The Martial Unity

1560 Commence

With two important events coming up, Rui quickly got to work, forming the presentation rapidly. The mode of the presentation was going to be an analog slide show where he would need to draw out each slide and it would be upscaled onto larger paper on a bigger board for the actual day of the presentation.

It appeared that digital technology in this world had not reached a stage where he could actively work on a screen and create a digital slide show. But that was fine as far as Rui was concerned.

A few days passed when Rui finally got a message from Kane stating that he had made his mind up, and wanted to meet.

Rui decided to oblige him.

"Kane," Rui addressed him as he sky-walked down.

"Rui…" He murmured.

Rui had immediately noticed a change in his temperament.

His eyes were sharp. Sharper than he had ever seen them.

His normally easy-going demeanor and body language were gone. Yet he wasn't stiff, there was only one thing that radiated from him at the moment.

Conviction.

Rui sensed the resolve in his eyes.

"Good, I see that you're well-prepared. I wouldn't have allowed you to go through with this is if you had half-baked determination," Rui remarked.

The two of them had been communicating remotely over the past few days as Rui informed Kane more of what was necessary.

had truly taken Rui's

holding back," Kane's voice had a chilling undertone. "If we go through with this, I'm going to give it my

hurt him to even utter those words, but Rui

unless one was giving it their very best

why Rui and Ieyasu had seriously aimed to kill each other

let's get going," Rui stated. "There's no way we're doing this in the Kandrian Empire. I've told my family that I'd be away for a few days, that's how long this will take. I trust you've made all the preparations I've told you to

"I'm ready, Rui.

cut him off. "I've told you. You're risking a fate worse than death

sharper as he clenched his

prepared a few supplies, purchasing some potions and a food pills for their journey away. He was only going to get started after he was certain that he wouldn't be discovered by the Kandrian

their travels. Rui wasn't even interested in the journey itself. He had just returned to the Kandrian Empire

willing to do it for

deserted wasteland that was far west of

couldn't detect the presence of even the slightest hint of fauna and flora anywhere within a hundred-kilometer

prepped," Rui said, burying his

two of them stood opposite each

drew his knives,

body after a long journey,

to

see this

"Well, I hope that's true. As I said, that

avalanche of bloodlust erupted

air curdled under

wrung taut from the sheer

Kane's eyes narrowed.

even if you beg me to stop, I