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.

festive mood enshrouded the Lock as a large banner

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

scouts appeared all over the academy campus.

It was a mess.

to

the academy building, in a rather secluded area, Kevin looked back at the academy campus

on his knees, Kevin tried to

started contacting him, in hopes of recruiting him. This was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three years in a row was without a doubt something that all guilds would

get. But with him constantly being harassed on the phone every day and night,

that didn't work as they would somehow find out about his

"About time you arrived."

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

to her were

wore a similar

had to take a small

before walking up to

him one more time, Kevin had a

leaving

finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie

at the others from the corner of his eyes,

four, she seemed to be the one that cared about leaving the least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab, therefore, she didn't have any attachment

at all about the fact

replied. "What

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

from the

hair behind her ear, she

something

suddenly turned her head towards her

about timing. She's

the silhouette of a figure exiting a

contour of her body and legs, Amanda

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking

hope I didn't make you wait for

you want

up. Before even sharing any formalities, she quickly went

she was quite comfortable with Amanda, which was why she

to join

Amanda replied back.

she said those words, Melissa's face alongside the others froze

upon seeing the small smile

not joke about

her finger in

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

"No thank you."

declined

"That's too bad."

too fazed by

I mean, who wouldn't

of her hair behind her ear,

made up your mind into joining the

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

knew that Ren was alive,

because he decided that this was the best course

like they were planning on using him, Kevin was planning

to their

what should

asked

stomach a little, she looked

eat or anything?

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

we can all stay to

good, cause I'm

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

she got in, rolling the passenger window down,

you waiting for? Let's go

back in the car

afar, everyone was left

know what

"Shall we just go?"

end, it was only after Kevin said those words that everyone

'It wasn't bad.'

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

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

all the other elders sat, Gervis

further reports regarding

reached every corner

couple surviving members, but that's all. There are still quite a few at large, but let's be honest, they are nothing but cornered rats

from a couple of

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