Sword God in a World of Magic

"What do you know?!" Elver shouted in frustration.

"You never had to starve!"

"You never had to go out and risk your life to kill a Pest Cat because it keeps threatening your family!"

"You never needed to fear that your entire family is gone after just a single excursion into the wild! Every time I went out to train in the wilderness, I feared that I would find my family dead upon my return!"

"So, don't speak about hardship!" Elver shouted with a venomous tone.

The entire atmosphere turned hostile.

Elver had essentially insulted every student present.

Mattheo only looked at Elver with a polite smile.

"Elver, when was the last time you slept?" he asked.

"What does that have to do with anything?" he asked with an aggressive tone.

"Just humor me," Mattheo answered.

"About three days ago," Elver answered unwillingly.

Mattheo sighed. "Ah, a good night's sleep. How I miss that."

"Do you know when I last had a good night's sleep?"

Silence.

"Seven years ago."

Elver's expression transformed into shock and then disbelief. "How would that even be possible? You couldn't survive without sleeping."

"Mind Magic," Mattheo said. "A Mage that focuses on Mind Magic can put a Magic Circle into your mind that deals with memories."

"The Magic Circle distinguishes important information from unimportant information and transports it from my short-term memory to my long-term memory while I am still awake."

"My body can only rest during meditation while my mind is always active."

"Of course, such an intrusive procedure has plenty of disadvantages."

"For example, I can't sleep, even if I want to. I can't remember things that the Magic Circle deems unimportant."

"Have you ever been interested in someone, and you wanted to build a connection with them?"

to forget their existence after the conversation finishes because the Magic Circle

you know how many people came up to me and spoke about our previous conversations, and I had no

Silence.

not be able to choose your

think it feels like to work every single waking hour

focus on your studies in

to focus on the Warrior's Academy and the

learn about etiquette, politics,

warrior, no matter how much I want to. I have to learn

am only here because I am at the top of my class in the Mage Academy. If I only were second place, father would forbid me from coming

is micromanaged

went out with

our different situations. They are incomparable," Mattheo said

a family," he said with a venomous tone

quite shocked

had to do

what did

the top of his class in the Mage

remembered Mattheo's fight with Astor, and he remembered that

spells. After all, he was outstanding in the Mage

the second strongest in the Caterpillar Class without relying

entire image had changed in Shang's

as only the second strongest

known that Mattheo had such

that Astor was

was

me after my short outburst, Shang," Mattheo said with

his thoughts as he looked at

everything's fine,"

force such a cruel Magic Circle upon you?"

Mattheo looked back.

quickly. "That was a personal question. I

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

was the one that requested the Mind

with

"Why?"

his eyes. "I always thought that they were very valiant.

course, even though father owns the Warrior's Academy, he didn't want his own son to focus on the path.

you know," Mattheo said with a smile. "So, I simply decided to do both. As long as my studies are progressing greatly in the Magic

mind had already

father had founded

Everyone, be quiet! The