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 entrance of

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

appeared all over

It was a mess.

manage to run

secluded area, Kevin

his arms on his knees,

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

a limit to how crazy things could get. But with him constantly being harassed on

would somehow

"About time you arrived."

the area was Emma who was looking at

to her were

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

take a small

walking up

more time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on

finally leaving

finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad. A lot of good memories were made

corner of his

In hindsight, she spent most of her time

about the fact that we're

Melissa bluntly replied. "What are we even

that she

replied from the

her hair behind her ear, she

something about,

Emma suddenly turned her

about timing. She's

saw the silhouette of a

her body and legs, Amanda stepped out of the car and faintly smiled in their

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in

make you wait

you want

up. Before even sharing any formalities, she quickly went straight

she was quite comfortable with Amanda, which was why she acted like

to join

Amanda replied back.

said those words, Melissa's

relax upon seeing the

joke about that stuff

her finger in her

replied, turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're

"No thank you."

declined with

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too

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

the side of her hair behind her

your mind

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

knew that Ren was alive,

was the best course of action to take in

like they were planning on using him,

to their

what should

asked

little, she

going to go eat

face, Amanda looked at Emma before she nodded her

booked a good place where we can all stay

cause I'm

say anything else, she quickly headed in

rolling the passenger window

you waiting

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

afar, everyone was

didn't know

"Shall we just go?"

Kevin said those words that everyone finally moved and headed

'It wasn't bad.'

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

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

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

any further reports regarding the

reached every corner of

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

a couple of seats

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