The Martial Unity

1559 Plans

It wasn't long before Miss Vilmentine took her leave from the orphanage. While she had clearly expressed and conveyed the high interest that the Raemina Faction had in winning over Rui, she didn't go too far by dogging Rui about joining her faction.

An overly-persistent approach was unpleasant to most people, it showed a lack of respect for boundaries.

Furthermore, today was just a basic low-effort preliminary attempt to earn his support.

"Huff…" Julian heaved a tired sigh as he watched the royal carriage accelerate away from the orphanage. "It seems she is quite intent on bringing you over to the Raemina Faction."

"It would seem that way," Rui nodded, concurring with the man. "I'm not really surprised."

Rui had an impressive history during his time in the Kandrian Empire.

He had reached the finals of the Martial Contest held during the Martial Festival when he was an Apprentice, earning his first hint of fame through the Kandrian Empire. He had then gone on to perform several incredible feats as a Martial Apprentice.

He had managed to kill a Martial Squire as a Martial Apprentice. While there was context and nuance that made his feat not nearly as absurd and bonkers as it seemed on the surface, the details had been lost in the wind as the rumors spread across the entire nation.

On top of that, he had essentially won the Kandrian Empire the war of the Serevian Dungeon, singlehandedly decimating the armies of all of the three powerhouses of East Panama.

developing a handful of grade-ten techniques, one of which he submitted to the Martial Union to earn a lot of appreciation and praise. He then went on to serve as an ambassador of

of society that he was the infamous Voider that singlehandedly dominated the Shionel Dungeon raids

happened to return during a time that was close to the death of said merchant tycoon, which raised questions for many

to raise an investigation, especially when Martial Artists in the Kandrian Empire had impunity to the law to certain extents, thanks

Senior in history and was already a high-grade Martial Senior

be happy that my achievements during my eight-year hiatus are not known yet,' Rui heaved a relieved

they learned of the sheer power that he had attained as a Martial Squire, having survived and shaken off an attack

would not be enough to singlehandedly turn the favor towards a

table. He could sense the gold-laden cards within the envelopes; invitations that he would need to present to enter

to hear what Princess Raemina had to say to him. Who

also wanted to get a good gauge of what kind of person she was. Intelligence reports from credible organizations like the Beggar's Sect and

BZZZT!

communication device

message from the

finalized. Thankfully, they gave him enough time to prepare in a week, as he

headache that he needed to tend to. But he needed the massive funds that he would get once the Martial Union estimated the value of his contribution as he enlightened

no concerns about whether they would buy it. There were physiological experiments that would lend credence to his claims, the same ones that had led

justify knowing it as a Martial Senior who was home-schooled by his mother and elder

up with the perfect

help with something, Julian,"