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 deem

up to me and spoke about our previous conversations, and

Silence.

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

to work every single waking hour of your

your studies in the Warrior's

on the Warrior's

to learn about etiquette, politics, history,

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

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

life is micromanaged to

out with friends three

situations. They are incomparable,"

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

was quite shocked after

had to do

did he

that he was at the top of his class

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

After all, he

managed to become the second strongest in the Caterpillar Class without relying on his

entire image had changed in

had seen Mattheo as only the second strongest in the Caterpillar

that

thought that Astor was

was a

me after my short outburst, Shang," Mattheo

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

everything's fine," Mattheo

force such a cruel Magic Circle upon

Mattheo looked back.

said quickly. "That was a personal

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

that requested the

looked with

"Why?"

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

though father owns the Warrior's Academy, he didn't want his own

I simply decided to do both. As long as my studies are progressing

had already

father had founded

be quiet! The