Bab 468: End of Assessment 

"Master! Did you see that?!" Derek exclaimed as soon as he removed his Neuro-Link. "Did you see how awesome I was?!"

"You call that awesome?" Thirteen rhetorically replied in disdain. "You're already proud when you've only solo-ed two Rank 3 Alpha Monsters?"

Derek wasn't fazed by the teenage boy's words of ridicule. On the contrary, the smile on his face became wider as he walked toward his Master and patted his shoulder.

"Great things start from small beginnings, Master," Derek stated. "Isn't that what you said? Today, I took a small step into becoming the Sword Saint."

Thirteen sighed. "Fine. Although that's an extremely small step, a step forward is still a step forward. Congratulations future Sword Saint."

"Huzzah!" Derek did a fist pump after receiving Thirteen's recognition.