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 as

up to me and spoke about our previous conversations, and I had no idea who

Silence.

to not be

do you think it feels like to work every

on your studies in the Warrior's

have to focus on the Warrior's Academy and the Mage

learn about etiquette, politics, history, and

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

of my class in the Mage Academy. If I only were second place, father would forbid me from

entire life is micromanaged to

last went out with

They are incomparable,"

least you have a family," he

was quite shocked after hearing Mattheo

had to do

what did he

say that he was at the top

he remembered that Mattheo hadn't

knew how to cast spells. After all, he was

in the Caterpillar

image had changed in

as only the second

known that

thought that

was

think lesser of me after my short outburst,

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

everything's fine,"

such a cruel Magic Circle upon you?"

Mattheo looked back.

quickly. "That was a personal

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

truth, I was the one that requested the

looked with

"Why?"

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

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

a smile. "So, I simply decided to do both. As long as

mind had

founded

Everyone, be quiet! The lesson will