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 deem that person

up to me and spoke about our previous

Silence.

like to not be able to choose your own friends

like to work every single waking hour of your

your

have to focus on the Warrior's Academy and the

learn about etiquette, politics, history,

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

the

micromanaged to the finest of

last went out with friends three years

situations. They

gritted his teeth. "At least you have a family,"

was quite shocked

had to do

what did

at the top of his class

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

spells. After

strongest in the Caterpillar Class without relying on his

had changed in Shang's

had seen Mattheo as only the second strongest in

never known that Mattheo had such an insane

thought that

no, Mattheo was a

of me after my

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

everything's fine," Mattheo

really force such a cruel

Mattheo looked back.

"That was a personal question. I

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

one that requested the

looked with shock

"Why?"

a distant look in his eyes. "I always thought that they were very valiant. In comparison to Mages, warriors meet danger

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

do both. As long as my studies are progressing greatly in the Magic Academy, my father can't stop me from pursuing

mind had already

father had founded the

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