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."

second he had off-handedly made

how valuable

hindsight, it was to be

a mission that was of great importance to the Martial Union,

would help him out, within reason, of course. Rui still hadn't figured out what he would use the favor for. But frankly,

to use it for something important, significant,

instantly disqualified all of his ideas. He had initially considered requesting the Martial Union for waiving his loan, however, he quickly dismissed it as a stupid idea. His income was tremendous as a Martial Apprentice, and although his loan was by

was no doubt about that. In that case, there was no point in wasting the favor on something that he was very confident of being able to accomplish

worth using

unless it was some confidential technique, there was no point in wasting something that could

techniques are going to be

nearly the same as it

was impossible for Squire-level techniques

as they were

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. Nuance Squire Dylon had chosen

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 the

far more difficult and less viable,