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.

the fact that there wasn't really any other viable solution to getting what he needed without compromise and as quickly as a Martial duel could

"But can you win?"

Ceeran returned his attention to

Rui closed his eyes. "I am the strongest when I have time

Martial Masters were familiar enough with his Martial Art to understand what he meant by

that I'm working on…it's not perfect, but

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

if he could use it

his biggest weakness before the battle even began. If his target was someone that he could find easily, he could shadow them

loss. He had always been able

it remains to

finalized the details of the little Martial duel, and had managed to arrange

matter?" Rui nonchalantly remarked

a projection of Raijun and

to meet me face

Raijun glared at him with hostility while Rajak

you two allied," Rui remarked, turning to

strained to contain

Rui, but

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

didn't

had managed to agree that Rui could

do you want?" Prince Raijun glared at

a sigh, resigned to the fact that his low-effort attempts at causing them to break up had failed. "I need you to terminate your contract with

Raijun snorted with disbelief. "And why in

forfeit my bid