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

go like this. I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone around and tell them what to do, but to

really did mature a lot

that he had changed...he was completely different from what he was a few months back. What in the world

response,

is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

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

relatively actually simple. Give the code to me and you guys do the

finished speaking, everyone looked at me strangely.

their confusion was Donald as he irritably

of plan is

my brow as I mockingly

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

I answered back with another question as I

you had the code who would you give it

pondering. The first one to speak

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda,

yes, but not the ideal

his hand on his lips,

is

a faint smile appeared on my lips

someone who could

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

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

looked at everyone

guys are following what

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

of a certain individual in our group who best fits

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

me to be

straight into the eyes, I nodded my head and bluntly

you will be operating

he

everyone was focused on him, with me holding the code, chances

into my eyes for what felt like an eternity, Jin eventually

"...fine"

I secretly nodded my

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

Jin,

with the

rejoicing at Jin's newfound attitude, Donald, who was

what if they

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

question, I've also thought

when I was coming up with the plan, I had already

could also think that it was a

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

guys come

lightly frowned as she looked at Arnold and Donald. With

"us?"

head as I looked at both Amanda and Donald,

be within a fifty hundred meter distance from

away from him, and whenever he

her brows couldn't help but knit in a deeper

"...why is that?"

for a brief moment, I

it looks like Arnold is the person that holds the

It was simple really.

other team thought that Jin was not the one that carried