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

Jin to boss everyone around and tell them what to do, but to my surprise,

did mature a lot since

was completely different from what he was a few months back.

response,

is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

my voice, I pondered for a few seconds

is relatively actually simple. Give the

at me strangely. Evidently not understanding what I

out their confusion was Donald as

is

Donald, I raised my brow

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

immediately, I answered back with another question as I

had the code

one to speak up was

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda,

is an option, yes, but not

lips, Jin frowned as he

is

at Jin and the others, a faint smile appeared on my lips as

would obviously be someone who could run

be inside of a random map, if we were to be put in a flat terrain, someone who

plain but let's say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from

at everyone

are following what

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

think of a certain individual in

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

want me

eyes, I nodded my head

you will be operating

glad he caught

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

eyes for what felt like an eternity, Jin eventually looked

"...fine"

secretly

the chances of

that I was worried as originally Jin, Arnold,

happen, with the plot armour they had, chances were that they were very

attitude, Donald, who was quietly pondering for a

what if they don't

head. He

question, I've also

with the plan, I had already

obvious target, the other team could also think that it was a trap and decide to focus

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

guys come

as he black hair gently fell to her shoulders, Amanda's brows lightly

"us?"

I looked at

will always be within a fifty hundred meter distance from

fifty hundred meters away from him, and

her brows couldn't help but knit in a

"...why is that?"

for a

looks like Arnold is the person

It was simple really.

the one that carried the