The Martial Unity

Two months passed.

Rui spent the time mastering Project Keep Up With Kane while he conducted extensive research with the remaining two projects, he had nearly come to an end with the theoretical and research phase and had almost fleshed out the entirety of all of the chinks of the technique blueprints.

Project Keep Up With Kane on the other hand, had already nearly reached flawless proficiency.

Compared to the other two projects, he was able to master this technique at quite the pace since he first began.

WHOOSH

He dashed through the woods at top speed.

"Fwuuuuu…" He inhaled with his mouth at just the right pace while his arm movements were positioned such that the resulting vacuum was formed right before him. His body posture was such that he maximized the volume of the vacuum.

Suddenly, his speed more than doubled as he shot through the woods even faster! The lack of the oppressing drag caused by the atmosphere and the atmospheric pressure pushing him from behind led him to move much faster than he normally was limited to.

"Fuuuuu…" He exhaled as he dispelled the technique allowing drag to slow him down and stop him

STEP

He paused as he looked at his pocket watch before turning back to look at the distance he covered.

"That's fifty in a row without a single collision, I guess that makes this a wrap. I'm glad I was able to overcome the discrepancies between this technique and Wind Breathing," Rui casually remarked.

problem with creating a breathing technique to use when maneuvering was that he was already using Wind Breathing while maneuvering. It was not easy to use two breathing techniques simultaneously due to clashing requirements of timing, frequency, and force among

created a technique that was compatible with Wind Breathing, to the point where he ended fusing the two techniques

Gale Bolt Breathing.

Nepomniatchi's Lightning Breathing,')

more potent version of the technique; Lightning Breathing, a technique that Ian

had lacked the talent needed to master the technique and thus had resolved to master

to the Squire Realm, he had upgraded that technique by merging it with

Breathing in principle, but I don't think it's that much weaker,') Rui

or enough to put him equal with Kane, he would at the very least not hold Kane back

that he wanted to

like to get back to working

day of the

Mana had attempted the Martial Entrance Exam more than a year ago prior and had failed. The two of them had since then grown extremely

ago, dominating the exam and passing with flying colors as Martial Apprentices attending the exam always did. One month later, today, they would be leaving the Quarrier Orphanage and would move to the

them,') He sighed as

in the front yard. They had gathered in a circle around Max and Mana, exchanging words and hugs. Rui patiently waited for Max and Mana

We're going to be late you know,"

refuse

their faces in her hands before finally letting go.

exchanged a final farewell with everyone

you two ready?" Rui asked