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.]

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

It was a mess.

to

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

on his knees, Kevin

guilds crazily started contacting him, in hopes of recruiting him. This was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three

could get. But with him constantly being harassed on

didn't work as they would

"About time you arrived."

the area was Emma who was looking at him with her arms crossed. Her foot repeatedly tapped

next to her were Jin and

too wore a similar attire as they were the academy graduation robes, signifying that they had

take a

walking

him one more time, Kevin had

finally leaving

years at the Lock, it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad. A lot

of his eyes, Kevin's eyes paused

seemed to be the one that cared about leaving the least. In hindsight,

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

Melissa bluntly replied. "What are we even

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

from the

hair behind her ear, she

said something

suddenly turned her head

about timing. She's

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

off the contour of her body and legs,

"Thank you for waiting."

walking

didn't make you wait

you want

Before even sharing any formalities,

said that she was quite

join my

Amanda replied back.

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

then relax upon seeing the

joke about

said, pointing her finger in

Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not

"No thank you."

declined

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too fazed by

only tried for the sake of it. I mean, who

her ear, she

you've made up your

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

he knew that Ren was alive, he still decided

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

they were planning on using him, Kevin was

to their

should

asked from

little, she looked around

going to go eat or

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

place where we can all stay

cause I'm

for Amanda to say anything else, she quickly headed in the direction of her car and quickly

she got in, rolling the passenger window

waiting for?

she said those words, she sat back in the

afar,

know

"Shall we just go?"

the end, it was only after Kevin said those

'It wasn't bad.'

the car and staring at the academy campus for one last time before the car slowly sped

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

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

any further reports regarding the remains

solemn voice reached every corner

a 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

a couple

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