"What do you mean you won't help us!" Austin said in an agitated voice.

Fortunately, they were in a corner away from the crowd so no one paid much attention to them.

“I have no interest in helping you fabricate such a lie,” Ronald said firmly.

“You have everything planned, but have you thought about what will happen when these people find out the truth? You cannot hide it forever and when it is known I will also be involved ”

Austin tried to tell him something, but before he could Zack said:

"Even if they were to discover us it wouldn't be immediately, with a certain amount of time you can say that you don't remember what classes we had" Zack said as he analyzed the situation "Besides you have a craft class so you'll be separated from us and no one will have no reason to ask you anything. The only thing we ask is that if you see or hear anything from us just ignore it. You won't get in trouble for not remembering us."

Hearing this, Ronald's face didn't change at all, but Zack had learned to read other's body language and he knew that his words were having an effect.

“Think about it, no one knows where the other students who have obtained tier 1 classes are, they may have been sent directly to where we are going. Nobody has told us what is going to happen to them, you cannot know what is going to happen to us, nobody can. All we ask of you is that if you hear about us while we're training you just ignore it like any other news and don't tell anyone about us. In return, we will owe you a favor. Easy, right?

Zack finished speaking and looked Ronald in the eye as he ignored Austin next to him who looked like a mix between a person on steroids and an abandoned puppy.

Seeing the expression of Austin Zack wanted to sigh.

(If he could choose he would have done this alone, however, Austin is in the same situation as me which means that if he goes down I go down with him) Zack thought.

To be honest, Austin may be the worst and the best person to do this type of infiltration with.

This is the time when there is a higher chance of getting caught, once we get past today the chances of Austin being the cause of getting caught will be greatly reduced.

(After all, the most difficult way to detect an error in an insider is if that same person forgets that he shouldn't be there) Zack thought while he waited for an answer from Ronald.

Ronald seemed to wonder for a moment, but he finally shook his head.

"I'm sorry, but I'd rather not take any chances, my answer is still the same" he said as he turned and walked towards one of the guards to tell him about the two people who shouldn't be here.

It looked like Austin was going to panic. They both knew how important it would be to receive more resources to improve their magic classes, especially considering that your status seems to depend on them.

He hurried over to Ronald, intending for him not to say anything.

"So you're going to let Yamato get away with it?"

Or that's what would have happened if Zack hadn't put a hand on his shoulder.

The situation was extremely delicate and Zack was sure that threatening Ronald would not work. Even if they managed to get Ronald not to say anything now, he would most likely tell the nearest guard when we parted ways.

No, the situation required a different point of view. If Ronald didn't want to help them, Zack had to make Ronald need his help.

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Hearing Zack's words, Ronald stopped his steps and glared at Zack with a ferocity that wasn't present before, or maybe she was just hiding, waiting to explode at the most unexpected moment.

“What do you want to do Ronald? Are you going to leave it all behind?

Zack's words seemed to resonate with Ronald, he didn't even bother to hide it anymore.

The facade of a vulnerable victim that Ronald maintained before everyone, in class, on the street, and in his house, fell for a moment, and in his place, there was only one thing in Ronald's eyes.

Hate.

A hatred too great for someone his age. If someone saw Ronald now they would wonder how it happened for someone to have a look like that. And yet Zack knew it.

All of Ronald's classmates knew about it.

It was not new news, everyone with a certain level heard the rumors. And still, no one did anything.

Nobody tried to discover the truth, investigate the rumors or even know how the situation was developing.

Everyone was acting… as if nothing had happened.

It is in these moments which Zack felt contempt for high society, of which his parents were a part of, of which he was a part of.

It was only for a moment, and then the hate in Ronald's eyes disappeared. No, he went back to hiding. It was so fast that Austin didn't notice and if Zack hadn't been paying attention he wouldn't have seen it, but Zack was paying attention and he saw it.

“I have no idea what you're talking about. Now please let go of me,” Ronald said as he shook off Zack's hand.

Zack didn't insist and withdrew his hand of his own free will.

“You haven't realized the situation you're in,” Zack said.

Seeing that Zack kept talking, Ronald's eyes began to fill with annoyance. Especially considering that it seems that Zack was threatening him. Zack's next words made that annoyance vanish.

"The people who would really find themselves in trouble if these people find out isn't you and Airi, it's us," Zack said despite the surprise in Austin's eyes.

“We are the ones who intentionally deceived this bunch of arrogant idiots right in front of their noses, do you really think they would be interested in someone who doesn't remember what happened that day?" Zack paused for a moment to study Ronald's face before continuing.

“No, his anger will be focused on us, especially considering that you're not the only one who was there Ronald. The archmage and more than half a dozen guards were there. If someone finds out, they will focus on them, not you."

Amid Austin's confused look, Ronald had already understood what Zack was doing. Zack is putting himself at a disadvantage, he was showing Ronald that he is in control.

The people who have the most to lose with this are them, it is obvious that the students of tier 1 classes have been separated from the rest, and judging by the banquet their fate is worse than ours. In the same way, if someone finds out that they have been deceived by two tier 1 classes, the most likely thing is that the thing will not end with a light punishment, that is to say… I am in control.

The moment Ronald came to this conclusion, his eyes lit up a little.

Seeing this Zack said:

“I have already said everything I had to say, the decision is yours. Austin let's go ”Zack turned around without saying anything else and went towards the maid in charge of taking the magical classes to his new residence.

"YEAH. Wait up?" Austin replied as he watched Zack walk away and tried to catch up, leaving Ronald behind.

"You're crazy?! We still haven't gotten him to promise us that he won't say anything. What do we do if he tells someone?" Austin said quietly when he saw that they were approaching the servant.

Zack didn't say anything and continued walking. As he had already said before he had nothing more to say.

There's no absolute guarantee that Ronald won't say anything, but anything else they do say will only serve to lessen their chances.

Now they can only bet that Ronald has enough hate to want to use it for revenge. A depressing thought.

When they approached the servant who would lead the way, she didn't say anything, she just smiled, bowed slightly as a form of respect, and began to walk out of the dining room.

To be honest, Zack was exhausted, too many pointless things had happened in too little time: from being summoned to another world to fight in a war to having his future depend on an unstable seventeen-year-old boy.

Zack needs time to organize his thoughts, but his parents taught him that everything has its time and if you act later you will have missed potential opportunities.

(My parents) Zack suddenly thought of them.

With everything that's happened in a couple of hours, Zack has been ignoring the entirety of his situation. Will he be able to come home? The king while he was speaking said that they would send them back after the war, but who knows if it will be true.

Even if they manage to return, no one knows how much time will have passed or if they were still the same as when they left.

The headache came back.

The only thing Zack wanted right now is to lie down and forget about everything, but he couldn't afford that, otherwise, many opportunities will disappear.

Not realizing how much time has passed the maiden leading them stopped. Seeing this Zack stopped and looked around her.

They weren't in the dining room anymore, they weren't even in the area of the castle they were in before.

Although the castle walls can still be seen, they are now outside, in front of them an equally imposing building slightly separated from the rest.

The magic tower.