The Martial Unity

"Immediately, if you so wish." He replied. "Finding the right Martial body is something that requires time and exploration."

"How much time?" Rui asked, curious.

"Oh, it can vary wildly." He replied simply. "I think the minimum it has ever taken was a few days, and the maximum it took was a few months."

"A few months?" Rui frowned.

"Yes, we were dealing with a very fussy and indecisive Martial Apprentice." Squire Gunther nodded. "Lot of it depends on how much clarity you have with how you want your Martial Art to look at the end of your Martial Path. Usually, Squire candidates have very high clarity on exactly what is needed."

"I see." Rui absorbed the information he provided. "Can we begin the process right now then? I do not wish to waste any time before heading to the matter."

"Alright." He nodded. "The preparations have already been made. I won't be conducting the procedure, of course. It's a mostly medical procedure."

"A team is already prepared?" Rui's eyebrow rose. "That was remarkably quick. Wouldn't these things need to be booked days in advance?"

"It was." Squire Gunther sheepishly admitted. "The Martial Union expedited the process so that there would be as few delays as possible, back when you informed commissioner Feristen of your status as a Squire candidate."

Union had gone this far the second he had off-handedly made that comment to commissioner Feristen after the Serevian Dungeon mission

of how valuable he was to

in hindsight, it was to

mission were beyond ridiculous. Furthermore, he had made major contributions to a mission that was of great importance to the Martial Union, making his feat all the more impactful on the relationship

that he could basically ask for a favor from the Martial Union and they would help him out, within reason, of course. Rui still hadn't figured out

ought to use it for something

it as a stupid idea. His income was tremendous as a Martial Apprentice,

there was no point

worth using it on

shook his head. Techniques could be purchased, unless it was some confidential

going to be increasingly less purchased and increasingly more developed

weren't nearly the same as it currently was

Squire had a unique body. Meaning it was impossible for Squire-level techniques to be able

it was quite likely that no Squire-level technique as they were sold

Dylon had told him there existed Squire-level versions of Apprentice-level techniques. He had taken it at face value back then, but of course, there was likely much more nuance to it than he had expected back then.

individuality the Martial Art would possess, and

far more difficult and less viable, then