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.

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 a Martial Squire to extract and return an escaping charged criminal back to the Kandrian Empire

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

than a perfect

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towards the Kandrian Empire casually. Just like when he set

the brief protocols that returning Martial Artist citizens needed to

outside the Empire

just how pleasant it was to freely traverse the skies. One of the most primal desires of man was to fly, after all. It was that desire for freedom that led to the

there did indeed exist means of traveling through the sky via

all throughout his return to the Mantian Region and

the Quarrier Orphanage. There were

Mana." He called out.

cooed when they saw him descending from the air. "You can

hadn't yet told them that Martial Squires could sky-walk. "Just

you teach us how to do that?" Max asked

when you're older," Rui suggested with a wry

to overlook our training?"

course." Rui turned to the third figure in the backyard. "I trust

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

the Martial Academy was half a year away and he wanted to increase the intensity and quality of their training. It was especially necessary to hone their mental fortitude which required a