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."

his

lying, but, I'm not. What I told

Ren's face

at least that was what I originally believed to

hearing those words. A trace of hope rekindled

"What do you mean?"

the next few seconds. His brows repeatedly furrowed and relaxed during that time before finally,

no longer have reason to believe in those memories. I think that world was a fake world

"...What?"

in Kevin intensified. Leaning his neck forward, Kevin tilted his

someone implanted those memories into you,

Ren eventually nodded

"Right..."

Then, lifting his head, he looked straight into

to say, you can think that I'm lying, but whatever

"Me?"

raised his brows in surprise. However, the surprise did not last for

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

was slowly starting to

of the future.

of what Kevin was thinking, Ren, nodded his

the entity responsible

Ren's face twisted slightly before he

regarding Emma, you were right. I was somehow responsible for

words thunderously clapped inside of Kevin's

for long as Kevin was able to quickly

previous flashback, he already understood that whatever happened

the

Ren suddenly asked.

eyes, Kevin

"Continue."

Ren pursed his lips.

of the entity is to try to harm everyone that is around

to Ren's words, Kevin showed no reaction as he

"Harm those around me?"

"Yes."

nodded his head and

trying to make you less soft. Or rather, trying to change you into someone they deemed fit to fight the

his eyes, Kevin once again took a deep breath as he tried to

king? Why does he

able to read Kevin's thoughts, Ren

the Akashic records chose, and yet he is the

was what

head, Kevin suddenly felt

'Akashic records.'

once

to quickly piece everything together. 'The

and mystery revolving around the world started to fade. Lifting his head, Kevin came up

be a step ahead of him. Before he could voice out his theory,

someone to prevent the demon king from ever getting to it, and that person is none other than you, Kevin. This probably explains why

other choice but to agree. He also

question he had was, 'Why

of all the people in the world, why him?

"Huuuu..."

the ceiling of the training ground, Kevin tried to digest all of the

starting to make more sense, however, Kevin knew

Ren also remained silent. He had a thoughtful look on

at him, the previous anger that Kevin felt for him slowly started to

you figure something

and looking at him, Ren shook

have a nagging feeling that whoever the entity trying to

placing it below his chin,

you? What if the entity inside of me is