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.

a large banner hung

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes,

It was a mess.

to

in a rather secluded area, Kevin

arms on his knees, Kevin tried to

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

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

work as they would

"About time you arrived."

was Emma who was looking at him with her arms

her were

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

to take

apologized before walking up

Kevin had a nostalgic look on

leaving this

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

from the corner of his

hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab, therefore, she didn't have any attachment to the

about

bluntly replied. "What are we even

you forget that she

from the

hair behind her ear, she

said something about,

Emma suddenly turned her head towards

timing. She's

silhouette of a figure exiting a nice black

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

"Thank you for waiting."

walking in their

didn't make you wait

what did you want

sharing any

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

join

Amanda replied back.

words, Melissa's face alongside

to then relax upon seeing the small smile on

joke about that stuff

said, pointing her finger in

"My offer still stands. If

"No thank you."

declined with

"That's too bad."

too fazed

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

side of her hair behind her ear,

up your

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

he knew that Ren was alive, he still

this time, but more because he decided that this was the best course of action to

were planning on using him,

to their

should we

suddenly asked from

stomach a little, she looked around

eat or anything? I'm

Amanda looked at Emma before she nodded

place where we can all stay to celebrate your

good, cause I'm

else, she quickly headed in the direction of

in, rolling the passenger window

are you waiting for? Let's go

those words, she sat back in the car and

from afar, everyone was left

didn't know what to

"Shall we just go?"

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

'It wasn't bad.'

one last time before the car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin knew that this

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

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

further reports regarding the remains

voice reached every corner of the

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

from a couple of seats away

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