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."

Her expression grew a little serious. "…to inform you that someone contacted Area Crina with the intention of commissioning the Voidreaper

eyes narrowed, growing immersed in

taking it in stride," Master Reina smirked with a hint

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, but the powerful know that they cannot blatantly attack me with Kandrian Martial Artists, lest they face

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

widened as she stared at Rui in disbelief. "Did you predict that someone would commission the Voidreaper

smirked, amused. "But yes, I did anticipate something

you make preparations

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

a bunch of techniques. I

"That sounds like you. What happened to them hiring the Voidreaper to kill you,

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

narrowed his eyes. "Thing is, no one who can't commission Masters should

not?" Master Reina

calmly. "They're underqualified. Both to kill me and to deal with the 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 history. A Senior-level force that is too financially weak to commission Masters should be too terrified to try and

stupid to realize that they are too weak to kill me with the political protection I

was alive, then Rui might suspect him as the prime candidate. This was a man who hated Rui enough and was determined and perseverant enough to kill Rui

But he was dead.

extremely wealthy and powerful, he could definitely