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?"

jump

in

spelled his doom. If he hadn't been lucky, the Pest Cat would have killed

Alex had been able to fight

found it easy to kill

and the subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest

could break a Pest Cat's neck with

was far stronger than a Pest Cat's

power, he was taken aback once

man quickly

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

Alex heard that, he

job? What job?"

around and gestured towards

You should speak

with a smile as

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

still

probably had bad

courageous as the old

of them arrived

look any different from any other

house, it was made out

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

Wood Pest?' Alex repeated

the door opened, and

sixties, but he looked like he was

much strength in his body anymore. The

old man, he

was swirling around the

Was he a Mage?

Duke Whirlwind. When put into comparison, the old man felt like an old weed while Duke Whirlwind felt like a towering, ancient

of Mana like a whirlpool, while this old man

gap was

a Mage?" Alex

smith was surprised by Alex's words, but

he had expected

was pulling in quite a bit of Mana, even more than the old man

confident?" the

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by Alex's

only smiled

he said. "Come

confident in defeating an

outside while Alex entered

very simple and quaint. It

man gestured to a

and warmed it over the fire, and while the water was warming,