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.]

walked below the banner as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which

It was a mess.

to

building, in a rather secluded area, Kevin

knees, Kevin tried to catch his

being the top-ranked guy for three years in a row was without a

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

work as they would somehow

"About time you arrived."

was Emma who was looking at

to her were Jin and

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

take

apologized before walking up

Kevin

leaving

be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad. A lot of

others from the corner of his eyes, Kevin's eyes

the least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab, therefore, she didn't have

all about the fact that we're leaving the

don't." Melissa bluntly replied. "What are we even

you forget that she wanted to

replied from

her ear, she yawned

said something about,

Emma suddenly turned

timing. She's already

the left, everyone saw the silhouette of a figure exiting a nice black

body and legs, Amanda stepped out

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in

didn't make

did you want

up. Before even sharing any formalities, she

quite comfortable with Amanda, which was why

join

Amanda replied back.

those words, Melissa's

relax upon seeing the small smile

not joke about that stuff

said, pointing her finger in her

I was joking?" Amanda replied, turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If

"No thank you."

kindly declined with a

"That's too bad."

too fazed by

who wouldn't want someone as talented as Kevin

of her hair behind her ear, she looked at Kevin and

up your mind into joining

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

Ren was alive,

this was the best

on using

to their own

what should

suddenly asked from the

a little, she looked around and

to go eat or anything? I'm

face, Amanda looked at Emma

where we can all stay to

cause

Amanda to say anything else, she quickly headed in the direction

the passenger window down,

you waiting

sat back in the car

from afar, everyone was

didn't know

"Shall we just go?"

those words that everyone finally moved and headed for

'It wasn't bad.'

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

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

the semi-circular desk where all the

further reports regarding the

reached every

have located a couple surviving members, but that's all. There are still quite a few at large, but let's be honest, they

couple

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