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 group of them with

truly transformed in

Pest Cat had already nearly spelled his doom. If he

Alex had been able

it easy to

subsequent strengthening with the fruits, the Pest Cats

a Pest Cat's neck with a

body was far stronger

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

man quickly fell

we might have

heard that, he

What job?"

turned around and gestured towards the middle of the

speak with the Elder,"

said with a smile as he followed

see curious eyes glancing at him

were still wary

probably had bad experiences with

as courageous as

them arrived in front of a

any different from any other house

it was made out of grey

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

Wood Pest?' Alex repeated in his

opened, and

his fifties or sixties, but he looked like he

strength in his body anymore. The man also used a

old

Mana was swirling around

Was he a Mage?

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

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

gap was just

a Mage?"

Alex's words, but the eyes of the old man didn't

was like he

could see that Alex was pulling

confident?" the old

"No," Alex answered.

smith was

man only

he said.

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

waited outside while Alex entered the old

It looked like a cozy house of a

old man gestured to a chair, and Alex sat

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