The Martial Unity

Rui found that point of view to be quite interesting. It was not how he normally thought of Martial Art.

Every Martial Artist knew that Martial Art was a solitary path. No one else could walk one's path for another. The further Martial Artists walked down their paths, the more their paths diverged from each other. They grew increasingly different and distanced.

Furthermore, to progress, conflict between them was necessary. Sparring was not good enough, genuine life-or-death conflict was what was necessary to yield the fruits of experience that would refine one's Martial Art.

Thus, not only was Martial Art a solitary path, but it was even an antagonistic path.

However, Prince Raijun brought up an interesting point in regard to it. It was true that Rui had benefited from the contribution of countless Martial Artists before him, contributing things that would go on to become highly ubiquitous and almost necessary fields of Martial Art.

Of course, Rui knew that he had already contributed to Martial Art with the Hungry Pain technique and his other grade-ten techniques. He wasn't exactly drowned in debt considering the sheer impact that he had already made and was bound to make in the future.

The two of them spoke more before their conversation eventually concluded.

"You're an incredible, Rui Quarrier," Prince Raijun shook his hand. "I look forward to gaining your tutelage and training. I'll have the paperwork sent to you as soon as possible."

Rui nodded, smiling. "I look forward to offering my services."

you for enough time after having you dragged away, until

found himself back in his carriage, having departed from the Royal

the Martial Prince did not deviate too much from his expectations. Although the grace that the prince decided to shower him

Realms. Only they

away with a better impression of

royal and aristocratic bearing to better

his attitude and expression,' Rui mused. 'It was a good calculated decision. On top of that, he had effective rhetoric and

accrued a lot of wealth in addition to Martial capital. He readily accepted prolonging protection that was going to

association between himself and me,

protection was too powerful an incentive for him to possibly ignore for such a light reason. He had earned at least that much

or princesses from making their own attempts to gain his

that he was a level-headed and intelligent man who had demonstrated a good understanding of the state of Kandria and the nature of the Kandrian Thone War. Rui did

Artists as far as he was concerned. He was hoping that one of the other princes or princesses had a stance that would be in favor of

that, he didn't have

princesses didn't get crowned as the ruler, than to support any one particular prince or

distateful to him purely based on their stances and the