The Martial Unity

"So you're the new Martial Squire that the entire town has been abuzz of, hm?" A sharp-eyed woman remarked with a detached tone. "One of the few Martial Artists to have ever passed the general science exam to become a journeyman scholar, that too only after ten days of preparation. Perhaps you chose the wrong field."

Soon after they signed the contract with the town of Crexeet, they were quickly led to the Department of Defense, where they met with the head of defense Squire Ferilwal.

"Pleasure to meet you, Squire Ferilwal," Rui greeted her, ignoring her remark.

"Come along, there are some things that need to be done," She told them as she led the two of them into a large facility.

"Erh, what exactly do we need to do?" Kane asked, breaking the silence.

"Why, I thought that should be obvious, surely," She remarked as she turned towards them.

"Uh, no?"

"You'll be proving your worth," She said as she led them deep beneath the facility, into a large facility. "Proving your worth as Martial Artists."

"A Martial Artist who can crack scholarly exams is worthless as a Martial Artist," She narrowed her eyes. "The fact that you possess a foundation to be able to pass that exam, and not just pass it, but get almost a full score makes me doubt your abilities as a Martial Squire. Your presence as a Martial Artist is scarce, too."

She raised her arm, gesturing with her index finger. "Prove to me you're worth something."

Rui wasn't even mad at her words. In truth, there was validity to what she was saying.

He was a young Martial Squire, and although he didn't disclose his identity, his youth was not something that could be hidden. The fact that he was able to perform well in a scholarly field would normally mean an immense amount of effort in that field that wasn't put into Martial Art.

would come to. He would have concluded

out and not worry about

Rui replied. "I do not wish to divulge my actual

no fool. If he revealed his Martial Path, then it was possible for Chairman Deacon to somehow get word of a Martial Artist with 'adaptive evolution' which is what Rui was known to have. Even if the probability of this happening was low from Rui's perspective because the communication across the continent was

he and Kane had already ensured that they did not need to disclose any personal information

of them. "I'll

air spiked for just

And then it began.

speeds, staring straight at Rui. Kane stepped away, clearly recognizing that she was beginning with

as he made a split-second

chose to

arms were positioned at her hips, and there was no torque build-up to

and ready to lash out, he was quite certain that she was a grappler. Rui did not want to face a

chose this place instead of an open

a large gap between them was not possible, at

in hindsight. He

didn't need

THWOOM!

powerful Mighty Roar Flash Blast technique shot forward

BAM!