The Martial Unity

"We're not questioning your power, Your Highness," One of his advisors carefully remarked. "However, you are grade-thirteen Martial Senior, are you not? While your growth to the Senior Realm has been nothing short of the quickest and most prodigious, there are some powerful Martial Seniors who have spent centuries in the Senior Realm and are of a higher grade than you."

Rui smirked. "Your concerns are understandable, but leave the matter of the duel to me."

His advisors stared at him with fear and apprehension.

"Prepare the contract, contact Prince Raijun, and arrange a meeting with him," Rui replied, getting up. "Meeting concluded."

He left the office with his Martial Master bodyguards.

"If you have something to say, say it," Rui chuckled. "Your stared are heavy."

"Sorry," Master Ceeran remarked. "I didn't mean to."

"We're just surprised that you're acting uncharacteristically impulsively," Master Zentra calmly remarked.

"…You're not wrong," Rui heaved a sigh. "I suppose I'm just happy that I found a Martial solution to this problem."

Rui closed his eyes. "I'm a Martial Artist, after all, not a politician. The greater the number of problems better solved with my Martial Art, the happier I am. It makes me feel more…fulfilled."

One of the frustrating things about the Kandrian Throne War was that it was too high and powerful for him to influence with his own Martial Art. While techniques like the Hungry Pain technique could impact the Empire as a whole, it was not as though his personal power as a high-grade Martial Senior could impact the Kandrian Throne War.

Thus, he was forced to resort to solving his problems through ingenious schemes and sharp politics, but he didn't find satisfaction in this manner of accomplishing things.

The feeling of winning a fight to solve a problem with power obtained after years of hard work was a triumphant satisfaction that no amount of machination could fulfill. That was why he looked forward to the prospect of dueling his way to the throne.

It sounded much more fulfilling than anything else.

of that, he could take solace in the fact that there wasn't really any other viable solution to getting what he

"But can you win?"

returned his attention to the consequences of his

worry," Rui closed his eyes. "I am the strongest when

were familiar enough with his Martial Art to understand what he

this new technique that I'm working on…it's not perfect, but it should

technique by reducing the target scope from everything to just his target and opponent, it was still just a bit too long to

if he could use it before

eliminated his biggest weakness before the battle even began.

He had always been able to output incredibly far

remains to be

details of the little Martial duel,

matter?" Rui nonchalantly remarked as he stared

a projection

meet me face

at him with hostility

I'm surprised you two allied," Rui remarked, turning to

Rajak visibly strained to

at Rui,

he helped with plotting my assassination to stop you from reaching the Squire Realm," Rui casually remarked, observing his

didn't react

many differences, they had managed to agree that Rui could not

Raijun glared at him. "Why did

that his low-effort attempts at causing them to

Prince Raijun snorted with disbelief. "And why in the world would I do

to get to forfeit