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?"

as they don't jump me from several different angles, I can take out

had truly transformed in the

nearly spelled his

had been able to

Alex found it easy to kill one of

subsequent strengthening with

fact, Alex could break a Pest Cat's

was far stronger

Alex's power, he was taken

quickly fell into

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

heard that, he immediately perked

job? What

man turned around and gestured towards the middle of the

should speak with the Elder,"

Alex said with a smile as he followed behind the

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

still wary

bad experiences with

everyone was as courageous

of them arrived

from any other

every other house, it was made out

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

Wood Pest?' Alex repeated

opened, and an old

man was probably in his fifties or sixties, but he

body anymore. The man also used a long cane in

when Alex saw the old man,

of Mana was swirling

Was he a Mage?

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

while this old man only

gap was just

a Mage?" Alex

Alex's words, but the eyes of the

like he had expected

old man looked at Alex, and he could see that Alex was pulling in quite a bit of Mana,

the old man

"No," Alex answered.

was surprised by

only

he said.

could I be confident in defeating an

waited outside while Alex entered the

It looked like a cozy house of

gestured to a chair, and Alex

the fire, and while the water was warming, the