The Author's POV

"haha, been a while"

With an awkward smile on my face, I headed towards where Jin, Amanda, and the rest were. Glancing at my group, I pretty much knew everyone apart from a certain individual.

...his name was Zack I believe.

Leisurely chatting with Donald, whom I was in a group with back in Hollberg, Zack was a rather skinny individual with black hair and black eyes. He was around my height and apart from his long nose, he didn't particularly stand out.

As I observed him from the distance, apart from the fact that he was in my class, I really knew nothing about him. He wasn't even in the tournament arc therefore it was safe to say that he had failed the tryouts in my novel.

Arriving before the group, I nodded my head towards Jin and Amanda who nodded back. Thereafter, as I nodded towards Arnold, I saw him snorting and looking away from me.

...looks like he still hated me.

Well, not that I cared. In my eyes, he was merely putting on a show in front of Jin.

Turning my attention back towards Donald who was talking to Zack, I casually smiled as I greeted him.

"Hey Donald, been a while since I've seen you"

Turning around and glancing at me, Donald's casual smile faded from his face as he nodded his head.

"Hm? Oh it's you"

Noticing Donald's attitude, which was a stark contrast to what it was back in Hollberg I couldn't help but tease him

"mmhmm, I see...Now that I'm ranked higher than you, you're starting to be more polite huh?"

Hearing my remark, glaring at me, Donald raised his voice

"Do you want to fight you bastard"

Raising my brow I couldn't help but shake my head as I said.

"You still won't stop calling me bastard? Hey, how many times did I tell you? My name is Ren. Do you want me to spell it for you? R-E-N"

"You think I care about your damn nam-"

"Please stop"

Not so far from where Donald and I were, noticing that things were about to get out of control, Amanda sighed and spoke up. Her tone was neither overbearing nor cold.

She was really speechless at the moment.

In a couple of minutes they would be participating in the tryouts for the academy tournament and yet two of their members were already fighting.

Were they not nervous at all?

Brushing her hair to the side, Amanda curtly said.

"Please, calm down, and let's start discussing our strategy"

Thereafter, as she finished speaking, Amanda expectantly looked at me. Shortly after, as if mimicking Amanda, everyone else looked in my direction.

"huh?"

Noticing everyone staring in my direction, my brow couldn't help but twitch.

What's going on?

"Hold up, why is everyone looking at me?"

Unbothered by my expression, Jin looked at me and said.

"Do you not have a plan?"

Glancing at Jin, after a short pause I nodded my head.

"...I do"

did in fact have

the script wasn't supposed to go like this. I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone

did mature a lot since the last time I saw

completely different from what he was a few months back.

my response, Jin coldly

is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

my mouth, lowering my voice, I

relatively actually simple. Give the code to me and you guys do the

me strangely. Evidently not

to voice out their confusion was Donald as he irritably

plan is that? and

at Donald, I raised my brow as

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

answered back with another question

had the code who would you give it

question, everyone started pondering. The first one

"The strongest person?"

Amanda, I

an option, yes,

on his lips, Jin frowned as he seriously

is

faint smile appeared on my

obviously be someone who could run

be put in a flat terrain, someone who can outrun

that could

looked at everyone

following

seeing them nod in understanding, my eyes soon paused

of a certain individual in our group who best fits such

With his arms crossed, a slight frown appeared

you want me to

eyes, I nodded my head and

will be

glad he

on him, with me holding the code,

my eyes for what felt like an eternity, Jin eventually

"...fine"

secretly

was saying, the chances of

as originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made it

knew that things outside of the plot could happen, with the plot armour they had, chances were that they were very likely going

Jin's newfound attitude, Donald, who was quietly pondering for a while, suddenly frowned

what if they don't target

I secretly nodded my head. He wasn't as stupid as

I've also

with the plan,

other team could also think that it was a trap and decide to focus on us...which

beforehand. Staring at Amanda, Donald, and

where you guys come

lightly frowned as she looked at

"us?"

at both Amanda and Donald, I

be within a

matter what happens. Always be fifty hundred meters away from him,

listened, her brows couldn't help but knit in a

"...why is that?"

at Amanda for a brief moment,

is the person that holds

It was simple really.

the one that carried the code, naturally it would