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.

knowledge was extremely shallow, but he was aware of the basics. Prince Raijun was a Martial Apprentice who had managed

eyes narrowed

matter how powerful an organization was, they were wholly unable to compete for the throne unless it was

Raijun was most likely the front through which the Martial Union was partaking in the Kandrian Throne War. He shook his head slightly, he needed to

to Nel and Hever. "What

"Fighting!" Nel grinned.

my Martial Art," He commented. "I'm working on maximizing

Realm. He was quite confident in their

you, Fiona?" He turned towards

by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment," She replied, sipping

the Ministry of Ecology and Environment many times, but that was through the Martial

he got after he successfully

a job too and I accepted in a heartbeat," She remarked. "The Ministry deploys me to various places and locations either

suits you," Rui smiled knowingly. "You were always a highly curious one. It makes sense

only experienced high-grade Martial Artists get deployed there. I'm building up my experience

eyes lit up with passion

enjoy it," Rui nodded. "You all seem to have been

able to reconnect with old friends. This was one of the reasons

eyes flashed with curiosity. "You must tell us what happened to you

eyes, everybody immediately grew more interested at that. Even Milliana, who

of them was curious about what had happened to Rui leading to him becoming