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 have

wasn't supposed to go like this. I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone around and tell

did mature a lot since the

he had changed...he was completely different from what he was a few months back. What in the world happened since the time I didn't see

my response,

what is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

mouth, lowering my voice, I

relatively actually simple. Give the

everyone looked at me strangely. Evidently

first to voice out their

sort of plan is that? and why

raised my

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

back with another question as

code who would you give

first one to speak up was Amanda

"The strongest person?"

Amanda,

option, yes,

his lips,

what is

a faint smile appeared

would obviously be someone who could run fast or hide

to be put in a flat terrain, someone who can outrun the

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

at

are following what I'm

my eyes soon paused on

of a certain individual in our group who best fits

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

me to

Jin straight into the eyes, I nodded my

will

he

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

for what felt like an eternity, Jin eventually looked away

"...fine"

secretly

to what I was saying, the chances of us successfully passing the tryouts

that I was worried as originally Jin, Arnold, and

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

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

they don't

He wasn't as stupid

I've also thought

coming up with the

that

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

where you guys

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

"us?"

head as I looked at both

within a fifty hundred meter distance from

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

couldn't help but knit in a deeper frown

"...why is that?"

Amanda for a brief moment,

looks like Arnold is the person that holds

It was simple really.

that carried the code, naturally