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?"

if you were to forget their existence after the conversation finishes because the Magic Circle

came up to me and spoke about our previous conversations, and I had

Silence.

feels like to not be able to choose

you think it feels like to work every

your studies in

the Warrior's

I have to learn about etiquette,

the path of a warrior, no matter how much I want to. I have to learn Magic

class in the Mage Academy. If I only

is micromanaged to the finest

went out with friends

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

teeth. "At least you have a family,"

quite shocked after

to do so

did

was at the top of his class in

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

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

the Caterpillar Class without relying on his

had changed in

Shang had seen Mattheo as only

had never known that Mattheo had such an

thought that Astor was a

Mattheo was

don't think lesser of me after my short

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

everything's fine,"

force such a cruel Magic Circle upon

Mattheo looked back.

was a

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

I was the one that requested the

with

"Why?"

very valiant. In comparison to

Academy, he didn't want his own son to focus on the

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

had

founded the

Everyone, be quiet! The lesson