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.

the Lock as a large banner hung at the

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

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

It was a mess.

manage to run

a rather secluded area, Kevin looked back at the academy campus

on his knees, Kevin

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

crazy things could get. But with him constantly being harassed on the

would somehow find out about his new number

"About time you arrived."

looking at him with her arms crossed. Her foot repeatedly tapped the

to her were Jin and

all 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

to take a

walking up to

time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on

finally leaving

spending over three years at the Lock, it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be

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

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

care at all about the fact that we're leaving the

cause I don't." Melissa bluntly replied.

for Amanda. Didn't you forget that

from the

hair behind her ear, she

said something about,

turned her

about timing. She's

the left, everyone saw the silhouette of a

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

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in their

hope I didn't make you

what did you want

said, lifting her glasses up. Before even sharing any formalities,

quite

join

Amanda replied back.

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

upon seeing

better not joke

pointing her finger

was joking?" Amanda replied, turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union, you can always join my

"No thank you."

declined with

"That's too bad."

too fazed

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

behind her ear, she

you've made up your

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

alive, he still

decided that this was the best course of

planning on using him, Kevin was planning on using

to their

what should

suddenly asked from

stomach a little, she looked

going to go eat or anything? I'm kind

her face, Amanda looked at Emma before she nodded

good place where we can all stay

cause

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

got in, rolling the passenger window

you waiting for?

words, she sat back in the car and nudged them

afar, everyone

know

"Shall we just go?"

was only after Kevin said those words that everyone finally

'It wasn't bad.'

for one last time before the car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin knew that this was the beginning of

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

semi-circular desk where all

further reports regarding the remains members of

voice reached every corner of the

have located 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 rats at this

couple

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