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

for Jin to boss everyone around and tell them what

he really did mature a lot since the

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

my response, Jin coldly

is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

lowering my voice, I

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

at me strangely. Evidently not understanding what

first to voice out their confusion was Donald as he irritably

of plan is that? and

I raised my brow as I

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

immediately, I answered back with another question as I looked

code

everyone started pondering. The first one to speak up was

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda, I

yes,

hand on his lips, Jin frowned

is the ideal

and the others, a faint smile appeared on my

someone who could run

in a flat terrain, someone who can outrun the opponent so that the

map wasn't plain but let's say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from

I looked at everyone and

guys are following

my eyes soon paused on a

you guys think of a certain individual

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

want me to be

straight into the eyes, I nodded my head

and you will be operating

glad he caught

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 code,

eyes for what felt like an

"...fine"

I secretly

the chances of us

Jin,

with the

rejoicing at Jin's newfound attitude, Donald, who was quietly pondering for a

they

my head. He wasn't as

I've also

I was coming up with the plan, I

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

problem beforehand. Staring at Amanda,

guys come into

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

"us?"

as I looked at both Amanda and

both will always be within a fifty

fifty hundred meters away from him, and whenever he gets

help but knit

"...why is that?"

at Amanda for a brief moment, I

Arnold is the person that holds the

It was simple really.

one that carried the