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.

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

you

any other elective would've

it's my place to say what you should choose and what you shouldn't, but I do urge you

"Will do."

Turning around she looked back at Kevin with a

don't think you

back

much deeper meaning than you think, especially

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

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

Emma explanation, Kevin became dumbfounded as cold sweat dripped from his

this just for

with her finger, Emma

just carelessly join

Kevin promised Emma to

extremely thankful to Emma who chose to

chosen her elective, and was just doing him

they had only known each other for about three weeks, Kevin

met when entering their boarding

also at the same time he

had no choice but to interact with

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

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

the atmosphere in the dorm was quite tense. But fortunately thanks to Emma who got along with everyone,

said that Emma was the key

knows if Kevin would've even bothered talking to

"Hey, Hey, you listening?"

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

'Cute'

resisted the urge to

of something that would

"!"

his eyes wide, Kevin turned his head to the

"Ah! So you were!"

know what you're

expression was calm and expressionless, but on the inside, Kevin felt a storm of

my mind?

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

this one go...now

the building and strolled around the academy

lot busier than

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

in the patches of green around

it weren't for the fact that for some odd reason some of the students were going out of their way to step away

exactly are

"Section B"

eyes widened

B? Isn't that

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

Kevin looked at Emma in

does that make

ignoring

after seeing that Kevin still had not understood, Emma sighed and

before about

Kevin replied, "Right, but how does that relate to the fact that

professors are also

steps, Kevin took a moment to

an elective was a

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

are technically no longer part of a faction, that still did not mean that they couldn't indirectly help the faction

be a part of a

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

grimmer by the second, Emma realized

need to worry

carelessly try to force you to

you have me, Amanda, Melissa, and that guy protecting

mess with you with our

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

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