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

[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.

to run away from

secluded area, Kevin looked back at the academy campus

on his knees, Kevin

This was understandable, being the top-ranked guy for three years in a row was without a doubt something that all guilds would crave when

there was a limit to how crazy things could get. But with him constantly being harassed on the phone every day and night, Kevin was forced to change his phone

work as they would somehow

"About time you arrived."

at him with her arms crossed. Her foot repeatedly tapped the

to her were Jin and

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

take a small

apologized before walking up to

behind him one more time, Kevin had a

finally leaving this

for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said

of

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

to care at all about the

bluntly replied. "What are

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

from the

her hair behind her ear, she

something about,

something, Emma suddenly turned

timing.

saw the silhouette of a figure exiting a nice black

contour of her body and legs, Amanda stepped

"Thank you for waiting."

said, walking in their

I didn't make you wait

you want

said, lifting her glasses up. Before even sharing any

she was quite comfortable with Amanda, which

to join

Amanda replied back.

said those words, Melissa's face alongside the others froze

relax upon seeing the

not joke about that

pointing her finger in her

I was joking?" Amanda replied, turning her attention towards Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not planning on joining the Union,

"No thank you."

kindly declined with a

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too fazed

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

of her hair behind her ear, she

up your mind into joining the

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

alive,

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

like they were planning on using him, Kevin was planning

their own

should

asked from the

little, she looked

eat

face, Amanda looked at Emma before she

good place where we can all stay to

cause I'm

say anything else, she quickly headed in the direction of her car and quickly got

in, rolling the

waiting for? Let's go

sat back in the car and nudged them

Emma from afar, everyone was left

know

"Shall we just go?"

the end, it was only after Kevin said those

'It wasn't bad.'

for one last time before the car slowly sped into

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

of the semi-circular desk where all the

further reports regarding the

voice reached every

There are still quite a few at large, but let's be honest, they are nothing but cornered

replied from a couple of seats away

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