After speaking, Monica immediately kowtowed nine consecutive times.

“I vow always to follow you and to never betray you, Sir.”

At the sight of Monica’s excessive formality, James felt slightly embarrassed.

He had never thought about taking in disciples. Throughout his life, he had only taken one disciple before this. It was when he was in the Seafolks’ territory on Galileo. He gave a Seafolk named Sheldon some guidance, and the man kept addressing him as his teacher.

Therefore, technically,