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.

Lock as a large banner hung at the entrance of

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed crazed, made everyone around them want to

It was a mess.

I finally manage to

building, in a rather secluded area, Kevin looked back at the academy

arms on his knees, Kevin tried

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

But with him constantly being

as they would somehow find out about his new number

"About time you arrived."

the area was Emma who was looking at him with her

next to her were Jin and

engraved on the back. Kevin too wore a similar attire as they were the academy graduation robes, signifying that

had to take

apologized before walking

one more time, Kevin

finally leaving

Lock, it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if

the corner of his eyes, Kevin's eyes

that cared about leaving the least. In hindsight, she spent

care at all about the fact that

I don't." Melissa bluntly replied. "What are we even

for Amanda. Didn't you forget that she wanted

replied from

behind her ear, she

said something

Emma suddenly turned her head towards

about timing.

left, everyone saw the silhouette of a figure exiting a

one-pieced black dress that perfectly showed off the contour of her body and legs, Amanda stepped out of the car and faintly

"Thank you for waiting."

walking in their

make you wait

what did you

up. Before even sharing any formalities,

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

join my

Amanda replied back.

Melissa's face alongside

then relax upon seeing the small smile

better not joke about that stuff

said, pointing her

Amanda replied, turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union, you can always join

"No thank you."

declined with a

"That's too bad."

seem too fazed

who wouldn't want someone as talented

hair behind her

made up your mind into joining the

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

alive, he still decided to

he decided that this was the best course of action to

were planning on using him,

their own

should we

suddenly asked

little, she looked around and

we going to go eat

her face, Amanda looked at Emma before

booked a good place where we can all stay

good, cause I'm

Amanda to say anything else, she quickly headed

she got in, rolling the passenger window down,

waiting for? Let's go

words, she sat back in the car and nudged them to

afar, everyone was

know what to

"Shall we just go?"

was only after Kevin said those words that everyone finally

'It wasn't bad.'

for one last time before the car slowly sped

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

where all the

reports regarding the remains

reached every

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

a couple of

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