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 fact have

to boss everyone around and tell them what to do,

a lot since the last time I

I knew that he had changed...he was completely different from what he was a few months back.

my response, Jin

what is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

my voice, I pondered for a

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

everyone looked at me

to voice out their

of plan is that? and why

my brow as I

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

answered back with

the code who would you give it

everyone started pondering. The first one to speak

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda,

option, yes, but not the ideal

his hand on his lips, Jin frowned as

is the ideal

Jin and the others, a faint smile appeared on my

be someone

of a random map, if we were to be put in a flat terrain, someone who can outrun

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

at everyone and

following what I'm saying

nod in understanding, my eyes

a certain individual

turned towards Jin. With his arms

me to

straight into the eyes, I

and you will

he

him 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 me holding the code, chances were that even if they caught Jin, by the time they realized he didn't have the code,

what felt like an

"...fine"

I secretly nodded my

Jin listening to what I was saying, the

that I was worried as originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made

with the plot armour they had, chances were that

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

what if they don't target

nodded my head. He wasn't as stupid as I thought he

question, I've also

I was coming up with the plan, I had already

team could also think that it

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

you guys come into

brows lightly frowned as she looked at Arnold and Donald. With a

"us?"

head as I looked at both Amanda and Donald, I

always be within a

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

couldn't help but knit in

"...why is that?"

a brief moment,

like Arnold is the person that holds the

It was simple really.

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