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?"

their existence after the conversation finishes because the Magic Circle doesn't deem

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

Silence.

do you think it feels like to not be able to choose

like to work every single

your studies in the

on the

I have to learn about etiquette,

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

am at the top of my class in the

life is micromanaged to the finest

last went out with friends three

compare our different situations. They are incomparable," Mattheo said

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

quite shocked

had to do so

what did

the top

he remembered that Mattheo hadn't

to cast spells. After all, he was outstanding in

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

image had

Shang had seen Mattheo as only the second strongest in the Caterpillar

had never known that Mattheo had

that Astor was a

was a true

lesser of me after

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

fine,"

such a cruel Magic Circle upon you?" Shang

Mattheo looked back.

sorry!" Shang said quickly. "That was a personal question.

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

the one that requested the Mind Mage,"

looked with shock at

"Why?"

his eyes. "I always thought that they were very valiant. In

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

said with a smile. "So, I simply decided to do both. As long as my studies are progressing greatly in the Magic Academy, my father can't stop me

had

had founded the

be quiet! The lesson will