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?"

kill," Alex said. "As long as they don't jump me from several different angles, I can take out a

transformed in the

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

been able to fight one

found it easy to

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

break a Pest Cat's neck with

body was far stronger than a Pest Cat's

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

man quickly fell

that powerful, we might have a lucrative

that,

job? What job?" he

turned around and gestured towards the

me. You should speak

said with a smile

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

were still wary of

probably had bad experiences with

courageous as

the two of them arrived in front of a

didn't look any different from any other house in the

house, it

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

Alex

the door opened, and an old man

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

strength in his body

saw the old man,

Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

be compared to Duke Whirlwind. When put into comparison, the

a whirlpool, while this old man only pulled in a bit of Mana, one teaspoon at

was just too

a Mage?" Alex

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

like he had

old man looked at Alex, and he could see that Alex was pulling

confident?" the old man asked

"No," Alex answered.

old smith was surprised

old man only smiled

said. "Come

could I be confident in defeating an enemy I don't

while Alex

house was very simple and quaint. It

gestured to a chair, and Alex sat

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