The Martial Unity

"We have successfully acquired the targets of your mission, Squire Quarrier." A woman wearing a uniform with the emblem of the Kandrian Martial Union told Rui, bowing. "Thank you for completing your mission."

Rui nodded. "Will there be any problems with handling the Martial Apprentices and getting them back to the Kandrian Empire?"

"Not at all." She politely responded. "The Martial Apprentices will be carefully monitored by a team of experts who will ensure they remain sedated. We have an extradition treaty with the Kingdom of Violis and there are many channels that the Martial Union has established for smuggling larger goods in and out of the Kingdom of Violis."

Rui nodded in response.

"Is there anything else, Squire?" She asked politely.

"Not at all, I'll be taking my leave then." Rui nodded.

"I bid you farewell then." She wished him.

He left the branch office of the Martial Union soon after, breathing a sigh of relief. He had finally gotten something off his shoulders after this long, he felt like a weight had gotten lifted off of him, leaving him more refreshed and at peace.

On the way back, he pondered the mission he had just completed.

('Certainly one of my smoother missions.') Rui noted.

easy part, the investigation and location of the target of the mission were the harder part. The mission deployed a Martial Squire to extract and return an escaping

by the intelligence department of the Martial Union. But Rui took the matters into his own hands and made more progress in a few hours than they had made in a week, thanks to the resourceful and effective means of acquiring intelligence that

a

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jumping over the wall that ran along the perimeter of the country, before running back towards the Kandrian Empire casually. Just like when he set out for the Kingdom of Violis from the

protocols that returning Martial Artist citizens needed to go through before finally setting foot into the

was only when he was outside the Empire

of the most primal desires of man

in this world. However, there did indeed exist means of traveling through the sky via esoteric technology. Of course, he had never seen such means

him flashed around in his mind all throughout his return to the Mantian Region and the town of

reached, descending to the Quarrier Orphanage. There were several figures

called out. "How's it

saw him descending from the air. "You

yet told them

you teach us how to

you're older," Rui suggested with

to overlook our training?" Mana

I am here, of course." Rui turned to the third

Squire Quarrier." The Martial Apprentice bowed, expressing respect. "They certainly have potential, as

their training while he was gone. The entrance exam for the Martial Academy was half a year away and he wanted to increase the intensity and quality of their training. It