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

the script wasn't supposed to go like this. I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone around and tell them what to do, but to my surprise, he directly

mature a lot since the last

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

my response,

is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

lowering my

plan is relatively actually simple. Give the code to me

finished speaking, everyone looked at me strangely. Evidently not

to voice out their confusion was Donald as he irritably

is

my brow

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

immediately, I answered back with

had the code who would you

The first one to speak up was Amanda who carefully

"The strongest person?"

Amanda, I

is an option, yes, but not the ideal

lips, Jin frowned

is

faint smile appeared on my lips as

someone who could run fast or

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

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

at

guys are following

and seeing them nod in understanding, my eyes soon paused on a certain

guys think of a certain individual in our group who best

Jin. With his arms crossed, a slight

you want me to be

Jin straight into the eyes, I nodded my head and bluntly

and you will

he caught

on him, with me holding the code, chances were that even if they caught Jin, by the time they

an eternity, Jin eventually looked away and nodded his

"...fine"

I secretly

listening to what I was saying, the chances of us

was worried as originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made

of the plot could happen, with the plot

attitude, Donald, who was quietly pondering for a while, suddenly

they don't

Donald's question, I secretly nodded my head. He wasn't as

I've also thought

the plan,

that it was a trap and

problem beforehand. Staring at Amanda, Donald, and Arnold, I smiled

where you guys come

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

"us?"

looked at both Amanda and Donald, I

always be within a

be fifty hundred meters away from him, and whenever he gets into

couldn't help but knit in

"...why is that?"

Amanda for a

looks like Arnold is the person that

It was simple really.

one that carried the