Only I Am A Reader

"Yeon?"

Leo wasn't stunned by the fact that Yeon had made it to the next phase. This was only right considering the undetermined time he spent in seclusion. Rather, it was the black robes she wore that slightly caught him off guard.

A change of clothes didn't seem like much, but that wasn't the case in the Heavenly Furnace. Even Leo still maintained his gray robes despite being the first for a reason.

'She is already an official member.'

"Ho!"

Yeon directly rushed at Leo, embracing him regardless of the difference in body frame. The cold demeanor that she maintained towards the end of the first phase appeared to be nothing more than a facade as her frozen face melted down to a smile. Leo didn't reject her hug, but his expression was a little strange.

'Was this intended by any chance?'

He caught a hint of surprise on Yeon's face, but it felt unreal. Considering her emotional state, Leo didn't find it strange for her to have been moving around so they could meet when he first emerged, but that didn't seem like something that the straightforward Yeon would do…

'She did make it.'

As someone who successfully practiced the same technique, Leo could sense the abundant Scarlet Sky Internal Energy that Yeon's body held being this close to each other.

She was still a 3rd-rate Martial Artist like him, but Yeon was already at the peak. If one were to just look at the amount, she could probably even stand a chance against a 2nd-rate!

[ Plot change confirmed. Unique Event occurrence has been detected. ]

[ Under the Reader's influence, Secondary Main Character Yeon's coming out as the future star of the Heavenly Strength Society has been pushed forward. ]

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He already knew the answer, but Leo still took a look at the description of the event. However, he still couldn't directly understand his involvement in this matter…

He had undeniably made it so she wouldn't fall into the cycle of misery, but everything else was Yeon's own effort. Leo's quick advancement to the second phase could also be regarded as an influence, but she was already on the last step… This degree of contribution felt too inferior to his first accomplishment to net as much as three times what it provided him.

"You must be… I see. Gentle Han should be here soon."

Just as Leo was lost in thought, a figure silently entered his line of vision like a ghost. He didn't recognize her at first, but she suited a certain description too much, her mischievous gaze was also…

'Blade Spirit Cheon Jeong.'

This woman's presence was quite a repeated occurrence when it came to the chapters depicting Yeon's life so it wasn't hard to notice. Just by seeing her, the questions that Leo had just asked himself were mostly solved.

'I was probably used in some way…'

"You finally came out?"

Iyeolhan appeared out of nowhere just like his fellow instructor, failing miserably at sending a threatening glare at Cheon Jeong for calling him by his forbidden nickname. He could probably make her regret it if he took out his weapon, but he still held back in consideration of their image in front of the two new students.

"A month is a bit long, but…"

Returning his gaze to Leo who had already parted from Yeon's arms, Iyeolhan gestured with his hand, pausing his remark as a slight smile appeared on his face.

'Not too bad.'

"You didn't exactly stop at the first step either. Follow me."

A slight sulk appeared on Yeon's face as Leo walked behind Iyeolhan before turning back into her frozen expression. Cheon Jeong didn't seem to miss anything as her smile grew slightly bigger…

'So it was only a month?'

Following Iyeolhan to the end of the tunnel, Leo finally managed to confirm the time he spent in seclusion. It wasn't a small amount, but it was much better than Leo's assumption of a few months.

Compared to him who had to do it by hand, Yeon's current status was self-explanatory. Although she wasn't born with cleared Energy Energy Channels, her channels had very little blockage. To begin with, the reason she would be noticed was because of her exceptional talent when it came to handling Internal Energy! That was the future Heavenly Demon's core talent!

"Well then, shall we proceed with your true initiation?"

The pair only stopped before the end of the tunnel. Entering the largest cave he had seen so far, Leo's gaze suddenly turned to the center of the cave.

Let alone illumination pearls, not even torches were used, a lone candle flickering with scarlet flame, but it still had enough light to illuminate the whole cave. He was only looking, but Leo couldn't help feeling a deep connection with it.

"Since you have already become part of the ever-extending Scarlet Sky, you are now eligible to become an official core member of our society. Your true identity will be born today."

Iyeolhan's words seemed to contain hints of the Society's past image. However, that was merely from a superficial outlook. In reality, all that meant was that Leo now possessed the right to climb to the peak!

"Your name?"

"Baekho."

As an orphan with no origin, Leo's current identity didn't possess a family name just like Arthur. However, that would no longer be the case.

"Then you shall be known as Cheon Baekho from today onwards."

As Iyeolhan's mouth dictated his new identity, his hands stretched out with a black robe identical to the one Yeon… Cheon Yeon had worn, Leo was slightly late, but he didn't stall behind!

"This is yours as well."

Gesturing at the small ceramic bottle stationed just beside the candle, Iyeolhan slowly walked away. Picked it up as the Instructor's figure vanished from the cave, leaving a few more words behind.

"Change up before coming back, there is still one thing more that you deserve."

[ Plot change confirmed.... ]