The Martial Unity

"My sense of humor is as sophisticated as ever," Master Reina corrected him.

"…Sure thing," skepticism was palpably dripping off his voice.

"You don't seem very convinced."

"Your humor has the sophistication of that of a teenager who just learned about the bees and birds," Rui scoffed.

"Is that how you speak to a teacher you haven't seen in five years? I haven't forgotten that you didn't invite me to your assassination!"

"What assassination?" Rui innocently replied. "I haven't assassinated anybody in my life. No ma'am. Not one soul. This pupil of yours is a law-abiding citizen."

"Huhu…That was the right response," She nodded approvingly.

"This no assassination, is it?" Master Gurren asked, having returned to normal.

"Who knows?" She stared at Rui with an interested expression. "I haven't decided yet. Perhaps if this silly pupil of mine made up for not having visited his poor, lonely teacher for so many years and cheating on her with another teacher, I might consider letting him live."

An amused smile flashed on Rui's face. "So you came all the way from the Sirana Gulf to the Kandrian Empire for a comedy skit? And you call your humor sophisticated."

commissioning the Voidreaper to assassinate one Rui Quarrier. They correctly deduced that there

his eyes

stride,"

of some action being taken against me within two years of my return to the Kandrian Empire was at about sixty-eight percent," Rui remarked calmly. "Yet there is too much deterrence to attacking me. Thus, anybody who does endeavor to do so is either very stupid or very powerful. The stupid are not a threat,

turned to meet Master Reina's gaze. "Thus, it can be inferred that they will employ the power of international and

in disbelief. "Did you predict that

smirked, amused. "But yes, I did anticipate

preparations to

I grew stronger," Rui shrugged. "Much stronger.

on his face. "I just learned a bunch of techniques. I was hoping that

What happened to them hiring the Voidreaper to

question," Rui remarked as his analytical mind burst into action. "There are two possibilities. They are unable to

Masters should have the balls to antagonize me. Unless

Reina tilted her head,

consequences. The Martial Union adores me for the contributions I made to Martial Art, and their Martial Art as well as the promise for more contributions and the prestige of having the most prodigious Senior in

too stupid to realize that they are too weak to kill me with the political protection I have or hate me with such intensity that they are willing to

suspect him as the prime candidate. This was a man who hated Rui enough

But he was dead.

extremely wealthy and powerful, he could definitely