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?"

forget their existence after the conversation finishes because

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

Silence.

you think it feels like to not be able to choose your

you think it feels like to work every single waking hour of your

on your studies in the Warrior's

have to focus on the

learn about etiquette,

allow me to only pursue the path of a warrior, no matter how

of my class in the Mage Academy. If I only were second place, father would

life is micromanaged to the finest of

with friends three years

compare our different situations. They are incomparable," Mattheo

have a family," he said with a

shocked after hearing

to

did he

say that he was at the top

he remembered that Mattheo hadn't used any

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

second strongest in the Caterpillar Class without relying on his abilities

had changed in Shang's

Mattheo as only the second strongest in the Caterpillar

that Mattheo had such

thought that Astor was

no, Mattheo was

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

looked at Mattheo. "No, it's

everything's fine," Mattheo

a cruel Magic Circle upon you?" Shang

Mattheo looked back.

Shang said quickly. "That was a personal question. I was

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

truth, I was the one that requested the Mind Mage," Mattheo

with shock at

"Why?"

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

he didn't want his own son to focus on the path. He said

become a warrior, 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 Academy, my father can't stop me from pursuing

had

had founded the Warrior's

be quiet! The lesson will start