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

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

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

It was a mess.

finally manage to run

rather secluded area, Kevin looked

his knees, Kevin tried to

in hopes of recruiting him. This was understandable, being the top-ranked

how crazy things could get. But with him constantly being harassed on the phone every day and night, Kevin was forced to

would somehow find out about his new number

"About time you arrived."

the area was Emma who was looking at

her were Jin

wore long robes with the academy logo engraved on the back. Kevin too wore a similar attire as they were the academy graduation

had to take a small

walking up to

behind him one more time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on

finally leaving

over three years at the Lock, it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad. A lot of good memories were made in

others from the corner of his eyes, Kevin's

the least. In hindsight, she spent most of

don't seem to care at all about the fact that

Melissa bluntly replied. "What are we even

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

from

behind her ear, she yawned

something

Emma suddenly turned her head towards

timing.

silhouette

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

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking

didn't make you wait for

what did you

even sharing any formalities, she quickly

had to be said that she was quite

to join my

Amanda replied back.

Melissa's face alongside

upon seeing the small smile on Amanda's

better not joke about that

pointing her finger in

Amanda replied, turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not

"No thank you."

kindly declined with a

"That's too bad."

seem too

who wouldn't want someone as talented as Kevin in

her hair behind her ear, she looked

you've made up your mind

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

was alive, he still decided to join the

about getting revenge this time, but more because he decided that this was the best course

they were planning on using him,

to their

should we do

suddenly asked from

a little, she looked

going to go eat or anything? I'm kind of

helpless look on her face, Amanda looked at Emma before

place where we can

cause

say anything else, she quickly headed in the direction

got in, rolling the

waiting for? Let's go

she sat back in

from afar, everyone was

didn't know what

"Shall we just go?"

said those words that everyone finally moved

'It wasn't bad.'

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

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

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

further reports regarding

every corner

surviving members, but that's all. There are still quite a few at large, but

couple of seats away from

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