"This feeling…"
How could he not recognize it? He had sensed it countless times in his life.
"Martial Apprentice…" He murmured as he rapidly reached their location.
The two of them paused their sparring match as their senses picked up his approach. They turned to meet him with smiles on their faces.
Even before Rui could talk to them, he had already noticed how much they had grown. Their energy was calmer and more composed. They had lost their childish and immature demeanor. Their eyes, which used to be filled with wonder and curiosity, were not filled with determination.
Rui felt his heartache at the thought that he missed their breakthrough to the Apprentice Realm. It was a shame, but alas, it could not be helped.
STEP
He landed before them.
"The two of you…" He smiled. "To say that you have made me proud is an understatement. Congratulations, you are now Martial Artists."
He ruffled their head in adoration, though perhaps they were getting too old for it, admittedly.
"Thank you, big brother," Mana beamed at his praise.
big bro!"
eh?" Rui chuckled. "It's not nice to keep secrets from your
to tell you about the
of them shared
me about your
grew more
Martial Art is centered around dynamic maneuvering," She explained. "My style of combat focuses on three-dimensional maneuvering for defensive and offensive applications. No attack
"Interesting…" Rui nodded.
her movements to position
he had a feeling he knew
momentum strikes!" Max grinned. "I rush, gather as much energy I can, and break my opponents with one big
every ounce of energy
Rui used to have, to the extreme. Of course, this meant that
who had reached fearsome heights purely focusing on a singular
came to mind
had incorporated elements of other techniques into it to elevate the technique.
to that one singular thing. Dedicated everything they had to offer in one direction, and they were able to accomplish feats
and dangerousness of his bullrush strikes, then he would
so much better, and yet why can't I still sense even a shred of
He did not like drawing attention from others,
that he had been walking around with the aura of a grade-ten
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