The Author's POV

Gazing in Kevin's direction, I lowered my head and stared at the floor next to me.

Following my hints, Kevin who had calmed down slowly walked over and sat down. He didn't say a single word throughout the whole time.

I didn't blame him for his reaction.

Resting my arms over my knees, I opened my mouth.

"Where should I start? There's much I have to say…"

There truly were a lot of things that I wanted to say.

So many that I had difficulty trying to sort my thoughts out.

But in the end, after realizing just how important it was for me to disclose everything, I calmed myself down.

Eyeing Kevin from the side of my eyes, I muttered.

"Just so you know, you're the only one that I've ever told my secret. I hope you don't tell anyone else about my secret."

This was a secret that I originally meant to take with me to the grave, but circumstances forced me to do otherwise. If I didn't disclose everything, the rift that the other Ren was trying to create between me, Kevin, and the others would simply widen.

But, if possible, I wanted only Kevin to know. It wasn't that I didn't trust the others, but I didn't want the others to have a false idea about who I was.

"Can you do that for me?"

"…okay."

After a long silence, Kevin eventually nodded his head. I smiled in response.

"Thanks."

Then, letting out a deep sigh, I began recounting to him everything.

"…well, it all started a week prior to the beginning of the Lock. That was the day I awoke...or should I say, those were the days where my memories began."

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"The moment I woke up, I had faint recollections of a previous world where mana did not exist and I was a novel writer. A failed one at that."

"Luminescent swordman. That was the name of the last novel I created, and the name of the protagonist was...Kevin Voss."

Listening to Ren's words, Kevin's anger slowly started to disappear and what replaced it was pure shock.

The shock was so strong that Kevin found himself unable to speak nor think as his mind was entranced by every word that Ren said.

Many times he wanted to outright stop Ren from speaking.

He just couldn't come to terms with what he was saying. This world was a novel that he created, and he was the main character of that world? How could he believe that? But the more Ren talked, the more things started to align with his weird behavior, his deep knowledge regarding a few things, and his way of words.

Kevin's heart started to sink.

Doubt started to creep deep into his body as his face paled.

'Could his words be true?'

"It was only after the events after Immorra that I stopped being passive with my knowledge regarding the wo—"

"...Bullshit."

Kevin finally mouthed out loud, cutting Ren off. He just couldn't listen to Ren's words anymore.

He couldn't accept the idea that everything that had happened to him was merely part of some writing that Ren wrote.

Weren't Ren's words essentially saying that all the disasters that were currently happening to the world were a fabrication of his imagination? Were everything he felt in the past and his memories also fake?

Kevin couldn't accept it!

"You can't be real. It's impossible."

smile on his face, Ren shook

lying, but, I'm not. What I told you was nothing but

Ren's

I originally believed to be the

A trace of hope rekindled in

"What do you mean?"

His brows repeatedly furrowed and relaxed during that time before finally, looking

reason to believe in those memories. I think that world was a

"...What?"

Leaning his neck forward, Kevin tilted his

those memories into you,

difficult face, Ren eventually

"Right..."

Then, lifting his head, he looked straight into Kevin's

don't know what to say, you can think that I'm lying,

"Me?"

last for long as flashbacks of the last synchronization

be that the vision was real?...and the one responsible for killing Emma

was slowly starting to

saw was truly a flashback of the future. Apprehension instantly

Kevin was thinking, Ren, nodded his

responsible for all of

face twisted slightly before he suddenly

right. I was somehow

clapped inside of Kevin's ears as

that did not last for long as Kevin was

he already understood that whatever happened to Emma was

I told you that the entity was

Ren suddenly asked.

Kevin took

"Continue."

Ren pursed his lips.

of the entity is to try to harm everyone that is

Kevin showed no reaction as

"Harm those around me?"

"Yes."

his head

soft. Or rather, trying to change you into

he tried to process all of the information he was being

to change me into someone deemed fit to fight the demon king? Why does he think I can't defeat the

able to read

yet he is the one that is least fit to carry on

was what

Kevin suddenly felt

'Akashic records.'

were once

person. The moment Ren mentioned those words, he was able to quickly piece everything together. 'The one that the Akashic records chose.' What else could they refer to but

revolving around the world started to fade. Lifting his head, Kevin came up with a

ahead of him. Before he could voice

the demon king, as a way to preserve itself, the Akashic records chose someone to

words, Kevin had no other choice but to agree. He also believed

question he had

world,

"Huuuu..."

at the ceiling of the training ground, Kevin tried

knew that he

him, Ren also remained silent. He had a thoughtful look on

anger that Kevin

figure

and looking at him, Ren shook his

told me about, I have a nagging feeling that whoever the entity trying to manipulate us is, he knows the

hand and placing it below his

said something about the 'time remnant' targeting you? What