck with

body was far stronger than

heard of Alex's power,

man quickly fell into

you are truly that powerful, we might have a lucrative

heard that, he

job? What job?" he

turned around and gestured towards the

me. You should speak with the

a smile as he followed behind

the village, he could see curious eyes glancing at him through the windows

still

had bad experiences

as courageous as

minute, the two of them arrived in front of

different from

it was made out

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

Pest?' Alex

and an old man

man was probably in his fifties or sixties,

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

saw the old man, he became a

of 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

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

was just too

Mage?"

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

he had

that Alex was pulling

you confident?" the

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by Alex's

only

said.

an enemy I don't even

while Alex entered the

was very simple and quaint. It looked like a cozy

old man gestured to a

from a bucket and warmed it over the fire, and while the water was warming, the old man sat down