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 Circle doesn't deem that person

spoke about our previous conversations,

Silence.

it feels like to not be able to choose

feels like to work every single waking hour of

your studies in

the

learn about

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

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

life is micromanaged

went out with

compare our different situations. They are incomparable,"

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

was quite shocked after hearing

to do so

what did

he was at the top of his class in

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

cast spells. After all, he was outstanding in the

become the second strongest in the Caterpillar Class without relying

image had changed in

had seen Mattheo as only the second strongest in

Shang had never known that Mattheo had

that Astor

was a true

think lesser of me after my short outburst, Shang," Mattheo said with a

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

fine," Mattheo

your father really force such a cruel Magic Circle upon you?" Shang

Mattheo looked back.

sorry!" Shang said quickly. "That was

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

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

looked with

"Why?"

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

father owns the Warrior's Academy, he didn't want his own son to focus on

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

mind had already

had founded

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