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

Jin to boss everyone around

really did mature a lot since

was a few months back.

my response,

is the

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

extended sigh escaped from my mouth, lowering my

simple. Give the code to me and you

speaking, everyone looked at me strangely. Evidently not

the first to voice out their confusion was Donald

sort of plan is that? and

Donald, I raised my brow as

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

I answered back with another

you had the code who would you give

started pondering. The first one to speak up was

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda, I

an option, yes, but

hand on his lips, Jin frowned as

what is

the others, a faint

would obviously be someone who could run fast

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

the map wasn't plain but let's say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from the enemy's prying eyes would be the most

at everyone and

are following

everyone, and seeing them nod in understanding, my eyes soon

certain individual in our group who best fits such

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

me

Jin straight into the eyes, I nodded my head

will be

he caught

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, by the time they realized he didn't have the code, it would've already been

eyes for what felt like an eternity, Jin

"...fine"

I secretly

to what I was saying, the

worried as originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made

outside of the plot could happen, with the plot armour they had, chances were that

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

what if they

He wasn't as stupid as I thought he

I've also

up with the plan, I had

also think that it was a trap and decide to focus on

had thought of this problem beforehand. Staring at Amanda,

where you guys come

lightly frowned as she looked at Arnold and Donald. With a hint of doubt in her voice,

"us?"

at both Amanda

within a fifty hundred meter

from

her brows couldn't help but knit

"...why is that?"

Amanda for a brief moment, I

it looks like Arnold is the person that

It was simple really.

thought that Jin was not the one that carried