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

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

did mature a lot since the

different from what he was a few months

response, Jin

is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

from my mouth, lowering my

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

speaking, everyone looked at me strangely.

voice out their confusion was Donald

of plan is that? and why

my

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

immediately, I answered back with another

had the code

everyone started pondering. The first one to speak up

"The strongest person?"

Amanda, I

option, yes, but not

his hand on his lips, Jin frowned as he

what is the ideal

others, a faint

candidate would obviously be someone who could run fast or

be put in a flat terrain, someone who can outrun the opponent so that the other team wouldn't catch

plain but let's say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from the

I looked at everyone

following

understanding, my eyes soon paused on a certain individual

guys think of a certain individual in our group who best fits such

towards Jin. With his arms crossed, a slight frown appeared on Jin's brows as he

you want me to

eyes,

and you will

glad he caught

Therefore, if everyone was focused on him, with me holding the code, chances were that even if they caught Jin, by the time

for what felt like an eternity, Jin

"...fine"

secretly nodded my

the chances of

as originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made

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

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

if they don't target

Donald's question, I secretly nodded my head. He

question, I've also thought about

coming up with the plan,

the obvious target, the other team could also think that it was a trap and decide to focus on us...which wouldn't be

of this problem beforehand. Staring at

you guys come

head to the side as he black hair gently fell to her shoulders, Amanda's brows lightly frowned as she looked

"us?"

at both Amanda and

both will always be within a fifty hundred

what happens. Always be fifty hundred meters away from him, and whenever he

couldn't help but knit in a

"...why is that?"

at Amanda for a brief moment,

Arnold is the person that holds the

It was simple really.

team thought that Jin was not the one that