Chapter 1761 Companion
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The door closed behind Rui after he exited the throne hall.
He beheld the outside world in a daze.
He wasn't even sure what to do.
"Rui." Master Ceeran's voice broke him out of his reverie as he descended from the sky, standing before Rui at the closed entrance to the Kandrian Throne Hall.
"...Master Ceeran," Rui smiled at him, tired. "...You didn't need to wait for me."
"I chose to," Master Ceeran smiled back, patting him on the shoulder. They walked down and away from the throne hall silently. Neither of them addressed the enormous elephant in the room.
Master Ceeran tactfully avoided bringing it up immediately.
"Man..." Rui heaved a sigh. "Today had been a crazy day."
"Indeed," Master Ceeran replied, nodding. "Not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined what happened actually happening..."
"...What is the Martial Union's reaction?" Rui asked warily.
Although he had yet to sort his thoughts and emotions from the information dump that he had been smacked in the face with, it was still a good job to understand the ramifications of the Emperor's decision. He could not avoid them after all. The sooner he gained a measure for them, the sooner he would be able to make a decision.
"Based on what I have been informed of, the news has already spread to the international and foreign stakeholders of Kandria with vested interests in the outcome of the Kandrian Throne War," Master Ceeran remarked. "A variety of spokespersons, delegates, ambassadors, consulates, and rulers have issued statements to the recent revelation."
Rui felt an enormous headache coming up.
"A number of news distribution services have contacted the Martial Union in hopes of getting statements from you," Master Ceeran remarked. "The revelation is slowly starting to spread to the common public; after all, you have been added to the official public record of the Royal Family Tree as Prince Rui Quarrier Kandria, the Final Prince."
At that moment, Rui just hoped the ground would open up and swallow him whole forever.
"An unexpected announcement of celebration from a Transcendent-level powerhouse nation was also issued just a short while ago," Master Ceeran remarked. "The Virodhabhasa Theocracy pledges its support to the seventy-fourth victor of the Virodha Martial Contest, Prince Rui Quarrier Kandria."
"Damn, they found me!" Rui cursed. "You could not have expected them not to, not by now," Master Ceeran shook his head. "They are not incompetent and have an excellent intelligence network. They have learned of your identity shortly after you returned to the Kandrian Empire and gained international fame amongst the connected international community as the youngest Martial Senior in history."
"...Sigh," Rui shook his head.
"The entirety of East Panama is watching, Your Highness," Master Ceeran patted him on the back. "Don't call me that," Rui bitterly reprimanded him.
Master Ceeran smiled, putting a hand on his shoulder, before gazing forward. "I cannot imagine what you are going through. It is not my place to tell you what to do, and it is certainly not my intention. All I can do is promise to help you in any way I can. That is all."
"...Thanks."
Rui heaved a sigh as he resolved himself. This was his new reality.
There was no point in trying to run away from it. It was better to face it head-on and forge a path forward.
"Let's go," Rui narrowed his eyes.
