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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."

wryly. "When I broke through, I

Geringan nodded. "What

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

for him had grown knowing that. The fact that he was a Martial Colonel despite only being a Martial Senior was rather impressive, for the rank was normally given only to Martial

of 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 of those ranks in the regular Kandrian military

were usually promoted to the Martial corporal

usually promoted

Seniors were usually promoted to the

Masters were usually promoted to

a Martial Senior meant that he had likely accrued a large number of merits in his time in the military allowing him to

individual

Rui!" Crea exclaimed as

her dive at him. "Congratulations on

your training," Crea replied with a

do. The actual effort, among other things, that one needs to put

accepted his praise with a beaming

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

Martial Path is counter-offensive deterrence. My greatest defense is sacrificing defense but

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