Parallel Memory

Not really!

Mana explosives that are not even known by many of the Dark Guild members. It should have been hidden somewhere very secure and not in plain sight.

Zero also didn't consider that he could easily stumble upon it.

Maybe only someone with the luck of Rank-SSS might get everything that he wants easily. However, there have been very few beings who have surpassed the Rank-S luck stat, much less having Rank-SSS.

Zero casually strolled around looking at the Dark Guild Headquarter structure. He was also looking at the Dark Guild's members through his Insight Perception.

"Yo, if it isn't Jester?"

While walking around, Zero felt a group of 4 people behind him and one of those guys called out to him. Zero had become alerted as he feared that the guy who called out might be someone who is close to Jester and would find out that he is not the real Jester.

Zero looked at him without saying anything. He was not sure about the relationship between Jester and this guy and how Jester acted with them.

-SLAP!

One of the other guys tried to hit Zero/Jester, however, Zero with his fast reaction speed managed to catch his hands before he could hit.

Zero quickly twisted the guy's arm and pinned him to the ground with ease. The other guys were surprised by Zero's quick reflexes and strength.

The guy on the ground groaned in pain and tried to struggle, but Zero's grip was too strong.

"JESTER! How dare you rebel against us? Did you forget who we are after we sent you to OutCast Town?"

One of them bellowed.

Zero was already able to tell who they were and what their relationship was with Jester. It was clear to him that the guy who tried to hit him was not holding back at all and used his Rank-A-strength to do so.

If he got hit, it would not have been a simple injury. Now, with the guy yelling at him, he was 100 percent sure. The only people who cared about Jester other than his friends would be his bullies who sent him to OutCast Town.

*Release!

After Zero released his hand, the guy who attacked quickly ran and hid behind the other guys.

"Humph! Jester, you had trained hard to be able to block August but do you think you stand a chance against us? You should know your place."

The man who was bulky and the strongest out of the group said. His rank was A and it seemed that he was some kind of tank.

Seeing that Jester's rank was lower than the tank person called Grizz, Zero was certain that Jester would have gotten beaten up if he had tried to take revenge against him. Jester was only at Rank-A - while Grizz alone could have overpowered him, not to mention he had help, unlike Jester.

Anyway, Zero decided to put on the mask of weakness and try to act like he was weaker than Grizz. Zero thought that things would probably escalate if he fought with him.

"Yes, boss! I understand! I didn't know it was you and did it mistakenly. Please accept my apology."

Zero said.

"Hmm… Haha… I'm glad it was just a misunderstanding. If not I would have reminded you of who you are. If you had thought that you could beat us, you were probably dreaming. You should just follow whatever I say from on or else you will face my wrath."

-PAT! -PAT!

Grizz said while hitting Zero's head with his big hand.

( This Giant! I swear that the moment I complete my goal, I would first kill you.)

Zero thought as he endured Grizz's hit. While friends usually pat one another, it was a different story when a strong Rank-A did that without holding back his strength.

Anyway, Zero thought that maybe with this option, he might not be suspected of not being Jester. Grizz seemed pretty convinced that he was Jester. Zero didn't think that there were any other people who were closer to Jester than those bullies.

It was helpful that Grizz was a simple man who loved to just assert his dominance. As long as one acts like they are under their control, it is easy to deceive such a man. He was feeling quite satisfied with the result even though he didn't like Grizz and his gang.

On the other hand, Grizz was also happy. He thought that he was really powerful to be able to convince Jester due to his strength. He was also surprised that Jester was able to resist August's power but that was the reason why he was happier.

He felt that even if other people became powerful, his power was the real deal as he could easily make them subordinate to him.

Following his meeting with Grizz and his gang, Zero was always called by them. They would always order Zero like their servant and make him bring drinks and snacks even though there were other people that they could order around.

Zero was becoming pretty annoyed by those people especially when Grizz hit him on the head. They would also make fun of him and push him around thinking that he would not dare do anything.

Although Zero was unhappy, he had to keep enduring as he searched for the location of those Mana explosives. However, the location was pretty big and also he didn't have permission to enter every place there was.

And in the middle of his search, he was called by Frey who happened to be the leader of the group, and was given a mission to attack the Seraphine Training center.

Coincidence or maybe it was fate, the bullies were also in the same group as him. Although Zero already knew it was neither. Zero assumed that they had pulled some strings so that Jester would be with them. So that they could keep on bullying him even while on a mission.

Anyway, he had no time to worry about those guys as he was going to meet someone more problematic. Professor Frey was Rank-S - and someone who is very strong. There was a chance that she could tell Zero's disguise from her senses.

It would be difficult for him to get out of the place if Frey and several other Rank-A people were to chase him. Anyway, he would not know the outcome until he went and saw it for himself.

As Zero made his way to the meeting with Professor Frey, he tried to keep his composure and not let his nerves get the best of him. He knew that he needed to stay focused and keep his disguise intact if he wanted to succeed in his mission.

Before meeting Frey, he met with Grizz and his gang who are also going to meet with Frey. They didn't act like usual and maintained a good attitude. They are also aware of the Professor's erratic temper and how easily she kills her subordinates if they annoy her.

Zero thought that maybe he was lucky to have Grizz and others going with him as he might seem less suspicious of Grizz and his gang.

When he arrived at the designated meeting place, he saw Frey waiting for them. She was a tall woman with long black hair and piercing blue eyes. Despite her intimidating presence, Zero tried his best to act naturally and blend in with other people.

There were around 30 Dark Guild members with most being in Rank-B.

"You should know that we have been assigned an important mission by the head."

Frey said, her voice commanding and authoritative.

"This is all information about the target and the location that we are going to attack."

Dark Guild's worker handed the file to all the participating members containing information about the Seraphine Training Centre, the target of their attack, and their information.

"We will be responsible for infiltrating the facility and capturing those students. Most of them are at Rank-B and below, however, don't underestimate them. They are extremely talented and it seems that our leaders are interested in them."

Frey said.

"In addition, I should also warn you that Ice Enchantress is probably going to be at the Seraphine training center."

Frey said.

Many of them showed fear and were discussing her. Ice Enchantress is a world-famous Ice Magician and everyone knows how powerful she was including Dark Guild. It is also no surprise that Professor Mia had defeated and captured many of the Dark Guild members.

"However, there is no need to fear her. I was specifically assigned to this mission to deal with her. You only need to focus on capturing those brats while I defeat her."

Frey said, exuding confidence.

Zero knew that Frey must have intentionally chosen to participate in this mission to get a chance at fighting Professor Mia. However, he felt like laughing as he could easily see who would be the winner between the two.

( Winning against Professor Mia? Dream on! )