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

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

walked below the banner as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the

It was a mess.

I finally manage to

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

on his knees, Kevin tried to catch

contacting him, in hopes of recruiting him. This was understandable, being the

get. But with him constantly being harassed on the phone every day and

would somehow find out about his new number

"About time you arrived."

was looking at him with her arms crossed. Her foot repeatedly

next to her

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

take a

before walking up to

Kevin

finally leaving

for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad. A lot of good memories were made

at the others from the corner of his eyes,

cared about leaving the least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab, therefore, she

seem to care at all about the

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

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

replied from

her hair behind her ear, she

something

something, Emma suddenly turned

about timing.

saw the silhouette of a figure exiting

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

hope I didn't make you

what did you

Before even sharing any formalities, she quickly went straight

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

join my

Amanda replied back.

words, Melissa's face alongside the

seeing

not joke about that stuff

pointing her finger in her

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

"No thank you."

declined

"That's too bad."

seem too fazed by

for the sake of it. I mean, who wouldn't want someone

of her hair behind her ear, she looked at Kevin and

you've made up your mind into joining

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

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

getting revenge this time, but more because he decided that this was the best course of action to take in order to

were planning on using him,

their own

what should we do

suddenly asked

little, she looked around

eat or anything? I'm kind

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

where we

cause

else, she quickly headed in the direction of her car and

got in, rolling the passenger

you waiting for?

back in the car and nudged them to

afar, everyone

know what to

"Shall we just go?"

those words that everyone finally

'It wasn't bad.'

for one last time before the car slowly sped into the

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

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

further reports regarding the remains members

voice reached every

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

couple of

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