The Martial Unity

After Rui fleshed out the requirements and objectives of his second technique development project, he put it aside for the time being. He would need to do more research before he could flesh out both of his projects any further.

('I should give the projects names if I'm going to have more than one.') Rui shrugged. ('For the piercing technique, I should call it the... the Severer Project. The long-range technique project will be called... the Sniper Project.') Rui nodded. ('Both of these technique projects are centered around offensive techniques, I should probably develop a defensive project as well.')

However, deriving a defensive project was easier said than done. He needed to come up with a concept of a technique that was extremely potent with the cost of being very demanding on the accuracy of timing and placement of the execution of said technique.

('Well, for starters, it would have to be an active defense.') Rui noted.

Only active defense techniques were contingent on the execution of said technique, a passive technique was not particularly executable and thus would not improve based on parameters such as accuracy of execution.

('Inner Divergence is contingent on timing and placement.') Rui remembered. It was part of why his defense was that good. However, Rui wondered whether he could develop a technique even better and more synergetic with him than that.

('What kind of principles and mechanisms would end up requiring such a high degree of accuracy in timing and placement?') Rui wondered.

could think of a

a defensive technique that... aims to completely negate any and all

be demonstrably overpowered. The only question was whether it was realistic or even plausible

the fundamentals. What is an impact and why does it inflict damage?') He asked himself,

between two objects where an exchange of energy occurs. The kinetic energies of

of an object colliding with me get turned into

occur; where it gets converted into kinetic energy. In classical mechanics, this was known as an elastic collision, a collision where two objects clashing into each other do not inflict damage, and the kinetic energy does not

other, instead, they simply bounced away from each other. This was very different from two balls made out of glass that would simply

away if I try to essentially turn myself into a bouncy ball?') Rui wondered with a confused expression. Bouncy rubber

my previous opponent, except he was quite literally a bouncy ball, where I am trying to figuratively or effectively be

that hit him into

If he could get rid of the kinetic energy in his body, that was gained from an attack,

bouncy rubber ball with zero damage to me, and immediately after that I get rid of the