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

in the last six

nearly spelled his doom. If he hadn't been lucky,

had been able to fight one

it easy to kill

after the incident with the Ice Bear and the subsequent strengthening

Alex could break a Pest Cat's

stronger than

power, he was

quickly fell

have a lucrative job for

heard that, he

What job?"

turned around and gestured towards the

speak with the Elder," he

smile as he

village, he could see curious eyes glancing

were still wary

had bad

as courageous as the

two of them arrived in front of a

from any other

every other house, it was

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

Wood Pest?' Alex repeated

door opened, and an old man looked

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

in his body anymore. The man also used a long cane in order to stand relatively

when Alex saw the old man, he became

of Mana was swirling around the old

Was he a Mage?

into comparison, the old man felt like an old weed while Duke Whirlwind felt like

pulled in an incredible amount of Mana like a whirlpool, while this old man only pulled in a bit of Mana, one

gap was

a Mage?"

surprised by Alex's words, but the eyes

like he had

was pulling in quite a bit of Mana,

you confident?" the

"No," Alex answered.

old smith was surprised

only smiled a

he said.

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

waited outside while

It looked like a

a chair, and Alex sat

it over the fire, and while the water was