The Author's POV

Chapter 371

Staring at Emma who was indifferently staring at him from above, Kevin weakly smiled.

"Hey."

"You…"

Despite how hard Emma tried to keep a straight face, before long, her body trembled. She had a hard time formulating her words as her eyes grew blurry.

"W..why did you do that?"

Her voice was faint and weak, but Kevin was able to make out every single word that came out of her mouth.

"A...re you so desperate to breakthrough that you would reduce your body to that state?...Are you still not over...his death?"

Lifting his head up, and meeting Emma's eyes, Kevin shook his head.

"No, it's not that."

"Then why!"

She screamed, tears flowing down her cheek.

"Why would you do that to yourself? Do you not understand how worried everyone was when they saw you in that state in your room!?"

"You wouldn't understand."

Kevin replied.

He couldn't quite bring himself to tell her the truth. That he had done what he did to save Ren.

He wanted to, but he couldn't.

Who would believe him in the first place? Ren was dead, he'd only look crazy to Emma if he said those words.

"You…"

A hurt look appeared on Emma's face as she heard Kevin's words.

"Am I that untrustworthy to you?"

"No, it's not that."

Shaking his head, Kevin took out the wires that were attached to his body and weakly stood up.

"What are you doing!"

This obviously flustered Emma who rushed towards him and tried to put him back on the bed.

"Got you."

But just as Emma was about to grab him, extended his hand forward, Kevin grabbed Emma by the arm and pulled her towards the bed, helping himself up in the meantime.

"Hiak!"

Falling onto the bed, she screamed in panic.

Staring at Emma who was on the bed, Kevin teasingly smiled.

"Thanks for helping me up."

"You!"

An enraged looked appeared on Emma's face as she looked up towards Kevin.

Turning his back in Emma and walking towards the exit of the room, Kevin's smile faded.

Thinking back at all the things that had happened recently, Kevin felt this sense of urgency rise from within him.

From the synchronization episodes to the fact that the demon king was going to ascend in eight years' time, Kevin knew that he could no longer take things as easily as before. This recent event was a wake-up call to him.

He had to put in even more effort. He had been relying on his system too much.

Now that it wasn't grating him as many quests as before, he knew that he needed to make a change.

He needed to push himself even more than he ever pushed himself before.

"Hey Kevin, where are you going?"

Right as Kevin was about to leave the room, Emma's voice echoed from behind.

Turning around, Kevin briefly glanced at Emma before answering.

"I'm going back to the dorm."

"To do what?"

Halting his footsteps right at the door, Kevin extended his hand and pushed the door open.

"To train."

***

Eight months later.

enshrouded the Lock as a large

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

and guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed crazed,

It was a mess.

manage to

in a rather secluded area, Kevin looked

arms on his knees,

of guilds crazily started contacting him, in hopes of recruiting him. This was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three years in a row was without a

to how crazy things could get. But with him constantly being harassed on the phone every day and night, Kevin was forced to change his

that didn't work as they would somehow find out about

"About time you arrived."

at him with her arms crossed. Her foot repeatedly tapped

her were Jin

on the back. Kevin too wore a

take

walking up to

more time, Kevin had a nostalgic look

leaving

it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad. A lot

the others from the corner of his eyes, Kevin's eyes paused on

seemed to be the one that cared about leaving the least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time

all about the

bluntly replied. "What are we even

waiting for Amanda. Didn't you forget that she wanted to celebrate our graduation with

replied from

behind her

said something

suddenly turned her head towards

about timing. She's already

silhouette of a

showed off the contour of her body

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking

didn't make

did you want

said, lifting her glasses up. Before even sharing any formalities, she

to be said that she was quite comfortable with Amanda, which was why she acted

join

Amanda replied back.

those words, Melissa's face alongside the others froze

seeing

joke about

pointing her

towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union, you can always join my

"No thank you."

declined with

"That's too bad."

too fazed by

I mean, who wouldn't

of her hair behind her ear, she looked

your

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

knew that Ren was alive,

he decided that this was the best course of action to take

planning on using him, Kevin was planning on using

their

should we

suddenly asked

little, she

going to go eat or anything? I'm kind

on her face, Amanda looked at Emma before she nodded her

booked a good place where we can all

good, cause

else, she quickly headed in the direction of her car and

in, rolling the passenger window

waiting for? Let's

those words, she sat back in the car and nudged

from afar,

know

"Shall we just go?"

the end, it was only after Kevin said those words

'It wasn't bad.'

the academy campus for one last time before the car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin knew that this was the beginning of

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

in the middle of the semi-circular desk where all the other

any further reports regarding the

voice reached every corner of the

have located a couple surviving members, but that's all. There are still quite a few at large, but let's be honest,

couple of seats away from

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