"We have a winner," the instructor announced loudly. "As for his expulsion…" she started and paused, glancing over the crowd.
Everyone had seen how well Noa had fought against Anine.
Though they didn't know her background, seeing her epic-ranked beast in action was more than enough.
Still, Noa triumphed over her.
He had drained her energy and slowly exhausted her mana reserve until she had nothing left.
This wasn't something an average tamer with a common beast could achieve. And Noa had Graveworm—the creature that offered him almost nothing.
"He won?" someone muttered, refusing to believe the outcome.
"He did it without help from a beast."
"Damn. That's tough, no doubt. But… there's no way he could have done it. He must have used some trick or artifact—just like he did earlier with Instructor Zen."
They thought Noa had cheated. Again.
There was no doubt in their minds that someone as weak as he could never beat Anine.
