An Old Beggar's Request

"Alright, we'll rendezvous at the quasi-Sage-level battlefield when the next shift is due to get ready in a few hours. Goodbye until then."

Rui left Ieyasu standing on the border fort wall as he leaped away in a hurry.

He had things to do.

"I need to check up on my family."

The entirety of the Kandrian Empire was still in evacuation until the results of all three shifts were complete and things were proven to be safe for the citizens without any shadow of doubt.

Rui simply hadn't had  a chance to speak with his family since he left for the Shionel Confederation.

Things had simply begun escalating and accelerating in the war as Prime Minister Edward had thrown more and more Masters like the Convergence and Master Brigsby and, eventually, Ieyasu.

Then he had fallen into a two-week coma as he unsealed his memories in a horrifyingly painful process.

Then, the moment he had woken up, the Beast Incursion had begun.