The Martial Unity

Rui had long gotten the impression that the system of commissions worked differently now from when he was a Martial Apprentice. The role that the Martial Union took when he was a Martial Apprentice was much more significant than when he was a Martial Squire. The Martial Union was like a manager and a boss to Martial Apprentices when they undertook missions. However, when he was a Martial Squire, the Martial Union took a few steps back and instead shifted to the role of a somewhat distant moderator and a rule enforcer.

He had already felt this in the few Squire-level missions he undertook, but he could really feel it in this particular commission.

Conditional-approval contracts, personally negotiated failure penalties, and declarations that the Martial Union would enforce without having any hand in were much different than it was when he was a Martial Apprentice.

He had much more freedom and liberty in the arrangements he could have with his client. It was as though the martial Union was giving him more autonomy now that he was a bit more mature as a Martial Artist.

Of course, he didn't mind. It made his job much more enjoyable. But he also had to make important decisions.

Like the one he just made.

In all honesty, from an objective perspective, he knew that he was being risky and foolish. Not only was there a natural chance for failure from an objective perspective, but perhaps his own client may try to cause him to fail.

as the agreement meant that all the information he gave him prior needed to be true, or else it would violate the contract and Rui would not be prohibited from aggressing violence on

also wanted to put himself in a situation where he was under pressure. The true test of his capability would not be under

he decided to take the risk, ultimately. Granted, he was more than smart enough to know that he probably wasn't being the most rational he

looked up at Rui as he put his comms device away. "I've officially accepted your application to accept my commission. I imagine you should already have access

he accessed his account, finding a digital version of

quickly read through it as he inputted the information into his Mind

provided seemed accurate. The details regarding the locations of security specifically were

provided him with even greater insight regarding the desired outcomes of the assassination. The director of the board of directors was answering to the Senate on the potential for treason in the form of facilitating

to the mission bill. Rui could gauge the objective of the assassination on a deeper level, though he wasn't

really be convinced that the president will automatically be under a lot of suspicions just because this particular director happens to be assassinated," Rui murmured. "Because

about to utter testimony in a senate, that will be detrimental to your publicly-stated stance on governmental intervention on the information that you as a president has, dies before he can finish the sentence, you will be the first person everyone will look at. Especially when the two of you have had a history of severe conflict of interest.

particularly relevant

Martial Artists,

plan is screwed. Don't say I