"Won't you just look at who's on my team?" Gary said from the bottom of his heart.

Ryder thought that Gary was talking about him, and so, he mustered an affectionate smile. "You jerk. You've finally come to your senses. Don't you worry, I'll do my best to bring you guys to the next round."

Gary was stunned as he realized that Ryder had misunderstood what he just said.

He was about to explain himself, but Ryder had already put on his pair of earphones, prompting Gary to shake his head and give up on the idea.

'I guess it's good for him to regain some of his confidence first,' he thought to himself.

Nicole was already by then, casually waiting for the contest to begin.

Then, Ryder said, "Even though our opponents aren't from Northon Institute, they're still very capable. So, we can't underestimate them. I'm going to be very aggressive in the beginning. All you guys have to do is support me."

Gary looked at Nicole awkwardly. 'It's sad that Ryder still doesn't know what's going on.'

However, he figured that it was not his place to tell Ryder about Nicole's real identity, and thus, he said, "Okay."

she was just keeping mom. Then, she looked away from

after, their opponents came over and sat directly across

forming a team, so every contestant who wanted to win could chose the people who were good at computing

the semi-final. Zeke had already advanced into the next stage, and half of the remaining contestants were going to

and Gary were from the same school. Similarly, their opponents had formed

gossiping about her in mocking fashion. "Ryder is the best among them. The Finley brothers truly are something, but

victory," the three people sitting opposite her tittered and

as he jabbed, "Teasing a girl like this is such a

and in a flat tone of voice, she said, "I don't need you to

frowned slightly. 'Why

hear that? She doesn't appreciate your help at all. You should just keep your kindness to yourself. You can't be... in love with

Ryder was

brother, but he noticed a strangely guilty look

how nervous he became. I guess what I said is right," his opponent continued in an effort

team is really good at running your

You probably

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