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

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

lot since the

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

my response, Jin

is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

an extended sigh escaped from my mouth, lowering my

relatively actually simple. Give the code

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

the first to voice out their confusion was Donald as he irritably

sort of plan is that? and why

my brow as I

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

answering immediately, I answered back with another question

the code who

started pondering. The first one to speak up was Amanda

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda,

is an option, yes, but not the

his hand on his lips, Jin frowned as

what is the ideal

Jin and the others, a faint smile appeared on my

obviously be someone who could run fast or hide

a flat terrain, someone who can outrun the opponent so that the

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

looked at everyone and

following what

seeing them nod in understanding, my eyes soon paused on a certain

a certain individual

towards Jin. With his arms crossed, a slight frown

want me to

at Jin straight into the eyes, I nodded my

you will be operating

glad he caught

being the most likely candidate for holding the code, chances were that the other team would mainly focus their attention on him. Therefore, if everyone was focused on him, with

eyes for what felt like an eternity, Jin eventually looked away

"...fine"

secretly

the chances of us successfully passing the tryouts

originally Jin, Arnold,

with the plot armour they

attitude, Donald, who was quietly pondering for a while, suddenly frowned

if they don't

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

I've also thought

coming up with the plan, I had already

also think that it was a

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

guys come

shoulders, Amanda's brows lightly frowned as she looked at

"us?"

at both Amanda

both will always be within a fifty hundred

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

her brows couldn't help but knit in

"...why is that?"

at Amanda for a brief moment,

it looks like Arnold is the person that

It was simple really.

team thought that Jin was not the one that carried the code, naturally