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.

an incredible success rate as a Martial Apprentice, failure was extremely rare. Of course, this didn't mean that the mission itself was too easy, it was just about right for its grade. The actual arrest was the easy part, the investigation and location of the target of the mission were the harder part. The mission deployed

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

didn't expect anything other than a

THUD

like when he set out for the Kingdom of Violis from the Kandrian

brief protocols that returning Martial Artist citizens needed

outside the Empire that the risk

couldn't get over just how pleasant it was to freely traverse the skies. One of the

that with raw physicality alone dampened the marvel of that feat in this world. However, there did indeed exist means of traveling through the sky via esoteric technology. Of course, he had never

mind all throughout his return to the Mantian Region and

Orphanage.

Mana." He called

saw him descending

chuckled, recalling he hadn't yet told them

teach us how to do that?"

you're older," Rui suggested with a

overlook our

am here, of course." Rui turned to the third figure in the backyard. "I trust their

Apprentice bowed, expressing respect. "They

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