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.

grade. The actual arrest was the easy part, the investigation and

normally, the intelligence gathering was done by the intelligence department of the Martial Union. But Rui took the matters into his own hands and made more

didn't expect anything other than a perfect evaluation

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Kandrian Empire casually. Just like when he set out for the Kingdom of Violis from the

quickly entered the Kandrian transit port before undergoing the brief protocols that returning Martial Artist citizens needed to go through before finally setting foot

when he was outside the Empire that the risk of taking to

skies. One of

dampened the marvel of that feat in this world. However, there did indeed exist means of traveling through the sky

around in his mind all throughout his return to the

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

called

brother!" They cooed when they saw him descending from the air.

told them that Martial Squires could sky-walk. "Just a

how to do that?" Max

Rui suggested

going to overlook our training?"

course." Rui turned to the third figure in

course, Squire Quarrier." The Martial Apprentice bowed, expressing respect.

while he was gone. The entrance exam for the Martial Academy was half a year away and