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 have a

for Jin to boss everyone around and tell them what to do, but to my surprise, he directly asked

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 the

response, Jin

is

*Sigh*

"...no problem, no problem"

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

the code to me

finished speaking, everyone looked at me strangely. Evidently

the first to voice out their confusion was Donald as he irritably

sort of plan is that?

my

"Isn't it obvious why?"

"Why?"

back with another question as I

the code who would you give it

question, everyone started pondering. The first one to

"The strongest person?"

Amanda,

option, yes,

his lips,

is the ideal

and the others, a faint

be someone who

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

let's say filled with obstacles someone that could hide from the enemy's prying eyes would

I looked at everyone

are following what I'm saying

nod in understanding, my eyes soon paused on a certain individual as I

think of a certain individual in our group who best fits

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

want me to

the eyes, I

you will

he

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,

my eyes for what felt like an eternity,

"...fine"

I secretly nodded my

was saying, the

originally Jin, Arnold, and Amanda made it past

knew that things outside of the plot could happen, with the

who was quietly

what if they don't target

secretly nodded my head. He

I've also thought

was coming up with the plan, I had

other team could also think that it was a

thought of this problem beforehand. Staring at Amanda, Donald, and

guys come

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 doubt in

"us?"

as I looked at both Amanda and Donald, I

be within a fifty

hundred meters away from him, and whenever he gets

couldn't help but knit

"...why is that?"

a brief

it looks like Arnold is

It was simple really.

Jin was not the one that carried the code, naturally