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 at the

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

people walked below the banner as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the academy

It was a mess.

I finally manage to

academy building, in a rather secluded area, Kevin looked back

his arms on his knees, Kevin tried to catch his

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

being harassed on the phone every day and night, Kevin was forced to change

that didn't work as they would somehow find

"About time you arrived."

for Kevin in the area was Emma who was looking at

her

on the back. Kevin too wore a similar attire as they were the academy graduation robes,

take

before walking up

time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on his

leaving this

over three 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 good memories were made in

at the others from the corner of his eyes,

least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab, therefore, she

all about the fact that we're

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

Didn't you forget that she

from

her ear, she

said something about,

suddenly turned her

about timing. She's

left, everyone saw the silhouette

of her body and legs, Amanda stepped out of the

"Thank you for waiting."

walking

didn't make you wait for

did you

her glasses up. Before even sharing any formalities, she quickly

she was quite comfortable with Amanda, which was

join my

Amanda replied back.

those words, Melissa's face alongside the

to then relax upon seeing the small smile on

not joke about

pointing her finger in her

towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union, you can always

"No thank you."

declined with a

"That's too bad."

seem too

tried for the sake of it. I mean, who wouldn't want

behind her

your mind into

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

he knew that Ren was alive, he still decided

wasn't about getting revenge this time, but more because he decided that this was the

using him,

their

what should we do

asked from the

stomach a little,

eat or anything? I'm kind

helpless look on her face, Amanda

a good place where we can all stay to celebrate

cause

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

rolling the passenger window down, she

waiting for?

she said those words, she sat back in the car

afar,

know what to

"Shall we just go?"

after Kevin said those words that everyone finally moved and headed

'It wasn't bad.'

time before the car slowly sped into

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

desk where all the other elders

there been any further reports regarding the

reached every corner

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 away from

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