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

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

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

It was a mess.

to run away from

of the academy building, in a rather secluded area, Kevin looked back at the academy

knees, Kevin tried to catch his

This was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three years in a row

get. But with him constantly being harassed on the

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

"About time you arrived."

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

next to her were Jin

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

to take a

before walking

Kevin had a

finally leaving this

leave. It'd be

the others from the corner of his

that cared about leaving the least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time in the

at all about the

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

Didn't you forget that she wanted to celebrate

replied from

behind her

something

suddenly turned her head

timing.

everyone saw the silhouette of a figure exiting

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

"Thank you for waiting."

walking in

hope I didn't make you wait

did you

even sharing any formalities,

she was quite comfortable with Amanda, which was why she

join

Amanda replied back.

words, Melissa's face alongside the

relax upon seeing

not joke about

said, pointing her finger in

offer still stands. If you're not planning

"No thank you."

kindly declined with a

"That's too bad."

too fazed

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

of her hair behind her ear, she looked at Kevin

up your mind into joining the

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

knew that Ren was alive,

he decided that this was the best course

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

to their own

should

suddenly asked

stomach a little, she

eat or anything? I'm kind

her face, Amanda looked

a good place where we can all stay to celebrate your

cause I'm

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

got in, rolling the passenger window down, she

are you waiting for?

sat back

Emma from afar, everyone

didn't know what

"Shall we just go?"

those words that everyone finally moved and

'It wasn't bad.'

academy campus for one last time before the car slowly sped into the

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

where all the other elders

been any further reports

every corner of the

surviving members, but that's all. There are still quite a few at large, but let's be honest, they

a couple of seats away from

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