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"

in fact

go like this. I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone around and tell them what to do, but to

did mature a lot since the last time I

he had changed...he was completely different from what he was a few months back. What in the world

my response,

is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

from my mouth, lowering my voice, I pondered for a few seconds before

plan is relatively actually simple. Give the code to me and you

finished speaking, everyone looked at me strangely. Evidently not understanding what I

first to voice out their confusion was Donald

of plan is

my brow as

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

with another question as

the code

the question, everyone started pondering. The first one to speak up was

"The strongest person?"

Amanda,

option, yes, but not

hand on his lips, Jin frowned as

is the

and the others, a faint smile appeared

obviously be someone who could

of a random map, if we were to be put in a flat terrain, someone who can outrun the opponent so that the other team wouldn't catch up would be the

if the map wasn't plain but let's say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from

at everyone and

guys are following what I'm saying

nod in understanding, my eyes soon paused on a

a certain individual in our group

his arms crossed, a slight

me to be

into the eyes, I nodded my head and

you will be

he caught

chances were that the other team would mainly focus their attention on him. Therefore, if everyone was focused on him, with me holding the code, chances were that even if they caught Jin, by

my eyes for what felt like an

"...fine"

I secretly nodded my

the chances

that I was worried as originally Jin,

I now knew that things outside of the plot could happen, with the plot armour they

who was quietly pondering for a while, suddenly frowned as

they don't target

nodded my head. He wasn't as stupid as I thought he

I've also thought about

the plan,

could also think that it

of this problem beforehand. Staring at Amanda, Donald, and Arnold, I smiled at them

where you guys come

hair gently fell to her shoulders, Amanda's brows lightly frowned

"us?"

I looked at both

both will always be within a fifty hundred

happens. Always be fifty hundred meters away from him,

brows couldn't help but knit in a deeper frown as

"...why is that?"

for a

Arnold is the person that holds

It was simple really.

that Jin was not the one that carried the code,