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.

a large banner hung at the

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which

It was a mess.

manage to run away

outside of the academy building, in a rather secluded area, Kevin

arms on his knees, Kevin tried to catch

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

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

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

"About time you arrived."

Emma who was looking at him with her arms crossed. Her foot repeatedly tapped the

her were

academy logo engraved on the back. Kevin too wore a similar attire as they were

to take a

walking up to

more time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on

leaving this

three years at the Lock, it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he

others from the corner of his eyes,

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

to care at all about the

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

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

from

hair behind her ear, she

said something

Emma suddenly turned her head towards her

about timing.

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 smiled in

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in their

didn't make

what did you want us here

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

she was quite comfortable with Amanda, which was why she acted like

join my

Amanda replied back.

words, Melissa's face alongside the

seeing the

joke about

her finger in her

replied, turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands.

"No thank you."

declined with

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too

only tried for the sake of it. I mean, who wouldn't want someone as talented as Kevin

hair behind her ear, she looked at Kevin

made up your mind

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

he knew that Ren was alive, he still decided to join

that this was the best course of

were planning on using

their

should

asked

a little,

eat or

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

booked a good place where we can all stay to

good, cause

Amanda to say anything else, she quickly headed

the passenger window

are you waiting for?

after she said those words, she sat back in the car and

from afar, everyone

know what

"Shall we just go?"

was only after Kevin said those words that everyone finally moved and headed

'It wasn't bad.'

car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin knew that this was the

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

the semi-circular desk where all the

there been any further reports regarding the remains members

solemn voice reached every corner

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

couple of seats away

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