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.

the Lock as a large banner hung

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

over the academy

It was a mess.

manage to run away from

the academy building, in a rather secluded area,

his arms on his knees, Kevin tried

crazily started contacting him, in hopes of recruiting him. This was understandable, being the top-ranked

crazy things could get. But with him constantly being harassed on

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

"About time you arrived."

was Emma who was looking at

to her were Jin and

too wore a similar attire as they were the academy graduation robes, signifying that they had

had to take a small

walking

one more time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on his

finally leaving this

leave. It'd be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad. A

from the corner of his

In hindsight, she spent

all about

Melissa bluntly replied. "What are we even doing

you forget that she wanted to

replied from

hair behind her ear, she yawned

said something

turned her head

about timing. She's already

towards the left, everyone saw the silhouette of a figure exiting

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

"Thank you for waiting."

walking

hope I didn't make you wait

what did you want us here

glasses up. Before even sharing any formalities, she quickly went straight to

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

join my

Amanda replied back.

said those words, Melissa's face alongside the

to then relax upon seeing the small

not joke about that stuff

pointing her finger in her

I was joking?" 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

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too fazed by his

sake of it. I mean, who

her ear, she looked at

up your mind

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

alive, he still decided to join

was

were planning on using him, Kevin was planning

their own

what should

suddenly asked from

little, she looked

go eat

her face, Amanda looked at Emma before

place where we

cause I'm

waiting for Amanda to say anything else, she quickly headed in the direction of her car and quickly got

got in, rolling the passenger window

are you waiting for? Let's

those words, she sat back in the

afar, everyone was

know what to

"Shall we just go?"

said those words that everyone finally moved and

'It wasn't bad.'

the car and staring at the academy campus for one last time before the car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin knew that

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

desk where all the other elders

any further reports regarding the remains members of

solemn voice reached every corner of

few at large, but let's be honest, they

couple of seats away from

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