The Martial Unity

1541 Preoccupations

"Enough about me, what have all of you been up to?" Rui asked, curious.

"I've been spending most of my time training and undertaking missions," Fiona replied cheerily.

"Martial Union?"

"Not at all," She shook her head. "I've been working for my own family. Undertaking operations surrounding our family businesses and matters. I stopped fulfilling open commissions from the Martial Union after I broke through to the Squire Realm."

"Ah, that must be in preparation for undertaking more responsibility within your family," Rui mused.

"Indeed," She nodded. "Our family has entanglements and obligations to many other prestigious families in the Martial community of the Kandrian Empire and other organizations, in addition…"

Her expression grew complicated. "The Dullahan Family has openly sided with Prince Raijun Ver Kandria, joining the Raijun Faction and becoming one of the donors and patrons of the Raijun Foundation. So I have been undertaking missions commissioned by His Highness' administration as well."

Rui raised an eyebrow. "Prince Raijun…I believe that's the Martial Apprentice prince, right?"

She nodded, heaving a sigh.

Clearly, she wasn't the biggest fan of this development.

but he was aware of the basics. Prince Raijun was a Martial Apprentice who had managed to become an internal

Rui's eyes narrowed in

powerful an organization was, they were wholly unable to compete for the throne unless it was through a royal descendant

the front through which the Martial Union was partaking in the Kandrian Throne War. He shook his head slightly, he needed to stop getting his head tangled in matters that had nothing

commented, turning to Nel and

"Fighting!" Nel grinned.

He commented. "I'm working

a steady path to the Senior Realm. He was quite confident in their ability to reach the

about you, Fiona?" He

by the Ministry

worked with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment many times, but that was

successfully killed the earthen basilisk in one of his hunting

heartbeat," She remarked. "The Ministry deploys me to various places and locations either to explore and scale or document them, or find and investigate certain phenomena, either anomalous or dangerous, and sometimes

one. It makes sense that you would eventually become an explorer. Have you ever been deployed

remarked. "It's a highly dangerous place so normally only experienced high-grade Martial Artists get deployed there. I'm building up my experience and Martial Art

with passion when she

glad you seem to enjoy it," Rui nodded. "You all

glad that he was able to reconnect with old friends. This was one of the reasons he had looked forward to returning to the Kandrian

Fiona's eyes flashed with curiosity. "You must tell us what

grew more interested at that. Even Milliana, who was normally detached, stared at Rui with

had happened to Rui leading to him becoming the youngest Martial Senior