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.

festive mood enshrouded the Lock as a large banner hung at

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed crazed, made everyone around them want

It was a mess.

manage to

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

his arms on his knees, Kevin tried to catch

him, in hopes of recruiting him. This was understandable, being the top-ranked guy

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

didn't work as they would somehow find out about

"About time you arrived."

for Kevin in the area was Emma who was looking at

her were Jin

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

take a

before walking

time, Kevin had a nostalgic look

leaving this

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

of his eyes, Kevin's eyes

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

about the fact that

I don't." Melissa bluntly replied. "What

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

replied from the

hair behind her ear, she

something about,

suddenly turned

about timing.

left, everyone saw the silhouette of

of her body and legs, Amanda stepped out

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in

hope I didn't make you wait

you want

up. Before even sharing

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

join my

Amanda replied back.

Melissa's face alongside the others froze

upon seeing the small smile

joke about

her finger

turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union,

"No thank you."

kindly declined with

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too

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

of her hair behind her ear, she looked at

made up your mind into joining

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

was alive, he still decided

this time, but more because he decided that this was the best course of action to take in order to further

planning on using him, Kevin was planning on using

their own

what should we do

asked from the

stomach a little, she looked around

going to go eat

a helpless look on her face, Amanda looked at Emma before

a good place where we can

good, cause I'm

quickly headed in the direction of her car and

rolling the passenger

are you waiting for? Let's go

she sat back in the car and nudged them to hurry

afar, everyone was

know what

"Shall we just go?"

said those words that everyone finally moved

'It wasn't bad.'

for one last time before the car slowly

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

desk where all the other elders sat, Gervis looked around

further reports regarding the remains members

reached every corner of

still quite a few at large, but let's be honest, they

a couple of seats

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