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.

a large banner

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

and guild scouts appeared all over

It was a mess.

I finally manage to run away

in a rather secluded area, Kevin looked back at the

arms on his knees,

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

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

that didn't work as they would somehow find

"About time you arrived."

was looking at him with her

to her were Jin

wore a similar

to take

walking up to

Kevin had a nostalgic look

leaving this

three years at the Lock, it was now finally time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that

the corner of

she seemed to be the one that cared about leaving the least. In hindsight, she spent most of her time in the lab, therefore, she didn't have any

at all about the fact that we're

bluntly replied. "What are we even doing

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

replied from the

her hair behind her

something about,

something, Emma suddenly turned her head towards

about timing. She's already

towards the left, everyone saw the silhouette

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

"Thank you for waiting."

walking in their

make you

you

glasses up. Before even sharing any

said that she was quite

join

Amanda replied back.

Melissa's face

upon seeing the

not joke about

her finger in

Kevin. "My offer still stands. If you're not

"No thank you."

kindly declined with a

"That's too bad."

didn't seem too fazed by his

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

side of her hair behind her

up your mind into joining the

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

Ren was alive, he still

about getting revenge this time, but more because he decided that this was

on using him, Kevin was

to their

should we

suddenly asked

a little,

to go eat

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

we can all stay

good, cause I'm

anything else, she quickly headed

she got in, rolling the

are you waiting for? Let's go

she said those words, she sat back in the

Emma from afar, everyone

know what

"Shall we just go?"

those words that

'It wasn't bad.'

the car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin knew that this

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

middle of the semi-circular desk where all

been any further reports regarding the remains members

solemn voice reached every corner

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 cornered

a couple of seats away from

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