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 hung at

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

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

It was a mess.

to

the academy building, in a rather secluded area, Kevin

arms on his knees, Kevin tried to

being the top-ranked guy for three years in

a limit to how crazy things could get. But with him constantly being harassed on the phone every day

as they would somehow find out about

"About time you arrived."

looking at him with her arms crossed.

next to her

the back. Kevin too wore a similar attire

had to take a

walking

behind him one more time, Kevin

finally leaving

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

others from the corner of his eyes,

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

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

Melissa bluntly replied. "What are

for Amanda. Didn't you forget that she

replied from the

her hair behind her ear, she yawned

said something

suddenly turned her head towards

timing. She's

left, everyone saw the silhouette of a figure

long one-pieced black dress that perfectly showed off the contour of her body and legs,

"Thank you for waiting."

walking

hope I didn't make you wait for

what did you want us here

lifting her glasses up. Before even sharing any formalities, she quickly went

was quite

to join my

Amanda replied back.

words, Melissa's face

seeing the small smile

better not joke about that

said, pointing her finger in

said I was joking?" Amanda replied, turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union, you can always join

"No thank you."

kindly declined

"That's too bad."

too fazed by

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

hair behind her ear, she looked at

your mind into joining the

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

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

because he decided that this was the best course of action to take in order to

using him, Kevin

to their

what should we do

suddenly asked from

little, she

eat or

her face, Amanda looked at Emma

a good place where we

good, cause I'm

say anything else, she quickly headed in the

got in, rolling the passenger window down, she

waiting

said those words, she sat back in the car and nudged

Emma from afar, everyone

know

"Shall we just go?"

after Kevin said those words that everyone finally moved and headed for

'It wasn't bad.'

in the car and staring at the academy campus for one last time before the car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

in the middle of the semi-circular desk where all

reports regarding

solemn voice reached every corner of

quite a few at large,

a couple

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