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?"

conversation finishes because the Magic Circle doesn't

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

Silence.

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

think it feels like to work every single

on your studies in the

on the Warrior's

I have to learn about etiquette, politics, history,

pursue the path of a warrior, no matter how much I want to. I have to learn Magic and practice

in the Mage Academy. If I only were second

micromanaged to the

out with

don't compare our different situations. They are

least you have a family,"

quite shocked after

had to do so

did he

that he was at the top of his class in the Mage

Mattheo's fight with Astor, and he remembered that Mattheo hadn't used

obviously knew how to cast spells. After all,

strongest in the Caterpillar Class without

image had

as only the second strongest in

that

that Astor was

no, Mattheo was a true

of me after my short

at Mattheo. "No, it's fine. It

fine,"

father really force such a cruel Magic Circle upon you?"

Mattheo looked back.

said quickly. "That was a personal question.

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

that

looked with shock

"Why?"

they were very valiant. In comparison to Mages, warriors meet danger head-on. They throw their bodies

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

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 pursuing the path of

had

father had founded the Warrior's

Everyone, be quiet! The lesson will