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

was yet another reflection of how valuable he was to

course, in hindsight, it was to

the Serevian Dungeon 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

already informed him 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 what he would use the favor for. But frankly,

it for

it as a stupid idea. His income was tremendous as a Martial Apprentice, and although his loan

repay his loan. There was no doubt about that. In that case, there was no

using it

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

are going to be increasingly less purchased and increasingly more developed instead.') Rui

weren't nearly the same as it currently was with

for

quite likely that no Squire-level technique as

but of course, there was likely much more nuance to it than he had expected back then. Nuance Squire Dylon had chosen not to reveal because the breakthrough to the

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

Squire-level techniques was far more difficult and less viable, then it was even more unlikely that he would