"Ding!"
"Completed a Trial of Destiny and received Destiny's Gift. Blade of Destiny uses +1."
He had passed another one.
This trial seemed rather simple.
If he followed this line of reasoning,
the so-called trials were meant to make up for the regrets of the protagonist he was currently playing within the secret realm.
For example, the first trial had involved accidentally saving his mother and younger sister.
According to the original trajectory, he should have been completely focused on becoming a priest.
His mother had gone to the attacked restaurant to save money.
The Star Apostle had descended, and his mother and younger sister might both have died in the explosion.
His choice had altered the trajectory of history, thereby earning him a reward.
And this time, the choice of destiny involving Aqua at the school entrance—
driven by an instinctive physical impulse—
the true trajectory of destiny had probably involved kneeling and worshipping her right there at the school entrance.
He would have become the laughingstock of everyone.
He had just managed to suppress that impulse and successfully avoided a disaster.
That had triggered the second choice of destiny.
"If that's the case!"
"Then this Trial of Destiny isn't difficult at all."
Fang Yuan thought to himself.
At that moment,
Aqua had already gone far away.
People came and went at the school entrance, but no one paid any attention to him.
Most of their gazes were fixed on Aqua, the white-haired elf in the distance.
Fang Yuan turned his head and glanced over.
Then he turned back.
"Next, I should go find Chen Xing."
"Where would she be?"
"The place where we first met?"
Fang Yuan searched his memories, but found no impression at all.
Chen Xing had always remembered this place, while he had long since