"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.

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

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

didn't expect anything other than a perfect evaluation from

THUD

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

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

was outside the Empire that the risk of taking to the skies and making yourself an open

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

able to accomplish 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 seen such means of transport himself. What were the principles and mechanics by

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

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

He called out.

him descending

recalling he hadn't yet told them that Martial Squires

you teach us how

older," Rui suggested with

overlook

to the third figure in the backyard. "I trust their

bowed, expressing

year away and he wanted to increase the intensity and

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