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?"

if you were to forget their existence after the conversation finishes because the Magic Circle doesn't deem that person

me and spoke about our previous conversations, and I had no idea

Silence.

not be able to choose your own friends and

to work every single waking

can focus on your studies in the

to focus on the Warrior's Academy and the Mage

learn about etiquette, politics, history,

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

the Mage Academy. If I only were second place, father would forbid me

life is micromanaged

last went out with friends three

Elver, don't compare our different situations. They are

a family," he said with a venomous tone before

was quite shocked after hearing Mattheo

to do so

did

was at the top of his class in the

fight with Astor, and he remembered that Mattheo

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

in the Caterpillar Class without relying on his abilities as a

entire image had changed

only the second strongest in

that Mattheo had

had thought that Astor was

no, Mattheo was a

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

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

everything's fine," Mattheo

a

Mattheo looked back.

sorry!" Shang said quickly. "That was a

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

truth, I was the one that requested the Mind

looked with shock at

"Why?"

said with a distant look in his eyes. "I always thought that they were very valiant. In comparison

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

I simply decided to do both. As long as my studies are progressing greatly

mind had

founded the Warrior's

be quiet! The lesson will