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

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

Kevin nodded.

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

the description, my brows

he was describing to me was just how any regular

was. Despite having crossed many demons, none really left an impression

a mystery to me. I had only

seen him. Yet, for some

the figure

thought. But 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

suddenly froze. My heart sped up

that I think about it, wasn't

him and defeat him,

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

you have

me out of it was Kevin's voice. Lifting my head and

"No…at least not yet."

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

track of this matter. I had a nagging feeling that there

"Okay."

narrating to

talking, I could tell that he was leaving

to him, the tighter the frown on my face became. That

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

a strange

was the vision regarding the

Kevin finally concluded.

I could say anything, Kevin

thing that

"…Something else?"

"Mhm."

a deep

"Huuuu…"

his head and directly met my

about my past

"I do."

replied with a short nod.

know that the village that I came from was invaded by demons and I

"Yeah."

the general setting of Kevin in the

the sole survivor,

one thing that

up as

'He couldn't be…'

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

"Ah."

understand what was happening at the moment. Did Kevin just reveal to me his

"…System?"

I knew about the system, I

I managed to push myself to

"Oh."

reveal something like this. There must definitely be something

My eyes squinted.

do something like this. There was definitely more than he was currently

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

I suddenly asked, trying to get the crux of

"You caught on fast."

Kevin smiled.

his hand, Kevin flashed

"It's because of this."

"The book?"

more precise, the

"Time what?"

my face as I wondered what in the world he was talking

the world did he get

"Time codex."

once again nodded his head, reaffirming the fact that the

I had to be honest

"...Are you sure?"

what the system called the

my doubt was dispelled at

what it was. Is this

"Yeah."