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 entrance of the

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

myriad of people walked below the banner as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their

It was a mess.

I finally manage to

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

his knees, Kevin

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 years in a row was without a

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

that didn't work as they would somehow find

"About time you arrived."

was looking at him with her

her were

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

take a small

walking up

time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on his

leaving

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

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

hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab,

at all about the fact that we're leaving

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

you forget that she wanted to celebrate

replied from the

her hair behind her

something

suddenly turned her head

about timing.

everyone saw the silhouette of a figure exiting a nice black

body and legs, Amanda stepped out of the

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking

make you wait

did you want us

up. Before even sharing any formalities,

to be said that she was quite comfortable

to join

Amanda replied back.

she said those words, Melissa's face

relax upon seeing the small smile

not joke about that stuff

her finger in her

Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the

"No thank you."

kindly declined with a

"That's too bad."

too fazed by his

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

her ear, she looked at

your mind into joining the

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

that Ren was alive, he still decided to join the

decided that this was the

on using him, Kevin

to their

what should

suddenly asked

little, she looked around

to go eat or

a helpless look on her face, Amanda looked at Emma

good place where we can all stay

good, cause

say anything else, she quickly headed

she got in, rolling the passenger window

are you waiting for?

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

from afar, everyone was

didn't know

"Shall we just go?"

said those words that everyone finally moved and headed for

'It wasn't bad.'

the car slowly sped

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

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

there been any further reports

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

replied from a couple of seats

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