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"

I did in fact have a

to boss everyone around and tell them what to do, but to my surprise, he directly asked

mature a lot since the

he was a

response, Jin coldly

is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

sigh escaped from my mouth, lowering my voice,

the code to me and you guys do

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

voice out their confusion was Donald

plan is

at Donald, I raised my brow as I

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

of answering immediately, I answered back with another question as I

had the code who would you

The first one to speak up was Amanda who

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda, I

is an option, yes, but not

his hand on his lips,

what is

at Jin and the others, a faint smile appeared on my lips as I

would obviously be someone who could run fast

to be put in a flat terrain, someone who can outrun the opponent so that the other team

that could hide from the enemy's prying eyes would be the

at

are following what I'm

nod in understanding, my eyes

individual

attention turned towards Jin. With his arms crossed, a slight frown appeared on

you want me to

at Jin straight into the eyes, I

you will be

he

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

felt like an eternity, Jin eventually looked away and nodded his

"...fine"

secretly

Jin listening to what I was saying, the chances of us successfully passing the

was worried as originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made it past the

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

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

if they

nodded my head. He wasn't as stupid

question, I've also

was coming up with the plan, I had already thought of

Jin being the obvious target, the other team could also think that

thought of this problem beforehand. Staring at

where you guys

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

"us?"

looked at both Amanda and Donald,

will always be within a

meters away from him, and whenever he

listened, her brows couldn't help but

"...why is that?"

for a brief moment,

looks like Arnold is the person that

It was simple really.

Jin was not the one that carried the code, naturally it