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

spoke about our previous conversations, and I had no

Silence.

feels like to not be able to choose your own friends

it feels like to work every single waking

focus on your studies in the

have to focus on the

learn about etiquette,

matter how much I want to. I have to learn Magic and practice Magic

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

is micromanaged to the

with

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

you have a family," he said with a

quite shocked after hearing Mattheo

to do

did

the

fight with Astor, and he remembered

spells. After all, he was

to become the second strongest in the Caterpillar Class without

image had changed in

as only the second strongest

Shang had never known that Mattheo had such an

thought that Astor

was a

you don't think lesser of me after my short outburst,

as he looked at

fine,"

really force such a cruel Magic Circle upon you?"

Mattheo looked back.

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

Mattheo chuckled a bit.

"It's fine."

one that requested the Mind Mage," Mattheo

with shock

"Why?"

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

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

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

mind had

father had founded the Warrior's

be quiet! The