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"

I did in

for Jin to boss everyone around and tell them what to do,

a lot since the last time I saw

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

response, Jin coldly

is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

lowering my voice, I pondered for a few

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

finished speaking, everyone looked at me strangely. Evidently

voice out their confusion was Donald

plan is that?

at Donald, I raised my

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

answered back with another

the code who would you give it

The first one to speak up was

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda,

yes, but

his hand on his lips, Jin frowned as

is the

Jin and the others, a faint

obviously be someone who could

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

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

at everyone

guys are following what

my eyes soon paused on a certain individual as

a certain individual in our group who best fits

With his arms crossed, a slight frown appeared on Jin's brows

me to

eyes, I nodded my head and

you will be

glad he caught

other team would mainly focus their attention on him. Therefore, if everyone was focused on

what felt like an eternity, Jin eventually looked away

"...fine"

secretly

saying, the chances

worried as originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made

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

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

if they don't target

my head. He wasn't as stupid

also

the plan, I had already

Jin being the obvious target, the other team could also think that it was a trap and decide to focus on

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

you guys

shoulders, Amanda's brows lightly frowned as she looked at Arnold and Donald. With

"us?"

looked at both

always be within a fifty hundred meter distance from

be fifty hundred meters away from him,

couldn't help but knit in a deeper

"...why is that?"

a brief

looks like Arnold is the person that holds

It was simple really.

other team thought that Jin was not the one that carried