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.

considered the matter thoughtfully. His knowledge was extremely shallow, but he was aware of the basics. Prince Raijun was a Martial Apprentice who had managed to become an internal member of the Martial Union, joining its corps.

see…" Rui's eyes narrowed

Prince Raijun was basically the Martial Union's ticket to the Throne War. No matter how powerful an organization was, they were wholly unable

was partaking in the Kandrian Throne War. He shook his head slightly, he needed to stop getting his head

busy," He commented, turning to Nel and Hever. "What about

"Fighting!" Nel grinned.

Art," He commented. "I'm working on maximizing the potential for my

were both on a steady path to the Senior Realm. He was

about you, Fiona?" He turned towards

as an explorer by the Ministry of Ecology

I've worked with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment many times, but that was through the Martial Union serving as a

he got after he successfully

was actually offered a job too and I accepted in a heartbeat," She remarked. "The Ministry deploys me to various places and locations either to explore and scale or document them, or find

Rui smiled knowingly. "You were always a highly curious one. It makes sense that you would eventually become an explorer. Have you ever been deployed to the Beast

dangerous place so normally only experienced high-grade Martial Artists get deployed there. I'm

passion when she spoke about

it," Rui nodded. "You all seem

that he was able to reconnect with old friends. This was one of

to familiarize yourselves with our statuses…" Fiona's eyes flashed with

just her eyes, everybody immediately grew more interested at that. Even Milliana, who was normally detached, stared at Rui

curious about what had happened to Rui leading to him becoming