The Martial Unity

Chapter 87

The two conversed some more about lighter topics, as they joined the others for lunch. Julian was particularly interested about the breakthrough.

"So, what exactly does it actually feel like?" Julian asked out of curiosity.

"Like the biggest epiphany possible in the human experience." Rui replied. "For a moment you no longer care about anything in this world. You experience true happiness and satisfaction, and your mind has absolute clarity."

"Hmmm..." Julian hummed, engrossed in Rui's explanation. "Remarkable, really."

"Hey! Pay attention to your food, you haven't even touched it yet!" Myra, the head cook of the Orphanage, insisted. She had always been quite strict about all matters regarding food and meals.

"Yes yes." Rui laughed.

"You're as strict as ever." Julian sighed with a resigned smile.

Rui proceeded to inquire about the Orphanage affairs, wanting to catch up on having missed a whole year of their lives.

"You must have seen the fully-fixed roof when you came right?" Lashara asked, while showing an affectionate smile to Julian. "Julian was the one who paid for all of that."

"It wasn't that big a deal." Julian smiled modestly.

a deal? You're too humble."

of maintenance, while also able to expand its housing capacity a

been far more children out on the streets these days." Lashara sighed with resigned melancholy. "I've wanted to do something for these children ever

all these children end up this way?" Rui

enough caretakers. Another part of it is..." Lashara's

Rui tilted his

of a series of child trafficking busts." She sighed,

was almost abducted by a random man who spoke about selling him like he was no more than goods in demand. This was in one of the outer districts of Hajin. Was Hajin home

sighed. "I'm glad that

when he was an infant had all become full-fledged adults, although a lot of them no longer resided in the Quarrier Orphanage, several had chosen to stick with the Orphanage, supporting in whatever way they could. This meant there were hands on deck, allowing for more children to be taken

children that could be cared for by the orphanage was constrained by the number of caretakers present, the housing capacity and funds at hand. Julian singlehandedly increased the latter two with

Rui." Nina drew his attention. "Will you be staying for the Winter Festival? It's day after tomorrow,

for the first

in some form

the outer districts this time as well?" Rui

took the luxury of taking the adolescents to the outer districts where they could visit

were planning on going on the last day, as usual..." Lashara paused. "But since you won't be here for the

well for me." Rui nodded. "I

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