The Author's POV

"Thank you for your help"

After expressing his gratitude, Ren directly left the classroom.

Staring at the departing figure of the student who he had just helped for a brief moment, Kevin turned around and returned to his seat.

Taking out his bag, Kevin packed up his stuff.

Just as he was about to finish packing up, a handsome individual whose looks rivaled that of a top celebrity calmly looked down on him.

"What did you do that for?"

"What do you mean?"

Tilting his head, Kevin questioningly looked at Jin.

"Why are you helping a pathetic loser like him?"

Frowning at Jin's choice of words, Kevin secretly shook his head and responded.

"Picking on someone weaker than you is more pathetic in my opinion"

"Hmph, you should already how the world works by now."

Snorting at Kevin's comment in disdain, Jin turned around and went towards Arnold who was sitting two rows ahead of Kevin.

"Don't waste your time on helping losers like him. It's beneath you"

"Just ignore him"

Just as Kevin was about to rebuke him, a beautiful voice entered his ears, prompting him to turn his head around.

With her short brown hair accompanied by her porcelain white skin, Emma stood there looking up at Kevin who was half a head taller than her.

"He's an idiot so ignore him"

"But..."

"Just leave it at that, he's just gonna ignore whatever you say anyway so there's no point in arguing with him..."

Turning around, Emma left towards the exit of the classroom.

"You coming?"

"Ah...yes"

Sighing, Kevin took his bag and followed Emma out of the classroom.

Since he was still not used to this place, Kevin had asked Emma to guide him during the elective fair.

Catching up to her, Kevin walked side by side with Emma.

Normally, a person would've been extremely happy to walk next to such a beautiful girl, but it was extremely uncomfortable to Kevin, who was not used to this much attention.

Since his parent's death, Kevin preferred staying out of people's sight, hence why he was not used to the stares.

But unbeknownst to him, they weren't just looking at Emma, but at him too.

His looks, which rivaled Jin's, perfectly matched Emma's breathtaking beauty making everyone who saw them walking together sigh in admiration.

"You'll get used to it"

"Huh?—excuse me?"

"I mean you'll get used to stares soon enough"

"Oh? ok...but why do I need to get used to the stares? Aren't they just staring at you?"

Shaking her head as if she was looking at an idiot, Emma picked up her pace.

"Sigh, whatever...do you have an elective you want to join in mind?"

"Not really, I was thinking of joining some sort of combat-related elective since from what I've seen there isn't anything in particular that attracts my attention"

Cocking her head to the side to better hear what Kevin was saying, Emma's auburn hair which was moderately short, lightly rested on top of her shoulders, muting the azure blue uniform.

help but roll her eyes as she pinched the middle of her

all you

any other elective

and what you shouldn't, but I do urge you to think about

"Will do."

Emma's eyes narrowed. Turning around she looked back at Kevin with a serious expression and

don't

expression, Kevin's back unconsciously straightened as he

deeper meaning than you think, especially for someone as

to be under a faction, even if you don't plan on entering the faction, they will still consider you as a part of them. Especially since it's you...moreover, once you join a faction, you will officially be an enemy of all other factions that are against the faction which you are

entered a faction, even if you didn't mean to, if you wish

as cold sweat

this just for

with her finger, Emma looked at

just carelessly join an

nodding his head, Kevin promised Emma to be careful when selecting

around, although Kevin didn't show it, he was extremely thankful to Emma who

knew that Emma had already chosen her elective, and was just

only known each other for about

first met when

also at the same time he

same building, they had no choice but to interact with each other, and from there they had gotten along with each

a couple of ups and downs in the beginning as Jin displayed obvious hostility against

the previous events, Kevin had a hunch it had something to do with Melissa, as Jin's hostility would shoot

in the dorm was quite tense. But fortunately thanks to Emma

the

weren't for her, who knows if Kevin would've even bothered

"Hey, Hey, you listening?"

out of his thoughts was the figure of Emma who had stopped walking and was looking at him with an

'Cute'

resisted the urge to smile at

of something that would

"!"

head to the side and

"Ah! So you were!"

what you're

outward expression was calm and expressionless, but on the inside, Kevin felt

my mind? Is this what they call a women's

eyes and scrutinizing Kevin who tried his best to maintain his poker face, Emma shook her head and opened a huge door that

this one go...now follow

the building

lot

campus as they each made their way towards the

around the campus with their friends, some were sitting in the patches of green around the

the fact that for some odd reason some of the students were going out of their way to step away from their path, reaching the location where the elective

are we

"Section B"

slightly, Kevin's eyes

B? Isn't that

because it's the professor area that the elective fair

response, Kevin looked

that

her eyes, Emma continued walking forward ignoring

still had

about the deeper meaning

"Right, but how does that relate

professors are also

moment to process what Emma had

what Emma had said was true, then choosing an elective was a far more serious matter

elective fair, then it meant that the 'hidden politics' in the academy were rooted

longer part of a faction, that still did not mean that they couldn't indirectly help the faction that they used to

longer be a part of a faction, their loyalty

they wanted to, they could force students to join their faction by abusing their authority and make their

grimmer by the second, Emma realized her

need to worry about

you're extremely sought after, they won't carelessly try to force you to join a

Melissa, and

professor would dare to mess with you with

up with excuses to make him feel better, Kevin felt

that supported him and helped