Chapter 265: Chapter 265: The Butterfly Effect

Eren quickly turned his back to give her some privacy, wondering why she came out in such a rush that she didn't even have time to dress properly.

"Put some-" he said, his voice steady yet gentle. However before he could finish his sentence, he felt her grab onto his arm, even being able to feel the softness of her body that was still slightly wet from water.

"Master, I did it! I learned it!" Yu Lin exclaimed, hugging onto his arm. It was as if she was a child who had been looking forward to being praised after achieving something great.

Eren wondered just what went wrong with this girl. In the novel, she was quite serious. Even after going through life threatening situations with the main character, she didn't completely open up before him.

Why was she so close to him? Was it just because he was her master?

As far as he remembered, he hadn't spent much time with her either. He only managed to do a few things for her, so it couldn't be gratitude either. So why?

"I heard about that," Eren smiled as he lowered his gaze to properly look at the disciple who was much shorter than him.

He intended to look at her face as she was looking up, but his gaze couldn't help but falter as he noticed that the towel had gone a little too down, revealing what it shouldn't have.

He quickly recovered his gaze and didn't mention it, not wanting to embarrass her. Still, for some extent, he felt like it was intentional. He wasn't sure if it was his misconception but Yu Lin appeared proud as his gaze faltered for a moment.

He didn't think that was the case. Considering it to be his misconception, he focused on her face.

With the other hand that was free, he patted her head. "I knew you could do it. You truly make me proud, little one."

"Master, let me show you!" Yu Lin exclaimed as she finally freed his hand while moving back to reveal the new skill she had learned. She moved back.

The towel that had already slid down, barely being held up by the fact that she was hugging onto Eren's arms.

The moment she moved back, freeing his arm, the towel that was barely being held up slid down, revealing everything for Eren to see.

[You have been rewarded with a Favor Token]

[Favor Token: sing the Token, you can ask Feng Yu to do one favor for you. As long as it doesn't put her life at risk or go against her core desire, she will fulfill it]

[Congratulations on becoming the sect master of the Great Demon Sect and completing the selected option]

[You have been rewarded with a Question Voucher]

He received a Favor Token for saving Feng Yu, as the reward from the main path. As for the Question Voucher, it came as a reward for becoming the sect master, even if it was temporarily.

In the first place, he himself hadn't expected Feng Yu to make him the sect master. If anything, he had planned to use the Favor Token to have her hand over the sect master's position.

That's also why he hadn't selected the same option in his tertiary path which asked him to convince Feng Yu to give him the sect master's position.

He was planning to use the Favor Token, which he assumed was going to make her do him one favor. As it was the effect of a treasure, it didn't count as convincing her so his tertiary path would have failed.

That's why, he went with a different option with his path of lover options. It also helped that another option came with a better reward that was a memory fragment.

He looked at the Favor Token in his inventory, wondering how he could use it now. The use he had planned was already achieved without even using it.

For now, he didn't think about using it and saved it for later. As for the Question Voucher which could arrange a meeting with the author, he already had an idea on how to use it.

It was also the most important reward that he had been craving for, after learning more about this world.

....

A few moments later, Yu Lin emerged, fully dressed in her cultivation robes. "I'm ready, Master."