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 a

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

lot since the last time I saw

completely different from what he was a few months back. What in

my response, Jin coldly

what is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

sigh escaped from my mouth, lowering my voice, I pondered for a

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

finished speaking, everyone looked at me

out their confusion was Donald as

plan is that?

at Donald, I raised my

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

back with another question as I

the code who would you give it

one

"The strongest person?"

towards Amanda, I

is an option, yes,

his lips, Jin

is the ideal

faint smile appeared on my lips as

would obviously be someone

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

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

at everyone

following what I'm

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

guys think of a certain individual in our

arms crossed, a slight frown appeared on Jin's brows

me to

the eyes,

and you will

he caught

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

felt like an eternity, Jin eventually

"...fine"

secretly

I was saying, the chances of us successfully passing

as originally Jin, Arnold, and

of the plot could happen, with the plot armour they had, chances were that they were very likely going to

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

if they don't target

question, I secretly nodded my head. He wasn't as stupid as I thought

question, I've also thought about

I was coming up with the plan, I had already

obvious target, the other team could also think that it was a trap and

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

where you guys come

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

"us?"

my head as I looked at both

always be within a fifty hundred

hundred meters away from him, and whenever

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

"...why is that?"

at Amanda for a

like Arnold is the person

It was simple really.

one that carried the code, naturally it would be