The Author's POV

"This place is fine"

Entering one of the abandoned buildings with Zack, I made sure to scan the perimeter to see if anybody was there before setting up camp.

After settling down, still standing, Zack looked at me in confusion as he asked.

"What do we do now?"

In all honesty, if not for everyone following his orders, Zack would've never have let someone like Ren order him around.

...he really was tempted to just leave and do as he wished, but since it would incur the wrath of the other team members, he decided against doing so.

Glancing at Zack from the corner of my eye and reading his thoughts, I briefly responded to him before turning my attention back towards the distance.

"Nothing yet, our turn has yet to come"

From the very beginning, I could tell he was dissatisfied with me. However, unfortunately for him, I really didn't care.

...in the first place, who told him that he had to do as I said?

Inwardly shaking my head and turning my attention back towards the city, I carefully observed the city from the building I was on. For now, everything was calm and quiet, however, I knew that things would soon change...

Placing my hand on my chin, squinting my eyes as I stared into the distance, I fell into deep thought.

According to my deduction, whoever was going to target Jin was not definitely not going to be the code holder.

With how skilled Jin was, sending their code holder to fight against him would be suicide and may prove to be fruitless.

Thus it was safe to assume that whoever was going to target Jin was definitely not going to be the code holder.

Preferably, I would hope that they send more than one person to pursue him as that would cut off a lot of possibilities, but even one was enough. Couldn't be too greedy.

...now, with that set, I needed to figure something out.

Was the code holder going to hide or was he/she going to blend with the rest just like what I had done with Arnold?

Thinking thus far, glancing at my watch, I immediately dialed a number.

Fortunately, we were allowed to communicate with each other during the game as both teams were given access to a communication device in the form of a watch. It couldn't do anything else apart from that, but it saved a lot of time.

"Jin can you hear me?"

...

-Swooosh!

Stealthily moving around the abandoned houses, Jin quietly scanned the perimeter. Thereafter, like a cat, Jin kept moving forward without making any sound. Fast and stealthily.

can you

of one of the buildings,

steps and hearing Ren's voice, a slight frown appeared on Jin's face

the screen of his

-Yes

you to expose yourself so that the other

immediately. Thereafter, understanding the intent behind Ren's words, Jin nodded

-Understood

[Alright perf-]

-Click!

was at the roof of the buildings. Thereafter, he jumped from one building to the other.

knew about his personality, if he acted according to how others thought

fact that he was following Ren's plan, Jin would've

match him in a fight? He was that confident

-Swoosh! -Swoosh!

to the other, he suddenly felt an extremely repulsive feeling well inside of his body. His mind couldn't help but start drifting away from the trials as a result. Shortly

think he was following

proud son of the Horton family,

"How repulsive"

that subconsciously came out of his mouth as he

If not for the fact that the person he was being ordered by had

there, Ren's face appeared in Jin's mind. More specifically, the cold and emotionless eyes

moment. Nor will he

where he truly felt powerless for the first time

hated Ren, that moment back in Hollberg

to never be too conceited as

lost didn't mean he feared Ren. No, that innate pride that had been engraved deeply into his body since birth couldn't just

over a

Pathetic.

wasn't as

"huuuu..."

Jin accelerated

that fateful day in Hollberg, Jin had set

Kevin, Amanda,

longer

had realized that he was too fixated on the idea of comparing himself to others rather than just focusing on

was currently holding back and working with the others, something that he would've never done before, Jin

"...How disgusting"

him to the max. The only reason he was doing this was because he believed that he could learn something from Ren...however as he moved around the buildings, Jin couldn't help but feel like

could being a bait help him in anyway shape or

"Damn it"

even more as he overbearingly moved around the infrastructures around him. Staring

is to attract the attention of the others, that's just