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 vision, can you describe it for me? What did it look

Kevin nodded.

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

description, my brows

what he was describing to me was

figure was. Despite having crossed many demons, none really left

I had only seen him once in

I had never seen him. Yet, for some strange reason, he seemed to have developed an obsession

figure be

thought. But after a while,

random Baron ranked demon I can get rid of any time I wanted.

suddenly froze. My heart sped up

I think about it, wasn't Everblood the reason

defeat him, I would've never gotten my hands

couldn't be,

have

me out of it was Kevin's voice. Lifting my head and staring in his direction,

"No…at least not yet."

Everblood theory was just too far-fetched. There were some connections, but they weren't enough for me

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

"Okay."

narrating to me each and every one of

was talking, I could tell that he was leaving

to him, the tighter the frown

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

a strange

lastly was the vision regarding the figure that

Kevin finally concluded.

say anything, Kevin once again

thing that

"…Something else?"

"Mhm."

his head before taking a deep

"Huuuu…"

Kevin lifted his head and

know about my

"I do."

short nod. Nodding back,

came from was invaded by

"Yeah."

the general setting of Kevin

survivor, and he gains a

one thing that I

up as I abruptly lifted

'He couldn't be…'

when, but I received this strange interface that essentially helped

"Ah."

couldn't understand what was happening

"…System?"

even though I knew about the system, I pretended to look

It's because of it that I managed to

"Oh."

something like

My eyes squinted.

to do something like this.

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

why are you telling me this?" I suddenly asked, trying to get

"You caught on fast."

Kevin smiled.

Kevin flashed

"It's because of this."

"The book?"

more precise, the

"Time what?"

I wondered what in the world he was talking

the world did he

"Time codex."

again nodded his head, reaffirming the fact that

a little bit doubtful if I had to be honest as

"...Are you sure?"

the system called the book.

doubt was dispelled

what it was. Is this why you revealed to

"Yeah."