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.

mood enshrouded the Lock as a large banner hung at the entrance of the

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

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

It was a mess.

to run

in a rather secluded area, Kevin looked

arms on his knees,

was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three years in a row

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

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

"About time you arrived."

area was Emma who was looking at him with her arms crossed. Her foot

next to her were Jin and

with the academy logo engraved on the back. Kevin too wore

take

walking up

time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on

leaving

finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said

from the corner of his

she seemed to be the one that cared about leaving the least. In hindsight,

to care at all about

Melissa bluntly replied. "What

Didn't you forget that she wanted to celebrate our

replied from the

behind her ear, she

said something

something, Emma suddenly turned her head towards her

timing.

everyone saw the silhouette of

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

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in

didn't make you

you want us here

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

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

join my

Amanda replied back.

moment she said those words, Melissa's face

then relax upon seeing the

joke

pointing her finger

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

"No thank you."

declined

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too fazed

of it. I mean, who

the side of her hair behind her

your mind into joining

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

knew that Ren was alive, he still

decided that this was the

using him, Kevin

their own

what should we

asked

her stomach a little,

eat or anything? I'm

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

a good place where we can all stay

good, cause I'm

anything else, she quickly headed in the direction

the passenger window down,

you waiting for? Let's go

those words, she sat back in the car

afar,

didn't know what

"Shall we just go?"

it was only after Kevin said those

'It wasn't bad.'

car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin knew that this was the beginning of a new

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

middle of the semi-circular desk where all the other elders sat, Gervis looked around

there been any further reports regarding the remains members of

every corner of the

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

couple of seats away from

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