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.

enshrouded the Lock as a large banner hung at the

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed crazed,

It was a mess.

I finally manage to run away from

of the academy building, in a rather secluded area, Kevin

his knees, Kevin tried to catch his

was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three years in a row was without a doubt something that

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

that didn't work as they would somehow find

"About time you arrived."

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

next to her were Jin and

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

take a small

apologized before walking up to

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

leaving

time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that

at the others from the corner of his eyes, Kevin's

about leaving the least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab, therefore, she didn't

all about the fact that

replied. "What are we even

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

replied from the

her hair behind her ear,

something about,

suddenly turned her head towards her

about timing. She's

the left, everyone saw the silhouette of a figure

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

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in

hope I didn't make you wait for

did you

glasses up. Before even sharing any formalities, she

she was quite comfortable

to join

Amanda replied back.

words, Melissa's face alongside the

seeing the

better not joke about that

pointing her finger in

"My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union, you can always join my

"No thank you."

kindly declined with

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too fazed by

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

her hair behind her

made up your mind into joining

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

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

wasn't about getting revenge this time, but more because he decided that this was the best course of action to

using him, Kevin was

their

should we

asked from the

little, she looked

eat or anything?

Amanda looked at Emma

a good place where we can all stay to

good, cause

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

in, rolling the passenger window down, she

waiting for?

words, she sat back in the

from afar,

know what

"Shall we just go?"

those words

'It wasn't bad.'

the academy campus for one last time before the car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin knew that this was the beginning of

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

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

there been any further reports regarding the

solemn voice reached every corner

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

replied from a couple

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