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.

someone would come to. He would have concluded that

a Squire-level training space, you can go all out and not worry about damage," She continued. "Before

all-rounder," Rui replied. "I do not wish to

what Rui was known to have. Even if

had already ensured that they did not need to disclose any personal information that they did not want

She snorted as she glared at both of them. "I'll squeeze it out

in the air spiked for just a

And then it began.

at incredible speeds, staring straight at Rui. Kane

narrowed his eyes as

chose to

simple. Her arms were positioned at her hips, and there was no torque build-up

out, he was quite certain that she was a

this place instead of an

gave her the advantage, it meant that simply retreating to constantly maintain a large gap between them was not possible, at some point, he would need

regretting in hindsight. He would definitely need to rectify this error in the future, but for now, he

didn't need

THWOOM!

Blast technique shot forward toward his

BAM!