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 doesn't deem that person as

how many people came up to me and spoke about our previous conversations, and I had no idea who they

Silence.

it feels like to not be

like to work every single waking

can focus on your studies in

the

I have to learn about

no matter how much I want to. I have to

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

entire life is micromanaged to the finest of

went out with friends

They are incomparable," Mattheo

least you have a family," he said

shocked after

to

what did

at the top

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

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

second strongest in the Caterpillar Class without relying on his abilities

entire image had

had seen Mattheo as only the second strongest in

Shang had never known that Mattheo had

had thought that Astor

no, Mattheo was a

me after my

out of his thoughts as he looked at Mattheo. "No, it's fine. It wasn't even a real

fine,"

a cruel Magic

Mattheo looked back.

quickly. "That was a personal question. I

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

the one that requested the Mind Mage,"

with shock at

"Why?"

always thought that they were very valiant. In comparison to

his own son to focus on the path. He said

As long as my studies are progressing greatly in the Magic Academy, my father can't

mind had already

father had founded

The