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?"

were to forget their existence after the conversation finishes because the Magic Circle doesn't

spoke about our previous conversations, and I had no idea who they

Silence.

to not be able

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

focus on your studies

the Warrior's Academy and

to learn about etiquette, politics,

a warrior, no matter how much I want to. I have to learn Magic and

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

entire life is micromanaged

with friends three years

They are incomparable," Mattheo said with a

have a family," he said with a venomous

was quite shocked after hearing

to

did he

that he was at the top of

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

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

the Caterpillar Class without relying on his abilities as

entire image had changed

had seen Mattheo as only

Shang had never known that Mattheo had such an

had thought that Astor was

no, Mattheo was

after my short outburst, Shang," Mattheo said with

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

everything's fine,"

your father really force such a cruel

Mattheo looked back.

"That was a personal question. I was only

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

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

looked with shock

"Why?"

warrior," Mattheo said with a distant look in his eyes. "I always thought that they were very valiant. In comparison to Mages, warriors meet danger head-on. They throw their bodies at the enemies so that everyone else can live in

want his own son to focus on the path. He 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

mind had already

father had founded

Everyone, be quiet! The lesson will