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."

had gone this far the second he had off-handedly made that comment to commissioner

yet another reflection of how valuable he was to

it was

that was of great importance to the Martial Union, making his

him out, within reason, of

valuable one-time opportunity, he ought to use it for

loan, however, he quickly dismissed it as a stupid idea. His income was

his loan. There was no doubt about that. In that case, there was no point in wasting the favor on something

using it on obtaining

it was some confidential technique, there was

techniques are going to be increasingly

there were Squire-level techniques, things weren't nearly the same as it currently was with Apprentice-level

Meaning it was impossible for Squire-level

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

more nuance to it than he had expected back then. Nuance Squire Dylon had chosen not to

one went down, the greater the individuality the Martial Art would possess, and the greater the individuality needed to make any progress down one's Martial Path. That was

was true that purchasing and mastering Squire-level techniques was far more difficult and less viable, then it