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.]

and guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed crazed, made everyone around them want to

It was a mess.

manage to run away from

the academy building, in a rather secluded

arms on his knees, Kevin

in hopes of recruiting him. This was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three years in a row was without a doubt something that all

constantly being harassed on the phone

they would somehow find

"About time you arrived."

at him with her arms

her were Jin

logo engraved on the back. Kevin too wore a similar attire as

to take a

apologized before walking up

Kevin had a

leaving

spending over three years at the Lock, it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be a

the corner of his eyes, Kevin's eyes

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

seem to care at all about

I don't." Melissa bluntly replied.

Amanda. Didn't you forget that she wanted

replied from

behind her

something about,

suddenly turned her head towards

timing.

towards the left, everyone saw the silhouette of a figure exiting

contour of her body

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in their

make

what did you want us here

lifting her glasses up. Before even sharing

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

to join

Amanda replied back.

said those words, Melissa's face alongside the

then relax upon seeing the

not joke about

said, pointing her finger

Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not

"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 as Kevin in their

the side of her hair behind her ear, she looked

up your mind

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

was alive,

was the best

like they were planning on using him, Kevin was planning on using

to their own

what should we do

suddenly asked from

a little, she looked

go eat or

Amanda looked at Emma before she nodded

where we can all

cause I'm

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

rolling the passenger window

are you waiting for?

those words, she sat back in

afar,

know

"Shall we just go?"

end, it was only after Kevin said those

'It wasn't bad.'

for one last time before the car slowly sped into the distance,

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

the semi-circular desk where all the other elders

any further reports regarding

solemn voice reached every corner

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

replied from a couple

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