Rui already knew this was coming, but he didn't know the process could be conducted by a Martial Squire.

"We will conduct an examination of you to ensure that you have indeed fulfilled both conditions of Squire candidacy." She explained. "Once that's happened, you will be briefed on the breakthrough to the Squire Realm and everything about it. The mechanics and principles that allow a Martial Apprentice to become a Martial Squire, and what it even means to be a Martial Squire. Once the briefing is done, we'll move to the preparatory phase, and only then will you undergo the actual breakthrough to the Squire Realm."

"What exactly does the preparatory phase entail?" Rui asked, curious.

Squire Diera shook her head in response. "The preparatory phase will be explained thoroughly if you have indeed fulfilled the conditions to the Squire Realm."

"I understand." Rui nodded. "Will the examination begin immediately?"

"It will, I require you to sign this consent form before that." She explained.

"Consent form?" Rui frowned. "What for?"

"The verification examination can be mentally distressing if you are not a Squire candidate." She explained in response.

"Distressing?" Rui raised an eyebrow.

a Squire candidate." She explained. "It's not too late to turn around. There's no shame in admitting you aren't ready, it is nothing to be

signed the form after having read

her. "The examination requires me to test your mental fortitude

in interest at those words,

He realized. ('The procedure allows the Martial Union to test the mental fortitude of the Martial Apprentice in question, Squire candidates naturally have a stronger mental fortitude thanks to the breakthroughs in the individuality of the Martial Art in

be able to weed out the wannabes from the real deal by subjecting an immense amount of mental pressure and seeing who cracks and who doesn't. However, that by itself did not verify that those who didn't break under her pressure were

probably a specific mental threshold

the research data he had brought back from the mission to the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana. The Martial Squire could

separate facility. Rui was made to sit on a chair with several contraptions and a helmet-like device wired to it, which reminded Rui of Professor X from the X-Men

the facility were several screens with images

him for the Squire breakthrough verification process." She told a team of a doctor and

made Rui sit down on the chair as various devices were hooked up to him. If Rui had to guess, they allowed the team to gain a lot of data on his metabolic data. Rui guessed

all times." One of the assistants instructed him as she placed a bite guard in his

He was even strapped to the seat tightly, which were some ridiculous

really necessary?" He asked Squire Deria

can cause

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