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.

couldn't help but roll her eyes as she pinched

all you

any other elective would've been a waste

what you shouldn't, but

"Will do."

eyes narrowed. Turning around she looked back

don't think

behavior and expression, Kevin's back unconsciously straightened as he listened

have a much deeper meaning than you think, especially

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

in mind that once you entered a faction, even if you didn't mean to, if you wish to exit, you must prepare yourself to

explanation, Kevin became dumbfounded as cold sweat dripped

just for joining

with her finger,

don't just

Emma to be careful when selecting an

was extremely thankful to Emma who chose to help him out of her own

already chosen her elective, and was

about three weeks, Kevin

first met when entering

at the same time he met, Jin, Amanda,

to interact with each other, and from there they had gotten along with each other

there were a couple of ups and downs in the beginning as Jin

at the previous events, Kevin had a hunch it had something to do with Melissa, as Jin's hostility would shoot up a notch whenever he interacted with her, but he didn't want to pry

fortunately thanks to Emma who got along with everyone, the awkward atmosphere dissipated and everyone managed to get along

the key that

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

"Hey, Hey, you listening?"

him out of his thoughts was the figure of Emma who had stopped walking and

'Cute'

resisted the urge to smile

something that would make

"!"

Kevin turned his head to the side and pretended to have not

"Ah! So you were!"

what you're

expressionless, but on the inside, Kevin felt a storm

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

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

let this one go...now follow

the building and strolled around

a lot busier

ocean of students was swarming the campus as they each made their way towards

around the campus with their friends, some were sitting in the patches of green around the campus, and others were frantically rushing towards the stalls in the

way to step away from their path, reaching the

exactly are we

"Section B"

eyes

Isn't that the

precisely because it's the professor area that the elective fair is taking place

Kevin looked at Emma

that

her eyes, Emma continued walking forward ignoring Kevin who was dumbly staring

that Kevin still had not understood, Emma sighed and

before about the

his head, Kevin replied, "Right, but how does that relate to the fact that the fair is in section

professors are also part

his steps, Kevin took a moment to process

had said was true, then choosing an elective was a

it meant that the 'hidden politics' in the academy were rooted deeper than he had previously

not mean that they couldn't indirectly help the faction that they used to be

no longer be a part

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

was becoming grimmer by the second, Emma realized her

need

to force you to join a faction

Melissa, and that guy

dare to mess with you with

how she was frantically coming up with excuses to make

spent most of his life in solitude, having friends that supported him and helped him