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.

her eyes as she pinched the

you do

that any other elective would've been a waste of

what you shouldn't, but I do urge you

"Will do."

eyes narrowed. Turning around she looked back

I don't think you

and expression, Kevin's back unconsciously straightened as

a much deeper meaning than you think, especially

elective and it happens 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

you didn't mean to, if you wish to exit, you must prepare yourself to

Kevin became dumbfounded as

this just

finger,

don't just carelessly join an

his head, Kevin promised Emma

didn't show it, he was extremely thankful to Emma who chose to help him out

her elective, and was just doing him a

about three weeks, Kevin already considered Emma a good

when entering

also at the same time he

were in the 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

to do with Melissa, as Jin's hostility would shoot up a notch whenever he interacted with her, but he didn't want

as such, because of Jin, the atmosphere in the dorm was quite tense. But fortunately thanks to Emma who got along with everyone, the awkward atmosphere dissipated and everyone managed to get along with each

said that Emma was the

her, who knows if Kevin would've even bothered

"Hey, Hey, you listening?"

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

'Cute'

thought as he resisted the urge to smile at

you're thinking of something that would

"!"

eyes wide, Kevin turned his head to the side and pretended

"Ah! So you were!"

know what

expression was calm and expressionless, but on the inside,

world is she able to read my mind? Is this what they call

best to maintain his poker face, Emma shook her head and opened a huge door that led to

let this one

exited the building

a lot busier

campus as they

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 location where the elective fair was

are

"Section B"

eyes widened a

that the

the professor area that the elective fair

Kevin looked at Emma

does that

Emma continued walking forward ignoring Kevin who was dumbly

still had

I mention before about the deeper meaning

does that relate to

professors are also part

a moment to process what

choosing an elective was a far

that the 'hidden politics' in the academy were rooted deeper than he

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

a part of a faction, their loyalty

they could force students to join their faction

how Kevin's complexion was becoming grimmer by the second, Emma realized her mistake and tried to encourage

don't need to worry about

won't carelessly try to force you to join

have me, Amanda, Melissa, and that

to mess with

how she was frantically coming up with excuses to make him feel better, Kevin

his life in solitude, having friends that supported him and