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 the

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

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

It was a mess.

I finally manage to run away from

a rather secluded area, Kevin looked back at the

his arms on his knees, Kevin tried to

of recruiting him. This was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three years

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

they would somehow

"About time you arrived."

who was looking at

to her were Jin and

on the back. Kevin too wore a similar attire

to take a small

before walking

Kevin had a nostalgic look on his

finally leaving

him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad.

at the others from the corner of his eyes,

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

about the fact that we're

bluntly replied. "What are we even

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

replied from

her hair behind her ear,

said something about,

suddenly turned her head towards her

about timing. She's already

saw the silhouette of a figure exiting a nice black

one-pieced black dress that perfectly showed off the contour of her body

"Thank you for waiting."

walking in

hope I didn't make

what did you want

sharing any formalities, she quickly

had to be said that she was quite

to join

Amanda replied back.

moment she said those words, Melissa's face alongside

to then relax upon seeing the small smile

not joke about that stuff

her finger in

turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union, you

"No thank you."

kindly declined with

"That's too bad."

too fazed by

of it. I mean, who wouldn't want someone

hair behind her ear, she

your mind

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

alive, he still decided

was

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

to their

should we do

asked from the

a little,

we going to go eat or

a helpless look on her face, Amanda looked at Emma before

we can all stay to celebrate

good, cause

Amanda to say anything else, she quickly headed in the

got in, rolling the

are you waiting for? Let's

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

Emma from afar, everyone was left

know

"Shall we just go?"

those words that everyone finally moved and headed for

'It wasn't bad.'

car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

all the other

been any further reports regarding the remains members

reached every corner of

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

couple of seats away

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