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

script wasn't supposed to go like this. I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone around

mature a lot since the last time I

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

my response, Jin

is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

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

actually simple. Give the code to me

looked at me strangely. Evidently

first to voice out their confusion was

sort of plan is that?

I raised my brow

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

I answered back with another question as I looked at

you had the code

the question, everyone started pondering. The first one to speak up was Amanda who

"The strongest person?"

Amanda,

an option, yes, but not

hand on his lips, Jin frowned as

is

faint smile appeared on my lips as I

would obviously be someone who could run fast or hide

flat terrain, someone who can

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

looked at

guys are following what I'm

in understanding, my eyes soon paused on a certain individual

certain individual in our group who best

his arms crossed, a slight frown appeared

you want me

into the eyes, I

will

glad he

most likely candidate for holding the code, chances were that the other team would mainly focus their attention on him. Therefore, if everyone was focused on him, with me holding the code, chances were that even if they caught Jin,

into my eyes for what felt like an eternity, Jin eventually looked away and nodded his

"...fine"

secretly

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

Jin,

although I now knew that things outside of the plot could happen, with the plot

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

if they don't target

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

question, I've also thought

I was coming up with the plan, I had already thought of

other team could also think that it was a trap and decide to focus on us...which

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

where you guys come into

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

"us?"

my head as I looked at both Amanda

within a

fifty hundred meters away from him, and

listened, her brows couldn't help but knit in a deeper

"...why is that?"

a brief moment, I

is

It was simple really.

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