STEP

Rui landed before the Jenken residence gently, facing the guards. Though his commission from Colonel Geringan had ended, the guards opened the gate for him immediately.

"Hahaha! Look who's here!" Colonel Geringan's voice was uncharacteristically boisterous. "If it isn't the man who helped my daughter become a Martial Artist!"

He shook Rui's hand vigorously with a wide grin.

"I merely offered guidance." Rui smiled modestly. "She is ultimately responsible for breaking through her limits, that too in the middle of a crisis, from what I hear."

Rui played down his contribution and impact on her growth. He didn't want to accept credit that could land him in hot water that he was not equipped to handle. If he truly did contribute to her breaking through, then he did not want people to know that.

Funnily enough, if he was sure that he didn't actually contribute anything, then taking credit looked more attractive.

"Have a seat." Colonel Geringan told Rui as he sat down himself. "Crea will be here soon enough, she's just preoccupied with a few matters."

"It seems to breaking through has put a lot on her plate." Rui chuckled.

"You have no idea." Geringan laughed. "Just entertaining our various acquaintances, in the Martial community and otherwise, who called in to congratulate us alone has taken up hours of her free time, she has been quite cranky because of that."

pain." Rui smiled wryly. "When I broke through, I only had

actually the same for me." Colonel Geringan nodded. "What little I had

of the Martial community when he broke through. Rui did recall reading that the Jenken

had grown knowing that. The fact that he was a Martial Colonel despite only being a Martial Senior

conveyed authority without much of the management and leadership responsibilities and

Apprentices were usually promoted to

usually promoted to the

promoted to

were usually promoted to the Martial colonel

was a Martial colonel despite only being a Martial Senior meant that he had likely accrued a large number of merits in his time in the military allowing him

another individual

exclaimed as she arrived, rushing towards

laughed as he caught her dive at him. "Congratulations on becoming

your training," Crea replied with

The actual effort, among other things, that one needs to put to break through is something

Crea accepted his praise

yet gotten any details from colonel

is sacrificing defense but using that opportunity to inflict more pain and harm

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