The Martial Unity

"…Alright, if that's how you want to go about it, then go ahead with it," Rui replied. "Let's put aside the matter of the Kandrian Throne War for now," Julian heaved a sigh. "I did not come here to talk about such heavy topics."

He turned to Rui. "Tell me, what do you plan to do now that you're back here?"

Rui considered the question wordlessly. "…In the short term, I think I just want to it a little slow for now. I have been away for nearly eight years, and I just want to experience a bit of what I've missed all this time."

It was quite surreal to think that he had already returned home. He couldn't quite get enough of it, especially considering it hadn't even been a full day since he arrived.

"That's understandable, I'm glad you're not going to run off on some other long-term distant commission or something like that. It's good to take things slow when you've been living fast and hard," Julian gently coaxed Rui.

"After that…I'm going to work on reaching the Master Realm," Rui replied. "I also have plenty of business and matters to handle."

He knew that the Martial Union was undoubtedly waiting for him. Though he was glad that they had enough tact and respect for his personal liberty that they didn't try and send a messenger summoning him to the head office of the Martial Union. That gave him a better impression of them.

"Isn't it a bit too soon for you to think about the Master Realm?" Julian asked hesitantly. "The youngest breakthrough to the Master Realm occurred at the age of sixty, after all."

need for that

no way she wouldn't find him before he turned sixty. Although the Panama Continent was enormous and the information connectivity across the continent was shit, it was still only a matter of time before she

and he was going to be more famous than he ever

He had just gotten back to a peaceful life, and he had no intention of losing it yet again. He already had some pretty good ideas on how to prevent that from happening. This time, he had no intention of taking any half-assed

broke through to the Master Realm,

was still a

visiting other places. While far from perfect, the people of the Kandrian Empire are generally not unhappy, I've even ventured to say that this is a happy nation, all

highest echelons, it was only a matter of time before it escalated even further, threatening the pace that he had come to belatedly learn the

like the Carnil Mafia, who also

unlikely that he would be able to do anything. After all, there were fourteen

on things that I can't affect, I should focus on

"Ah, I've meant

his best to maintain a composed expression. "…She's special, but we're not in a committed relationship. There are practical impediments. We want different things in life. I can't stand stagnating in one place for too long, especially after what I've experienced in the past eight years. I know for a fact I would be much weaker had