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

the script wasn't supposed to go like this. I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone around and tell them what to do, but to my surprise, he directly

he really did mature a lot

he was a few months back. What in the world happened since the time I didn't

response, Jin

is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

mouth, lowering my voice, I

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

me strangely. Evidently not

the first to voice out their

plan is that? and why

Donald, I raised my brow as I mockingly

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

immediately, I answered back with another

had the code who would

everyone started pondering. The first one to speak up was

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda,

option, yes, but not

his hand on his lips, Jin

what is the

faint smile appeared on my lips as I

someone who

terrain, someone

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

looked at everyone and

guys are following what I'm saying

nod in understanding, my

guys think of a certain individual

soon everyone's attention turned towards Jin. With his arms crossed, a slight frown appeared on

you want me to be

eyes, I nodded

will

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 the code, chances

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

"...fine"

I secretly nodded my

Jin listening to what I was saying, the

I was worried as originally Jin, Arnold,

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

I was rejoicing at Jin's newfound attitude, Donald, who was quietly

if they don't target

Donald's question, I secretly nodded my head. He wasn't as stupid as I

I've also

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

being the obvious target, the other team could also think that it was

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

you guys come into

her head to the side as he black hair gently fell to her shoulders, Amanda's brows lightly frowned as she looked at Arnold and Donald. With a hint of doubt

"us?"

as I looked at both Amanda and Donald, I

be within a fifty

hundred meters away from him, and whenever

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

"...why is that?"

at Amanda for a brief moment, I

Arnold is the person that holds the

It was simple really.

thought that Jin was not the one that