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."

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

reflection of how

hindsight, it was

that was of great importance to the Martial Union, making his feat all the more impactful on the

Feristen had 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

to use it for something important, significant, and something

of his ideas. He had initially considered requesting the Martial Union for waiving his loan, however, he quickly dismissed it as a stupid

case, there was no point in wasting the favor on something that he was very confident

it worth using it

his head. Techniques could be purchased, unless it was some confidential technique, there was no point in

wrong, from this point on, techniques are going to be increasingly less purchased and increasingly more developed instead.') Rui

things weren't nearly the same as it currently was with

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

technique as they were sold

much more nuance to it than he had expected back then. Nuance Squire Dylon had chosen not to reveal because the breakthrough to the Squire Realm was still a

the individuality the Martial Art would possess, and the greater

was far more difficult and less viable, then it was even more unlikely that he