The Martial Unity

Rui spent a few hours on the first stage of Outer Convergence training. It was more draining than he'd expected. He had to consume two potions before he was good enough to continue training.

Though much to Squire Dylon's surprise, he halted his training and left the facility after biding him farewell.

Rui had purchased four techniques, not one. He wanted to begin training in all of them. Once he got an idea for how difficult or easy the training regimes for each technique was then he could formulate an efficient plan and schedule as for how to go about it.

Dedicating an equal amount of time for techniques that were unequally difficult to master was not an efficient allocation of time.

"Alright..." Rui stretched as he left the striking training facility. "What to do next?"

He shrugged before heading over to the defense training facility. He wanted to begin training Inner Divergence as soon as possible.

"Squire Fare." Rui greeted, bowing to the head instructor of the defense training facility with respect. "I'm here to begin training with the Inner Divergence."

A muscular women built like a tank turned around, glancing at Rui. "Training a third defensive technique? Acute Edge and Elastic Shift are falling short already?" A flash of surprise crept onto her chiseled face. "I would have thought you would go longer without purchasing a defensive technique, with how well you mastered them."

"But I decided to take a cautionary measure anyway, after having run into two dangerous missions

death. Too many people don't develop their defense enough, and what happens as a result? They die." She glanced at Rui with an approving look. "I'm glad you aren't foolish like them. Come, I'll train your defense

smiled wryly

capable of much, but it has high demands of the user. Fail to fulfill them and

it and refunds aren't allowed." Rui said. "But

"Hmmm... True." she admitted.

not really because it would change shape

thus negating the attack." She reiterated to begin. "The core means by which one does this is by ensuring the attack's trajectory is aligned to the center of mass of the

in theory. By having each muscle group rigid enough, they would be no different from how the

master it was because the mental faculties required to accurately

an Apprentice-level

stage was to simply train the user to shift when attacked to ensure all attack trajectories would be aimed

the body, the only point that was close enough to all muscle groups to be supported by them

training, no doubt. Rui was simply unaccustomed to the thought process and the mindset needed. He was starting to see why the technique warned the user of the potential risks and

messed up the initial set up for ensuring the attack lines up at or close enough to the center of mass, then the technique would simple be