The Martial Unity

The next day, Rui got out of bed earlier than he normally did, quickly preparing himself. It wasn't too long before he wore his Martial Art attire before quickly heading out after bidding his family members goodbye.

Today was his first day training the Martial Prince.

He immediately set off for the town of Vargard at high speeds, sailing through the Kandrian Empire.

Prince Raijun's staff had offered to take care of transport both ways, but Rui firmly denied it.

He knew what the Martial Prince was trying to do. He was trying to increase the association between himself and Rui, to increase the difficulty of Rui joining other parties.

That was why Rui firmly insisted that the contract between them occur through the Martial Union as a broker, making it seem much more business-oriented than a personal commitment.

Furthermore, Rui refused to allow the Prince to take charge of the security detail for his family, insisting that he transfer the amount needed to sustain the security detail. He also refused any personnel change in the security detail.

There were multiple reasons for this.

The first reason was to ensure that Prince Raijun did not gain any meaningful leverage over Rui.

Rui was far too sharp to not realize the ramifications of handing over his family's safety to a Royal prince who wanted something out of Rui. That was why he simply had him pay the amount needed for the security to Rui, and Rui would then personally purchase an extension for the commission of the security detail protecting his family.

he could even get rid of the Martial Union as the broker between himself and the security

undoubtedly realize the significance of Rui's refusals of the deal that Prince

message, a message indicating that not only was he not in the

Raijun's cute attempt at implicitly roping him in to instead put greater distance between

at Rui when the two of them met for the second time after Rui arrived at his manor. "It seems you are truly unwilling to join my faction. Such

my stance clear back then," Rui replied calmly. "Naturally, I would not allow myself to get funneled

at Rui. "I heard you met my sister. What do

know that I rejected joining

have to address her with such a lofty title, Senior Quarrier," Prince Raijun chuckled. "That psycho does not deserve deference from someone like yourself. I told you did I not? I want to create a nation where Martial Artists don't have to bow their heads to people undeserving of such a gesture. That includes mere Martial Apprentices like myself as well as controlling women like her. If not for the fact that only those of royal blood can ascend the throne, for now, I would not have allowed

see," Rui simply

he did hide it well, Rui could sense that he did possess the aristocratic and royal

and informal, there were subtle hints in his body language that betrayed

below a certain height. His eyes did not

the bearing that was undoubtedly programmed into him

all, Rui highly doubted that he could fool all the Martial Masters

an extremely high ability to peer into people