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.

mood enshrouded the Lock as a large banner hung

[Lock third-year graduation ceremony.]

the banner as agents and guild scouts appeared all over the academy campus. Their eyes, which seemed crazed, made everyone around them

It was a mess.

manage to

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

his arms on his knees,

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

him constantly being harassed on the

work as they would somehow find out about his

"About time you arrived."

who was looking at him with her arms crossed. Her

her were Jin and

the back. Kevin too wore a similar attire as they were the academy

had to take

walking up to

more time, Kevin had a nostalgic look on

leaving

time for him to leave. It'd be a lie if he said that he wasn't sad. A lot of

at the others from the corner of his

cared about leaving the least. In hindsight,

don't seem to care at all about the fact that we're leaving the

replied. "What are

forget that she wanted to celebrate our graduation with

from

hair behind her ear, she yawned

something

turned her head

timing. She's

the left, everyone saw the silhouette of

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

"Thank you for waiting."

walking

hope I didn't make you wait

what did you want

even sharing any formalities, she quickly went

also had to be said that she was quite

to join

Amanda replied back.

Melissa's face alongside the others froze

to then relax upon seeing the small

joke about that

pointing her finger in her

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

"No thank you."

kindly declined with a

"That's too bad."

seem too fazed by

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

the side of her hair behind her ear, she looked at Kevin

made up your mind into

"Yeah."

Kevin nodded.

though he knew that Ren was alive, he still decided to join

decided that this was the best course

on using

to their

should we do

asked from

her stomach a little, she looked around

to go eat or anything? I'm kind of

on her face, Amanda looked at Emma before she

where we can all stay to

cause

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

in, rolling the

you waiting

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

afar, everyone

know

"Shall we just go?"

was only after Kevin said those words that

'It wasn't bad.'

one last time before the car slowly sped into the distance, Kevin knew that

***

[Henlour, elder hall.]

the semi-circular desk where all the other elders sat, Gervis looked

there been any further reports regarding the remains

solemn voice reached every

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

couple of seats away from

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