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?"

the conversation finishes because the Magic Circle

you know how many people came up to me and spoke about our previous conversations,

Silence.

it feels like to not be able to choose your own friends and

like to work

on your studies

the Warrior's Academy and the Mage

to learn about

would never allow me to only pursue the path of a warrior, no matter

at the top of my class in the Mage Academy. If I only were second place,

is micromanaged to the finest

out with friends

please, Elver, don't compare our different situations. They are incomparable," Mattheo said with a kind

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

quite shocked after hearing

to do so

did

at the top of his class

Mattheo's fight with Astor, and he remembered that

cast spells. After all, he was

the second strongest in the Caterpillar Class without

had changed in

Mattheo as only the second

Shang had never known that

thought that Astor was

was a true

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

looked at Mattheo. "No, it's fine. It wasn't even a

fine," Mattheo

a cruel Magic Circle

Mattheo looked back.

"That was

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

was the one that requested the Mind Mage,"

with shock at

"Why?"

wanted to be a warrior," Mattheo said with a distant look in his eyes. "I always thought that they were very valiant. In comparison to Mages, warriors meet danger head-on. They throw their bodies

want his own son to

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

had already

founded

Everyone, be quiet! The lesson will