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

you saw in the vision, can you describe it for me? What did

Kevin nodded.

a black humanoid figure. A demon. Red blood

description, my brows

was describing to me was just how any regular demon acted and

demons, none

me. I had only seen him once in my life, and that was

seen him. Yet, for some strange reason, he seemed to have developed

figure

thought. But after a

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

My heart sped up a little

think about it, wasn't Everblood the reason I got

meet him and defeat him, I would've

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

have something

my head and staring

"No…at least not yet."

connections, but

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

"Okay."

before he continued narrating to me

could tell that he was leaving nothing

tighter the frown on my face became. That was because I understood

whatever this world was, I would know most of the stuff regarding this place, yet, listening to what Kevin was telling me, I really couldn't

a

was the vision regarding the figure that resembled

Kevin finally concluded.

Kevin

that I haven't told

"…Something else?"

"Mhm."

head before taking a deep breath.

"Huuuu…"

deep breath, Kevin lifted his

about my

"I do."

replied with a short

that I came from was invaded by demons and I lost my

"Yeah."

the general setting

becomes the sole survivor,

one thing that I never

suddenly jumped up as I abruptly lifted

'He couldn't be…'

and I'm not sure exactly when, but I received this strange interface that essentially helped me get

"Ah."

only reply to his words with a weird sound. I really couldn't understand what was happening at

"…System?"

the system,

It's because of it that I managed to push myself to where I

"Oh."

to reveal something like this. There must definitely be

My eyes squinted.

something like this. There was definitely more than

me quests from time to time.

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

"You caught on fast."

Kevin smiled.

his hand, Kevin

"It's because of this."

"The book?"

to be more precise, the

"Time what?"

I wondered what in the world he was

in the world did he get the name 'Time codex'

"Time codex."

nodded his head, reaffirming the fact that the book was called the

was still a little bit doubtful if I had to

"...Are you sure?"

called the book.

doubt was

that's what it was. Is this why you revealed

"Yeah."