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

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

he really did mature a lot since the

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

my response, Jin coldly

what is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

extended sigh escaped from my mouth, lowering my voice, I pondered for a few seconds

relatively actually simple. Give the code to me and

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

to voice out their confusion was Donald

plan is that? and why

at Donald, I raised my brow

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

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

if you had the code who would you give

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

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda, I

an option, yes, but

his lips, Jin

what is the

the others, a faint

someone who could run fast or

terrain, someone who can outrun the opponent so that the other team wouldn't catch up

map wasn't plain but let's say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from the enemy's prying eyes would be the

looked at everyone and

guys are following

my eyes soon paused on a certain

certain individual in our group

Jin. With his arms crossed, a slight

me

the eyes, I nodded my head

you will be

glad he

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 the time they realized he didn't have the code, it would've already been too

an eternity, Jin eventually looked away and nodded

"...fine"

I secretly

to what I was saying, the chances of us

Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made it past

the plot could happen, with the plot armour they had,

Donald, who was quietly pondering for a while,

they don't target

question, I secretly nodded my head. He wasn't

question, I've also

up with the plan, I had

the obvious target, the other team could also think that

thought of this problem beforehand. Staring at

where you guys

fell to her shoulders, Amanda's brows lightly frowned as she looked at Arnold and Donald. With a hint of doubt in

"us?"

as I looked at both Amanda and Donald,

within

matter what happens. Always be fifty hundred meters away from him, and whenever he gets into trouble,

Amanda listened, her brows couldn't help but

"...why is that?"

Amanda for a brief moment,

Arnold is the person

It was simple really.

was not the one that