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

in the

Pest Cat had already nearly spelled his doom. If

been able to fight one

found it easy to kill

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

fact, Alex could break a Pest Cat's neck with

far stronger than a Pest

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

man quickly fell

we might have a lucrative

Alex heard that, he

What job?"

gestured towards

You should speak with

smile

curious

villagers were still wary

had bad experiences with

everyone was as courageous as the

a minute, the two of them arrived in front

look any different from

like every other house, it was made out of grey

door. "Elder, I

Alex repeated in his

seconds, the door opened, and

fifties or sixties, but he looked

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

old man, he

of Mana was

Was he a Mage?

old 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,

whirlpool, while this

gap was

a Mage?"

surprised by Alex's words, but the eyes

was like he had expected

see that Alex was pulling in quite a bit of

confident?" the old

"No," Alex answered.

old smith was

man only smiled a

said.

in defeating an enemy I don't even know?'

while

It looked

man gestured to a chair, and Alex sat

over the fire, and while the water was warming, the old man sat down in front