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.

you hear

one of the buildings,

a slight frown appeared on Jin's face before it quickly

on the screen of

-Yes

I need you to expose yourself so that the other group is aware

understanding the intent

-Understood

[Alright perf-]

-Click!

without giving a chance for Ren to respond, Jin quickly jumped higher until he was at the roof of the buildings. Thereafter, he jumped from one building

his personality, if he acted according to how others thought he would, chances that they would think he was

following Ren's plan, Jin would've

in a

-Swoosh! -Swoosh!

an extremely repulsive feeling well inside of his body. His mind couldn't help but start drifting away from the

he was following someone else's

Jin Horton, the proud son of the Horton family, was following someone else's

"How repulsive"

words that subconsciously came out of his mouth

life had he ever had someone order him around. Never. If not for the fact that the person

thoughts paused there, Ren's face appeared in Jin's mind.

never forgot that moment. Nor will he ever forget

day where he truly felt powerless for the first time in

that moment back in Hollberg had taught him a

too conceited as there was always someone better than

feared Ren. No, that innate pride that had been engraved deeply into his

a single

Pathetic.

wasn't as weak-willed as

"huuuu..."

as turbid air escaped from his mouth, Jin

that fateful day in Hollberg, Jin

Kevin, Amanda, Melissa...or

no longer

idea of comparing himself to others rather than just focusing on

working with the others, something that he

"...How disgusting"

reason he was doing this was because he believed that he could learn something from

bait help him in

"Damn it"

overbearingly moved around the infrastructures around

the attention of the others, that's just what