"Good luck." Rui wished them with a gentle expression. "Do your best and look out for each other. Good luck."

"We'll make you proud, big brother."

"Yeah, we'll definitely get in, just you watch!"

Rui smiled with pride and affection, hoping he did a good job hiding his anxiety.

"Off you go, then." He sent them towards the long busy line of applicants, inspecting their competition. As predicted, they were all taller and bigger.

His senses swept through the area examining them carefully. ('Any Martial Apprentice applicants...?')

His eyes narrowed after a moment. ('Just one.')

When he applied, there were five.

Well.

Technically four, since Nel wasn't a Martial Apprentice, but he was as strong as one without a doubt. This made the difficulty of the entrance exam much lower, something Rui was relieved about. In his senses across the entire area, he had sensed several Martial Artists of various Realms, including a Martial Senior.

"So." Colonel Geringan's voice came from behind him. "You're seeing your siblings off, are you?"

Rui calmly replied. "You don't

around with measured strides in his military garb. "I knew that there was a high chance that you would enroll those two

in the Martial Union, from his faction presumably, who could get things done for him that would otherwise not

commissioning a Martial Apprentice instructor, and why, through his

I'm surprised you commissioned me despite that," Rui commented lightly, meeting

have a reputation, and the commission was about more than just Crea, anyway." He replied straightforwardly. "And in my judgment, you haven't attempted to sabotage Crea or

you think I

was always possible, I didn't know you very well,

Max and Mana finally

to reveal something that could affect her performance. I don't intend to

about right," Rui replied before turning and sky-walking

trying to relax. He didn't care about Max and Mana failing to get in, it was always a long shot and they were aware of that. They had five

would probably be good for

hurt, but that too was not a problem in the

that scared

people who would be scared away by even a statistically low probability of death from applying. A lot more people

"I've done everything I can, I need to trust

was out

and Mana had already entered the Martial Academy and were guided to the first phase of the entrance exam. It was in a large hall, they had entered at one end of the hall, with the

Martial Union, with tables with boxes on them, filled with something they couldn't see. Time passed until the hall grew jam-packed with thousands of applicants and finally, something

the other side with a long flowing beard and mustache. Even his eyebrows extended, curling down.

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