"You're saying Apprentice Ian Nepomniachtchi attacked you amidst the mission?" Commissioner Feristen asked him, frowning.
"Yes, commissioner Feristen." Rui nodded. "He insisted it was an accident, but the explanation he provided was implausible. I also sensed his lie as a master of the Primordial Instinct technique and Mindmirror Symbiote. He also has the motive to do something like this."
"And what motive might that be?" Commissioner Feristen asked him.
"I defeated him in the Martial Contest last year, he did not take it well and has maintained a grudge by all accounts," Rui explained.
"Is that all you have?" Commissioner Feristen asked. "I'm afraid you've offered nothing but your word."
"I can't be expected to provide more," Rui replied. "I'm not asking for an investigation or even for justice. However, it would be appreciated if you could place us in different missions."
"I do not make the decision of assigning Martial Apprentices their particular missions. Those are made back home by the higher-ups. Nevertheless, I can put the word of your complaint back to the higher-ups, though I can't guarantee that your wish will get fulfilled."
"I see, then please do that." Rui nodded. "Thank you."
superiors to solve the problem. The
he put
remarkably well. Rui had heard rumors that another team of Martial Apprentices had been brought in to bolster the defenses of the expanded area. The Kandrian Empire had set a minimum Martial Artist
face lit up in elation when he
Rui called out to him. "It's been a
has."
part of the defensive squad,
"Indeed."
"Figured." Rui nodded.
His being part of
Hever told him. "How did it go?
Empire. Their Martial Art were much more generic and grounded, and they didn't possess counters for a lot of the
Apprentices of large nations are more than just a little favored by virtue of being born in
quality of the Martial foundations between the nations. I don't think the
Hever noted. "When that time comes, direct conflict
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