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.

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

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

walked below the banner as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed crazed,

It was a mess.

I finally manage to run away

building, in a rather secluded area, Kevin looked back

his knees, Kevin tried to catch

him. This was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three years in

things could get. But with him constantly being harassed on the phone every

didn't work as they would somehow find out

"About time you arrived."

area was Emma who was looking at him

next to her

too wore a similar attire as they were the academy

had to take a

before walking

behind him one more time, Kevin had a nostalgic

finally leaving

finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad. A

the others from the corner of his

In hindsight, she spent most of

to care at all about the fact that we're leaving

don't." Melissa bluntly replied. "What

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

replied from

hair behind her ear,

said something

Emma suddenly turned her head towards

about timing.

everyone saw the silhouette of a figure exiting

long 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 their

"Thank you for waiting."

walking in their

I didn't make you

did you want us here

glasses up. Before even sharing any formalities,

said that she was quite comfortable with Amanda,

to join my

Amanda replied back.

those words, Melissa's face alongside the others froze

to then relax upon seeing the small smile

not joke about that stuff

pointing her

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

"No thank you."

kindly declined

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too fazed by his

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

the side of her hair behind her ear, she looked at Kevin

you've made up your mind

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

he knew that Ren was alive,

time, but more because he decided that this was

were planning on using him, Kevin was

their own

what should we do

suddenly asked from

a little,

going to go eat

look on her face, Amanda looked at Emma before she

place where we can all stay

good, cause

quickly headed in the direction

she got in, rolling the

waiting for? Let's

back in the car and nudged them to hurry

afar,

know

"Shall we just go?"

after Kevin said those

'It wasn't bad.'

time before the car slowly sped

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

the middle of the semi-circular desk where all

there been any further reports regarding the remains members of

solemn voice reached every corner of the

but that's all. There are still quite a few

couple of seats

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