Seeing the diminishing figure of the doctor fading into the distance, Sarah's mouth couldn't help but twist into a small grimace.

"Enjoying this, aren't you?" a voice sounded behind the waitress.

"N-No, no," sadly, Sarah responded a bit too quickly for anyone to believe it wasn't a lie.

"Just doing my job," her words didn't inspire any confidence. After all, she hadn't stopped smiling during this time.

Seeing this, Harry shook his head and got to work. "I wish you did your job every day."

"Did you say something?" her employee's voice rang out, sending a shiver down her spine.

"Your imagination," he replied.

(He's got better hearing than his aunt), thought the innkeeper as he walked away to attend to some customers at the bar.

"Hump," she didn't seem entirely convinced but got to work honestly.

BAM

Suddenly, a noise sounded from one of the tables, and all the customers looked towards the source. When they saw what it was, they decided to ignore it and carry on.

At the source of the noise, one of the patrons had drunk too much and fallen to the floor.

The waitress went to look for the owner, but he had disappeared again.

Sarah sighed.

Seeing that nobody wanted to get involved, it was up to her to deal with the mess. Dealing with drunks was one of the least enjoyable parts of the job, especially when they got handsy.

"Hey. Trent. Wake up. This isn't a place to sleep," she said as she lightly kicked the guy on the floor. The rest of the customers looked on with pity at the drunkard. Despite her many qualities, delicacy wasn't one of them. Most of those present were regulars and had experienced her 'care'.

In the end, Sarah was forced to lift the guy from the floor and place him on a chair to sober up. If Zack were here, he'd recognize him as one of the loggers who cut trees in the forest outside the village.

"It's all his fault. It's all his fault," he murmured softly. Sarah quieted him down to let him rest. She also knew who he was and what he was talking about. What happened was a tragedy, most of the town knew it, but there was nothing that could be done. That incident wasn't anyone's fault. Some people just didn't want to acknowledge it.

His blurry gaze kept darting around, and by chance, he saw Zack walking away back to his home.

"If he didn't exist, none of this would have happened."

...

After Zack returned home, he started making dinner. It was a bit late, so it was the perfect time. Since he had just come back from shopping, he decided to make something special.

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Seeing the array of dishes on the table, Titan's drool reached the floor. If he hadn't been receiving training these past few weeks, he would have already been diving into the food. Once he gave the signal, Titan began eating eagerly.

Normally, watching his little companion eat with such gusto always brought a smile to his face, but today was different.

The conversation this afternoon with Greta had left him worried. However, the fact that nobles are fleeing the cities and hiding shows that the situation is very serious.

In his world, nobility was a significant problem for generations. Fools guided by selfishness caused the deaths of thousands of their subjects due to greed and pride.

His contact with nobles during his stay in the castle was extremely limited, but even so, it was enough to see that things weren't any better here. Moreover, due to the system, he's sure that the nobles rule their territories with even fewer scruples. That's because, thanks to the strength and abilities granted by the classes, they have another means by which to consolidate their power.

It's no secret that nobles have a monopoly on knowledge about high-tier classes.

A person with a tier 3 class is enough to quell any disturbance that may arise from mismanagement or mistreatment of the population. Even if a villager manages to luckily reach tier 3, which is extremely rare but possible, the classes they end up getting are common classes without any extraordinary factors, within all tier 3 classes.

The most important nobles in the kingdom even have exclusive class sequences for them, allowing their descendants to inherit the same class thanks to training programs devised by their predecessors.

Classes of the same tier are also divided into categories: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Unique, Prestige, and Legendary classes. As you progress through these categories, not only does their power increase, but their conditions for obtaining them also become more complicated.

Known tier 1 classes are only common and uncommon classes; there's no such thing as a legendary tier 1 class. For example, Austin's class, Fire Mage, is an uncommon class.

With each tier, the available categories increase by one. In tier 2, there are only common, uncommon, and rare classes, and so on.

People who have managed to ascend to tier 4 are extremely scarce, and without exception, they are only seen in legends. That's why they're called legendary classes.

And yet, legendary classes are real. There's no doubt about that. That's because there's one class that frequently appears throughout history; a class that possesses enough power to change the course of a battle.

The Hero class.

Zack is not from this world and doesn't know what a legendary class means to the inhabitants of this world. When he and his companions were summoned, the ritual was conducted under the strictest secrecy, and even the nobles who accompanied the king to witness the revelation of his class were the most loyal and influential in the kingdom. And yet, they were all forced to sign a magical contract that prevented them from spreading the news.

Zack did well to hide because the prime minister made sure to search for him throughout the region. In fact, the reason they are looking for him is not because he has fled. People flee every day, and although he possesses a supposed tier 2 magical class, he is still considered expendable.

The real reason they are searching for him is because they know they have summoned a hero. If any of the neighboring countries find out that they have summoned a hero, it would be enough to go to war. That's why they must prevent any possible way that information could be obtained.

Despite all the means he used to hide, he still underestimates the nobles of this world. If it weren't for the disturbances in the north, there would probably be an exhaustive search in every habitable place in the kingdom.

That doesn't mean he's not good at hiding. He just doesn't know the means available to the rulers of this world, nor the risk his departure poses.

Hearing the arrival of a noble in the village, he inevitably fears the possibility of being discovered. Who knows if that noble brings with him a mage who can detect him?

(Looks like I'll have to consider the possibility of being detected), Zack thought desolately.

Life isn't a game, you can't play it again. Even if there's the slightest chance of being found out, it could mean his death.

(I can't rest in peace), he thought sadly as he stroked Titan, who was exhausted from the walk.