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.

Lock as a large banner hung

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

myriad of people walked below the banner as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the academy

It was a mess.

finally manage to run away from

a rather secluded area, Kevin looked back at the academy

his knees, Kevin tried to catch his

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

him constantly being harassed on the phone every day and night, Kevin was

as they would somehow find out about his new number

"About time you arrived."

Kevin in the area was Emma who was looking at him with her arms crossed. Her

to her were

on the back. Kevin too wore a similar attire as they were the

to take a

before walking up to

Kevin had a nostalgic look on

finally leaving

Lock, it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that

from the corner of his eyes, Kevin's eyes paused on

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

all about the

Melissa bluntly replied. "What are we even

waiting for Amanda. Didn't you forget that

from

her hair behind her ear, she yawned

something

something, Emma suddenly turned her head towards her

about timing. She's

silhouette of a figure exiting

black dress that perfectly showed off the contour of her body and legs, Amanda stepped out of the car and faintly

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in

make you

did you want us

even sharing any formalities, she quickly went

said that she was quite comfortable with Amanda, which was why she acted like

to join my

Amanda replied back.

those words, Melissa's face

to then relax upon seeing the small

better not joke about that

said, pointing her finger

joking?" Amanda replied, turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're

"No thank you."

kindly declined

"That's too bad."

too fazed

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

her

you've made up your

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

was alive, he still decided to

this was

using him, Kevin was

to their

should

suddenly asked

her stomach a little,

to go eat or anything? I'm

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

where we can all stay to celebrate

cause I'm

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

rolling the passenger window down,

you waiting for?

she said those words, she sat back in the

from afar,

didn't know what

"Shall we just go?"

said those words that everyone finally moved

'It wasn't bad.'

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

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

semi-circular desk where all

there been any further reports regarding the remains members of

solemn voice reached every corner

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

from a couple of seats

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