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 fact

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 really did mature 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. What in the

my response,

what is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

mouth, lowering my voice, I pondered for a few

actually simple. Give the code to me and

speaking, everyone looked at me strangely. Evidently not understanding

first to voice out their confusion was Donald as he irritably

is that? and why

raised my brow as I mockingly

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

immediately, I answered back with another question as I looked

if you had the code who would you

the question, everyone started pondering. The first one to speak up was Amanda who carefully

"The strongest person?"

Amanda,

an option, yes, but not the

hand on his lips,

what is the ideal

and the others, a faint smile appeared

be someone who could

were to be put in a flat terrain, someone who can outrun the opponent so that the other team wouldn't catch up would be

if the map wasn't plain but let's say filled with obstacles someone that

I looked at everyone and

guys are following what I'm saying

my eyes soon

you guys think of a certain individual in our

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

me to

at Jin straight into the eyes,

will be operating

glad he

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

an

"...fine"

secretly nodded my

the chances of us

worried as originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda

the plot armour they had, chances were that they were very likely going to

was quietly pondering for a while, suddenly frowned as

if they don't

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

also thought

the plan, I had already

Jin being the obvious target, the other team could also think that

I had thought of this problem beforehand. Staring at

you guys come

brows lightly frowned as she looked at Arnold and Donald. With a hint of doubt in her voice, she

"us?"

looked at both Amanda and Donald,

always be within a fifty hundred meter

Always be fifty hundred meters away from him, and whenever he gets into trouble, secretly help

Amanda listened, her brows couldn't help but knit in a deeper

"...why is that?"

at Amanda for a brief moment,

is the person

It was simple really.

one that