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?"

after the conversation finishes because the Magic Circle doesn't deem that person

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

Silence.

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

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

can focus on your

on the Warrior's Academy

I have to learn about etiquette, politics, history, and

of a warrior, no matter how much I want to. I

because I am at the top of my class in the Mage Academy. If I

is micromanaged

out with friends three

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

family," he said with

quite shocked after

had to

what did

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

remembered Mattheo's fight with Astor, and he remembered that Mattheo

spells. After all, he

Mattheo managed to become the second strongest in the Caterpillar Class without

image had changed in Shang's

Shang had seen Mattheo as only the second

known that Mattheo had such an

thought that Astor

no, Mattheo was a true

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

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

everything's fine,"

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

Mattheo looked back.

"That was

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

one that requested the Mind

with shock

"Why?"

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

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

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

had

founded the Warrior's

Everyone, be quiet! The