Why must MC's always be stupid about this? I guess the teenage intrigue would be lost otherwise. Maybe it's a cultural thing, because to me it always looks like cowardly pretense.
MC's going to be none the wiser, right? Wish a manga would address that. That'd be too much change from the formula, I guess?
Maybe it's a culture-shock kind of thing.
@TNT261 You're entirely correct. MC's decisions are stupid and only exist to keep suspense. Merlin would be the ideal informational resource for him, which is supposed to be his entire motivation.
Never explained his compulsion for keeping his reincarnation a secret. If anything, it should be okay to clue Merlin into it. He's being stupid for no reason, just like when he destroyed the testing square and prevented anyone else from qualifying.
Ugh, why am I reading this? Why do I know...