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

all you

any other elective

my place to say what you should choose and what you shouldn't, but

"Will do."

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

don't

back unconsciously

than you think, especially for someone as talented

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

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

as cold sweat

this just

finger, Emma looked at Kevin

so don't just carelessly join an

nodding his head, Kevin promised Emma to be

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

already chosen her elective, and was just doing him a

for about three weeks, Kevin already

first met when entering

was also at the same time

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

in the

it had something to do with Melissa, as Jin's hostility would shoot up a notch whenever he

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

said that Emma was the key that linked everyone in the

weren't for her, who knows if

"Hey, Hey, you listening?"

who had stopped walking and was

'Cute'

he resisted the

you're thinking of something that would make me extremely

"!"

his eyes wide, Kevin turned his head to the side

"Ah! So you were!"

what

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

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

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

let this one go...now

building and strolled

a lot busier than I

was swarming the campus as

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

for 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 fair was being

exactly are

"Section B"

eyes widened a little

Isn't that the

area that the elective fair is taking place

Kevin looked at Emma in

does that make

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

seeing that Kevin still had not understood, Emma sighed

about

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

are also part of a

steps, Kevin took a moment to

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

were trying to influence the elective fair, then it meant that the 'hidden politics' in the academy were rooted deeper than he had

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

may no longer be a part of a faction, their

to join their faction by abusing their

by the second, Emma realized her mistake and

you don't need to

after, they won't carelessly try to force you to join a faction as you are protected

Melissa, and that

dare to mess with you with

to make him feel

having friends that supported him and helped him