The Author's POV

An unbearable silence descended upon the room as Kevin and I struggled to find the right words to say.

I really didn't know what to say. I was just that shocked by the fact that Kevin could see the red book and knew what it was.

Just when I had thought things had calmed down, something as unexpected as this suddenly happened.

It really made one wonder how I managed to cope with the constant shocks.

"…Have you always been able to see the red book?"

Kevin finally broke the silence.

Lifting my head and staring at him, I didn't answer him immediately.

My mind was currently a mess.

Glancing at the red book in the distance, many questions came into my mind, but out of all of them, one, in particular, stood out to me.

'How come he can see the red book now and not before?'

I had used the red book many times in front of him before. Yet, in all the times I had used it, Kevin never showed signs of ever being able to see the book.

So why now?

"Ren?"

"Ah, right."

Snapping out of it, I looked back at Kevin who gazing at me with a face filled with questions.

"How much do you know about that book?"

I asked whilst breathing out.

Depending on what he answered, I was going to decide whether to tell him the truth or make something up.

Gazing in my direction for a brief moment of time, Kevin walked up to the book and placed his hand on it.

Seeing that there was no reaction, Kevin sighed in relief. Then, opening it, he carefully flipped through its pages.

"…it's empty"

He muttered out loud. His brows furrowing tightly. Then, putting the book back down, with his back facing me, he started speaking.

"The first time I got the book was when I was returning to my dorm."

I sat up straight at his words. This was important information.

"I was very surprised by the fact that a random book magically showed up in the middle of my room. Of course, it was only after I touched the book that I realized that the book was special. It was also during that time that I had my first vision."

Kevin paused. But he didn't need to say anything. I had the notes with me, and I already knew what the vision he was referring to was about.

Flip—

I flipped through the notes before finally pausing on a certain page.

It was the vision where I was supposed to have died.

"Ku, Ku, ku, this is on you."

"I am the sin you created."

"…I am the consequence of your actions."

"…never forget…I am the one sin…you will never get rid of…"

As I looked through the notes, Kevin continued speaking.

"The first vision was different compared to the others. I could move there, and it wasn't just like any other of the visions I saw later"

Kevin's brows knit tightly.

"…but it was also the oddest of the other visions."

"I can tell."

I solemnly replied whilst looking through the notes he wrote. As I read, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

'If I died in in this vision, does that mean that the visions are not entirely accurate?'

Possible.

However, that was beside the point as my entire focus shifted towards the description of the demon responsible for killing 'me.'

"Say…"

Flip—

flipped to the next

you describe it for me? What did it

Kevin nodded.

humanoid figure. A demon. Red blood eyes and a sadistic smile

description, my brows

to me was

had no idea who the black humanoid figure was. Despite having crossed many demons, none really left an impression on me…well, there was Angelica, but that was

him, he was a bit of a mystery to me. I had only seen him once in my life, and that was

had never seen him. Yet, for some strange reason, he

the figure

after a while,

Baron ranked demon I can get rid of any time I wanted. Furthermore, the only reason he developed a connection with me was because I

My heart sped

it, wasn't Everblood the reason

him and defeat

be a link? There couldn't be, right?…it

you have something in

voice. Lifting my head and

"No…at least not yet."

was just too far-fetched. There were some connections, but they weren't

planning on keeping track of this matter. I had a nagging feeling that there was more to

"Okay."

nodded his head before he continued narrating to me

he was talking, I could

frown on my face became. That

of the novel...or whatever this world was, I would know most of the stuff regarding this

a strange

was the vision regarding the figure that resembled

Kevin finally concluded.

could say anything, Kevin

thing that I haven't

"…Something else?"

"Mhm."

before taking a deep breath. The atmosphere in

"Huuuu…"

another deep breath, Kevin lifted his head and

you know about my past

"I do."

replied with a short nod. Nodding

village that I came from was

"Yeah."

was the general setting of Kevin in the

the sole survivor, and he gains a

thing that

brows suddenly jumped up as I

'He couldn't be…'

I'm not sure exactly when, but I received this strange

"Ah."

his words with a weird sound. I really couldn't understand

"…System?"

the system, I pretended to look

because of it that I managed to push

"Oh."

the type to reveal something like this. There must

My eyes squinted.

just wasn't in Kevin's nature to do something like this. There was definitely

from time to time. Once I complete them, I get rewarded by the

I suddenly asked, trying to get the crux

"You caught on fast."

Kevin smiled.

hand, Kevin flashed the

"It's because of this."

"The book?"

to be more precise, the time

"Time what?"

my face as I wondered what

did he get the name

"Time codex."

the fact that

still a little bit doubtful if I had to be honest as I couldn't

"...Are you sure?"

what the system called

of my doubt was dispelled

it was. Is this why you revealed to me

"Yeah."