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"

I did in fact

I originally predicted for Jin to boss everyone around and tell them what to do, but to my

he really did mature a lot since

completely different from what he was a few

response, Jin

is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

escaped from my mouth, lowering my voice,

plan is relatively actually simple. Give the code

everyone looked at me strangely. Evidently not understanding what I

first to voice out their confusion was Donald

plan is that?

raised my brow as

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

answering immediately, I answered back with another

had the code who

one to speak up was Amanda who

"The strongest person?"

Amanda, I

an option, yes, but not

his lips, Jin frowned as he seriously

is the ideal

at Jin and the others, a faint smile appeared

ideal candidate would obviously be someone who could

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

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

at everyone

guys are following what I'm

everyone, and seeing them nod in understanding, my eyes

individual in

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

me

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

will

glad he

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, by the time

felt like an eternity, Jin eventually looked away

"...fine"

secretly

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

originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda

that things outside of the plot could happen, with the plot armour they

newfound attitude, Donald, who was quietly pondering for a while, suddenly frowned as

what if they

He wasn't as stupid as I

also

up with the plan,

team could also think that it was a

this problem beforehand. Staring at Amanda, Donald, and Arnold,

where you guys

side as he black hair gently fell to her shoulders, Amanda's brows lightly

"us?"

at both Amanda and Donald,

will always be within a fifty hundred meter distance

what happens. Always be fifty hundred meters away from him, and whenever he gets into trouble, secretly help

listened, her brows couldn't help but

"...why is that?"

Amanda for a brief moment, I

like Arnold is the person

It was simple really.

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