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?"

forget their existence after the conversation finishes because the Magic

me and spoke about our previous conversations, and I had

Silence.

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

it feels like to work

your studies in the Warrior's

the Warrior's Academy and

I have to learn about etiquette, politics,

would never allow me to only pursue the path of a warrior, no matter how much

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

is micromanaged to the finest of

with

don't compare our different situations. They are incomparable," Mattheo said with a kind

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

shocked after hearing Mattheo

had to

did he

at the top of

he

knew how to cast spells. After all, he was outstanding in the

strongest in the Caterpillar Class without relying on his abilities as

image had

only

Shang had never known that Mattheo had such

had thought that

was a

lesser of me after my short outburst,

out of his thoughts as he looked at Mattheo. "No, it's

everything's fine," Mattheo

force such a cruel Magic Circle

Mattheo looked back.

"That was a personal question. I

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

one that requested the

with shock at

"Why?"

always thought that they were very valiant. In

his own son to focus on the path. He said that it's

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

had

had founded

quiet! The