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 have a

everyone around and tell them what to do,

lot since

he was a few months back. What in the world happened since the time

response, Jin

what is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

sigh escaped from my mouth, lowering my voice,

relatively actually simple. Give the code to me

everyone looked at me strangely. Evidently not understanding what

first to voice out their

is that?

I raised my brow as

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

answering immediately, I answered back with another question as

if you had the code who would you

started pondering. The first one to speak up was Amanda who

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda, I

option, yes, but not the ideal

hand on his lips, Jin frowned as he seriously

is the ideal

faint smile appeared on my lips as

be someone who could run fast or

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

wasn't plain but let's say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from the enemy's prying eyes would be

I looked at everyone and

following what I'm saying

them nod in understanding, my eyes soon paused on a certain individual as

guys think of a certain individual in

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

you want me to be

into the eyes,

you will be operating

he caught

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

my eyes for what felt like an

"...fine"

I secretly nodded

the chances of us successfully passing the tryouts

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

the plot could happen, with the plot armour they

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

they don't target

question, I secretly nodded my head. He wasn't

question, I've also thought about

the plan, I had already thought of

the other 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

you guys come into

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

"us?"

looked at both

within a fifty hundred meter distance from

away from him, and whenever he

but knit in a

"...why is that?"

for a brief moment, I

that it looks like Arnold is the person

It was simple really.

the one that carried the