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.

as a large banner

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

over

It was a mess.

I finally manage to run

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

knees, Kevin tried to catch his

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

with him constantly being harassed on the

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

"About time you arrived."

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

to her were Jin

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

take a small

before walking

him one more time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on

finally leaving

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

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

don't." Melissa bluntly replied.

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

replied from the

her hair behind her ear, she yawned

said something

turned her head towards her

timing. She's already

silhouette of

showed off the contour of her body and legs, Amanda stepped out of the car and

"Thank you for waiting."

walking

didn't make you wait for

did you want

Before even sharing any formalities, she quickly went straight to the

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

to join

Amanda replied back.

those words, Melissa's face alongside the others

upon seeing the

joke about that

her finger in

offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining

"No thank you."

kindly declined

"That's too bad."

seem too fazed by

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

her ear, she looked

up your mind into joining

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

he knew that Ren was alive,

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

were planning on using

to their

should we do

asked from the

stomach a little,

eat or anything? I'm kind

on her face, Amanda looked at Emma before she

a good place where we can all stay to celebrate

good, cause

Amanda to say anything else, she quickly headed in

she got in, rolling the

are you waiting for? Let's go

back in

Emma from afar,

didn't know

"Shall we just go?"

those words that everyone finally moved

'It wasn't bad.'

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

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

where all the other elders

there been any further reports regarding the remains members

reached every corner of

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

replied from a couple of

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