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

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

did mature a lot since the last time I saw

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

response, Jin

is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

from my mouth, lowering my voice, I pondered for a few seconds before

Give the code to me and

looked at me strangely. Evidently not understanding what I

their confusion was Donald as he irritably

of plan is that? and

at Donald, I raised my brow

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

with another question as I looked

had the code

The first one to speak up was Amanda who carefully

"The strongest person?"

Amanda,

an option, yes, but

on his lips, Jin

what is the

the others, a faint smile

be someone who could run fast or

random map, if we were to be put in a flat terrain, someone who can outrun the

obstacles someone that could hide from the enemy's prying eyes would be the most

at everyone and

following what I'm

in understanding, my eyes soon paused

guys think of a certain individual

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

you want me

Jin straight into the eyes, I nodded

you will be

glad he caught

was focused on him, with me holding the

eyes for what felt like an eternity, Jin eventually looked away and

"...fine"

secretly nodded my

Jin listening to what I was saying, the chances of

I was worried as originally Jin,

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

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

if they don't target

head. He wasn't as stupid as I thought he

I've also thought about

I was coming up with the plan, I had

the obvious target, the other team could also think that it was a trap and decide to focus on us...which wouldn't

of this problem beforehand. Staring at Amanda, Donald, and

guys

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

"us?"

as I looked at

you both will always be within a fifty hundred meter distance from

what happens. Always be fifty hundred meters away from

brows couldn't help but knit in a

"...why is that?"

for a

it looks like Arnold is the

It was simple really.

the other team thought that Jin was not the one that carried the code, naturally it would