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 at

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

myriad of people walked below the banner as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed crazed, made everyone around them want to

It was a mess.

finally manage to run

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

his arms on his knees, Kevin tried to catch

This was understandable, being the top-ranked

constantly being harassed on the phone every day and night, Kevin was forced to change

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

next to her were Jin and

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

to take

apologized before walking up to

Kevin had

finally leaving this

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

at the others from the corner of his eyes, Kevin's eyes

the one that cared about leaving the least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab, therefore, she didn't

at all about the

bluntly replied. "What

for Amanda. Didn't you forget that she

from

behind her ear,

said something about,

turned her head towards

timing. She's

everyone saw the silhouette of

body and legs, Amanda stepped out of the car and

"Thank you for waiting."

walking in their

didn't make you

what did you want

Before even sharing any formalities, she

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

join

Amanda replied back.

Melissa's

to then relax upon seeing the

joke about that

said, pointing her finger in her

Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union, you

"No thank you."

kindly declined with a

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too fazed by his

of it. I mean, who wouldn't want someone as talented as Kevin

behind her ear, she looked

up your

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

Ren was alive,

wasn't about getting revenge this time, but more because he decided that this was the best course of action to take in order to further boost

they were planning on using

their own

what should

suddenly asked from

her stomach a little, she

to go eat or anything? I'm

on her face, Amanda looked at

good place where we can all stay

cause I'm

waiting for Amanda to say anything else, she quickly headed in the direction of

in, rolling the passenger

are you waiting for? Let's go

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

afar,

know

"Shall we just go?"

Kevin said those words that everyone

'It wasn't bad.'

academy campus for one last time before the car slowly sped into the

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

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

reports regarding the

voice reached every corner of the

surviving members, but that's all. There are still quite a few at large, but let's be honest, they are nothing but cornered rats at this

couple of seats away from

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