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

I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone around and

he really did mature a lot

was completely different from what he was a few months back.

response, Jin coldly

is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

sigh escaped from my mouth, lowering my voice, I pondered

is relatively actually simple. Give the code to me

everyone looked at me strangely.

out their confusion was Donald as he irritably

sort of plan is that?

raised my brow

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

I answered back with

you had the code who

the question, everyone started pondering. The first one

"The strongest person?"

Amanda,

option, yes,

his hand on his lips, Jin frowned as he seriously

what is the

others, a faint smile appeared

ideal candidate would obviously be someone who

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

say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from the enemy's

looked at everyone

following what

in understanding, my eyes soon paused on

of a certain individual in our group who

attention turned towards Jin. With his arms crossed, a slight

me to be

the eyes, I nodded my head and

will be

he

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

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

"...fine"

secretly nodded my

the

was worried as originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made it past

plot could happen, with the plot armour they had, chances were that they were very

was quietly pondering

what if they don't target

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

question, I've also

up with the plan, I had

team could also think that it was a trap and decide to focus on us...which

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

guys come into

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

"us?"

at both Amanda and

always be within a fifty hundred

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

couldn't help but knit in

"...why is that?"

at Amanda for a brief moment,

looks like Arnold is

It was simple really.

was not the one that carried the code, naturally it would be either one of