The Martial Unity

"Hmph, Miriam," Matriarch Nephi snorted softly. "That sounds just like her."

She turned to Rui with a deep gaze. "Yet, despite not having her or your father, you did well. Too well, in fact. I am unable to fathom how a thirty-two-year-old Awakened and reached the peak of the Bodyforger rank, especially when your great strength is not your body but a mind brimming with more thought than I have ever seen amongst bodyforgers."

Rui smiled wryly. "I had a good family that took care of me in place of my parents…I have also been blessed with miracles."

That was what his reincarnation in a new world was, as far as he was concerned, a miracle.

"Do not give all the credit to talent," Matriarch Nephi huffed. "Talent is worthless without drive. Utterly worthless. It must not have been easy to arrive at the power that you possess."

Rui smiled, accepting her compliment.

"You must wonder why we never came for you."

Her voice grew heavy.

Rui's eyes softened.

He would be lying if he didn't. The Silas Clan was undoubtedly one that cared about family deeply. It was probably the second most important thing to them, based on what he saw, after prophecy.

He didn't know why the Silas Clan had never come to adopt Rui as a baby after Miriam died. He didn't understand why they had never once come to see him or speak to him. He didn't know why he was the one who sought to find them when they had known about him for more than thirty years.

He would be lying if he thought of them positively with this in mind.

love of a large family. And we deprived you of what we were obligated to give you. It

at her deeply, waiting

heartbroken that Miriam chose to entrust you to your bastard of a father," Matriarch Nephi's eyes darkened. "It was painful to accept that she found us, her own blood and kin, who had raised her with all

grandchild back into my family, but alas, I was too weak back then. Mentally and Martially. Back then, I was a high-level Mindforger, which,

what appeared

emotional state, revealing

"Forgive me for failing you as a descendant of the Silas Clan. It has been decades since the death of my daughter; only now do I possess the clarity

as the emotions

shook his head. "…I understand. I don't bear any hostility or hatred towards the Silas Clan. You may think that I have been deprived of a family, but I told you, thanks to my mother and father, I gained a family that gave me all the love that I will ever need in

"That is good to hear. Tell me, what

maintaining his

head. "Your apprehension is understandable. However, three decades have passed. Hearing his name is not going to evoke me to break a relationship with

"…Rui Quarrier Kandria."

as I dislike the last name.

the orphanage where I was raised," Rui

good name,"

I gain the name of Silas," Rui smiled wryly. "I don't know how I feel about a

our culture," Matriarch Nephi reassured. "Rui Quarrier Silas Kandria. That is a splendid name. If only your first name was longer than two syllables. If I were Miriam, I would have chosen something like, hmmm, 'Ruina,' for example. In fact, I would suggest you change your