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.

response, Emma couldn't help but roll her eyes as she pinched the middle

you

other elective would've been a waste of

say what you should choose and what you shouldn't, but I do urge you to think about it

"Will do."

Turning around she looked back at Kevin with

I don't

and expression, Kevin's back unconsciously straightened as he

have a much deeper meaning than you think,

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 didn't mean to, if you wish to exit, you must prepare yourself to make an enemy of that

Kevin became dumbfounded as cold sweat

just

finger, Emma looked

don't just carelessly join

his head, Kevin promised Emma to be careful

show it, he was extremely thankful to Emma who chose to help him out

her elective, and

only known each other for about three weeks, Kevin already considered

when

same time he met, Jin, Amanda,

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

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

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

tense. But fortunately thanks to Emma who got along with everyone, the awkward atmosphere dissipated and

that Emma was the key that linked everyone

knows if Kevin would've even

"Hey, Hey, you listening?"

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

'Cute'

thought as he resisted the urge

feel like you're thinking of something that would

"!"

his head to the side and pretended to

"Ah! So you were!"

what you're talking

calm and expressionless, but on the inside, Kevin felt a

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

to maintain his poker face,

this one

exited the building and strolled around

a lot busier than

of students was swarming the campus as they each

sitting in the patches of

fact that for some odd reason some of the students were going out of their way to step away from their

are

"Section B"

Kevin's eyes widened

that the

because it's the professor area that

by her response, Kevin looked at Emma in

does that

Emma continued walking forward ignoring Kevin who was

seeing that Kevin still had not understood,

I mention before about the deeper meaning behind

but how does that relate to the fact

professors are also

moment

was true, then choosing an elective was a far more serious matter than he had

the professors were trying to influence the elective fair, then it meant that the 'hidden politics' in

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

may no longer be a part of a faction, their

their faction by abusing their

the second, Emma realized

don't need to worry about

force you to join

you have me, Amanda, Melissa, and

to mess with you

coming up with excuses to make

of his life in solitude, having friends that supported him and helped him in times of trouble was a new