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.

large banner hung at the

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

the banner as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed crazed, made everyone around them

It was a mess.

I finally manage to

secluded area, Kevin looked back at the academy

on his knees, Kevin tried to

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

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

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

"About time you arrived."

looking at him with her arms

to her

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

to take a

walking up to

Kevin

leaving this

Lock, it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie

from the corner of his

In hindsight, she

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

don't." Melissa bluntly replied.

Amanda. Didn't you forget that she wanted to

replied from the

behind her ear,

something about,

suddenly turned her

timing. She's

towards the left, everyone saw the silhouette of a

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

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking

I didn't make you

what did you

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

said that she was quite

join my

Amanda replied back.

Melissa's face alongside

upon seeing

not joke about that

her finger in

still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union, you

"No thank you."

kindly declined with a

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too fazed

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

her hair behind her ear, she looked at Kevin

made up your mind into joining

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

he knew that Ren was alive, he still decided to

that this was the best course of action to take in

they were planning on using him, Kevin

to their

what should we

asked from

little, she looked around

eat or

her face, Amanda looked at Emma before she nodded her

a good place where we

good, cause

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

in, rolling the passenger window

waiting for?

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

afar, everyone was left

know what to

"Shall we just go?"

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

'It wasn't bad.'

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

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

desk where all the other

there been any further reports regarding the

every corner of

are still quite a few at large, but let's be

replied from a couple

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