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.

mood enshrouded the Lock as a large banner

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed

It was a mess.

I finally manage to run away

a rather secluded area, Kevin

knees, Kevin

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

him constantly being harassed on the phone every day and night, Kevin was

would somehow find out about his new number

"About time you arrived."

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

next to her were Jin and

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

to take

before walking up

Kevin had

leaving

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

corner of his eyes, Kevin's

about leaving the least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab, therefore, she didn't have any

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

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

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

replied from

behind her ear, she yawned

said something about,

Emma suddenly turned her head towards her

about timing. She's

left, everyone saw the silhouette of a figure

that perfectly showed off the contour of her body and legs, Amanda stepped out of the car and

"Thank you for waiting."

walking

didn't make

what did you want

sharing any formalities, she quickly went

to be said that she was quite comfortable with Amanda, which

to join my

Amanda replied back.

Melissa's face alongside

to then relax upon seeing the small smile on Amanda's

not joke about that stuff

her finger in her

offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining

"No thank you."

kindly declined with

"That's too bad."

seem too fazed by his

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

side of her hair behind her ear, she looked at Kevin and

your mind into

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

he knew that Ren was alive, he still

because he decided that this was the best course of action to take in order to further boost his

like they were planning on using him, Kevin was planning on using

to their

should

asked from the

little, she

eat or anything? I'm

Amanda looked at Emma before she

good place where we

good, cause

waiting for Amanda to say anything else, she quickly headed in the

in, rolling the passenger window

you waiting

sat back in the car and

from afar,

know what to

"Shall we just go?"

the end, it was only after Kevin said those

'It wasn't bad.'

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

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

the semi-circular desk where all the other elders sat, Gervis looked around the

further reports regarding the remains members of

reached every corner of

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

replied from a couple of

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