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?"

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

you know how many people came up to me and spoke

Silence.

to not be able to choose your own friends and

it feels like to work every single waking hour of

on your studies in

the

learn about etiquette, politics, history, and

a warrior, no matter how much I

I am at the top of my class in the Mage Academy. If I

micromanaged to the

last went out with friends three years

compare our different situations. They are incomparable," Mattheo said with

gritted his teeth. "At least you have a family," he said with a

was quite shocked after

had to

what did

was at the top

with Astor, and he remembered that

knew how to cast spells. After all, he was outstanding in

the Caterpillar Class without relying

entire image had changed in Shang's

had seen Mattheo as only the second strongest in the Caterpillar

known that Mattheo

that

was

hope you don't think lesser of me after my short outburst, Shang,"

at Mattheo. "No, it's

fine," Mattheo

your father really force such a cruel

Mattheo looked back.

was a personal question. I was

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

one that requested the

with

"Why?"

very

the Warrior's Academy, he didn't want his own son

I simply decided to do both. As long as my studies are progressing greatly in the Magic Academy, my father can't stop me from

mind had

had founded

be quiet! The lesson