Chapter 17: My Blade Wasn't Dull Either

"If you can't pass, then… get lost!" At the very top of the Misty Stairway, only ten steps remained to the finish. Benson Santee was blocked again. "It's Steven Thubron…" On the summit, several Pentos Sect elders exchanged looks, each catching the same flicker of confusion in the others' eyes. "Was there a final stage in today's challenge?" "There wasn't, was there? I don't know!" "There definitely wasn't before." "…" After a quick discussion, they understood. This "last stage" had clearly...