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."

sound like a pain." Rui smiled wryly. "When I broke through, I only had to

Geringan nodded. "What

broke through. Rui did recall reading that the Jenken family wasn't part of the Martial community, or even a

that Colonel Geringan had today was earned by Colonel Geringan himself. Rui's respect for him had grown knowing that. The fact

the army given to Martial Artists. It conveyed authority without much of the management and leadership responsibilities and duties that normally came along with the normal equivalent

promoted to

usually promoted to the

promoted

usually promoted to the Martial colonel

Jenken 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

individual

Rui!" Crea exclaimed as she arrived, rushing

caught her dive at him. "Congratulations

your training," Crea replied with a grateful

that is what I was brought here to do. The actual effort, among other things, that one needs to put to break through is something

his praise

me about your Martial Path." Rui casually said. He hadn't yet gotten any details from colonel Geringan, probably because he wanted to let his daughter be the one to explain it to

but using that opportunity

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