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 have

like this. I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone around and tell

mature a lot since the last time

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

response,

what is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

my voice, I pondered for a few seconds

plan is relatively actually simple. Give the code to me

finished speaking, everyone looked at me

to voice out their confusion was Donald as he

sort of plan is that?

at Donald, I raised my

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

immediately, I answered back with another question as I looked

code who would you give it

first one to

"The strongest person?"

Amanda,

an option, yes, but not the

his lips, Jin frowned as

is the

the others, a faint smile appeared on my

candidate would obviously be someone who could run fast

will be inside of a random map, if we 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 the

say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from the

I looked at everyone and

guys are following what

seeing them nod in understanding, my eyes

a certain individual in

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

me to be

at Jin straight into the eyes, I

and you will be

glad he

on him. Therefore, if everyone was focused on him, with

an eternity, Jin

"...fine"

I secretly nodded

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

Jin, Arnold, and

with the plot

who was quietly pondering for a while, suddenly frowned

if they don't

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

question, I've also thought about

with the

the obvious target, the other team could also think that

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

you guys come

to the side as he black hair gently fell to her shoulders, Amanda's brows lightly frowned as she looked at Arnold

"us?"

as I looked at both Amanda and Donald,

within a fifty

away from him, and whenever

brows couldn't help but

"...why is that?"

a brief moment, I

is the

It was simple really.

team thought that Jin was not the one that carried the code,