The Martial Unity

"What was his Martial Art like?" Rui asked Kane, as the question popped into his head.

"Funnily enough, it was eerily similar to that of Senior Xanarn's," Kane remarked. "Actually, it was extremely similar to Senior Xanarn's now that I think about it."

Rui furrowed his eyebrows in response.

That was indeed an odd coincidence, he wondered if Tokugawa was a disciple of Senior Xanarn. Perhaps he had inherited a good portion of her Martial Path that explained why his Martial Art resembled hers.

He wasn't sure if that was the case though. How could a disciple surpass the master when they weren't even of the same Realm? Although it was technically possible that the man had absorbed Senior Xanarn's teachings in a very brief period and then quickly surpassed her after learning everything, that was far more than just a little unlikely.

Once the sparring session finished. Senior Xanarn spoke with all the guardians one-on-one to give them tips and areas of improvement, that was the true yield that the Martial Squires were looking for. The insights of a Martial Senior were the reason that they chose to partake in this sparring session.

Rui smiled with excitement, he couldn't wait for her to reach the tenth class, and he looked forward to sparring against her with everything he had.

"Sir?" A messenger from the management department addressed Rui.

"Hm?" Rui turned towards her. "Yes?"

"The deputy director of the intelligence department wishes to speak to you," She informed him. "Please head to his office as soon as possible."

Rui had expected as much, nodding.

The intelligence that he provided to the intelligence department on the superweapon that they had commissioned from Frigga Industries was sure to attract a lot of attention. The only reason he hadn't been summoned immediately was that the report needed to undergo processing by an analyst of the department before it would be categorized or organized by the protocols of the system.

intelligence that Rui

and speedy of them,') Rui mused as he

trouble?"

"I'll catch you

last glance at Senior Xanarn before

he arrived at the

the name 'Feric Franmalth' was on

KNOCK KNOCK

"Who's there?"

replied. "I

"Ah…"

Feric, who was sitting at his table with a document that

at the two guardians that were in the

was one of the duties of the guardians, providing general security by taking on such roles every once in

they were grade-nine Martial Squires which meant that they were most likely in the higher

take a seat," The man ushered

the many

it didn't reach his eyes. "This is quite the report. You can imagine why I called you

more details, and to potentially employ my services on the matter

you here," The man smiled. "Since you already know why you're here, I will cut to the chase. Your report, if true, is of great importance to us. You have warned us

false, it would be disastrous, we cannot afford to prepare for a war that isn't

A lot rode on the intelligence report being true, and currently, the only existing confirmation came from one low-ranked guardian who had very recently joined the