The Martial Unity

Chapter 2015

Chapter 2015 Unable

"…That was more confident than I had expected."

"The question is a bit invalid," Rui replied calmly.

His tone was solid.

Unyielding.

"I feel as though... I cannot stop pursuing my Martial Path. I physically cannot stop pursuing Project Water," he murmured lightly. "It is an inability."

Kane frowned. "What do you mean? Isn't pursuing Project Water a choice?"

"I used to think so…" He closed his eyes. "…until three days ago."

Kane furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "I don't follow."

"My drive to pursue my Martial Path shook at the revelation but…" His eyes opened slowly. "…it didn't break."

Kane stared at him uncertainly.

Rui's eyes turned to him, meeting his gaze.

Within their depths stirred an endless darkness.

A void.

A single question escaped him.

"Do you know what I think that means?"

The air tingled.

It grew more tense.

It grew taut.

soft smile emerged on

his eyes. "…not even the revelation that my Martial Drive was not my own choice was able to make me choose

as he finally

"That's right."

eyes grew

least not anymore." He gazed at his own

stop. I am unable to stop. When I try imagining a life without my Martial Drive, my mind yields nothingness. Do

accompanied his voice

stop pursuing my Martial Path anymore than

"…Breathing?"

Rui nodded.

permanently stop breathing

widened

was obviously

conscious control, was not something that could permanently

wrested away control from the conscious mind above a

Kane stared at

Rui's face. "…is something I cannot stop striving for. Every time I try, it's no different from trying

shivers

Kane gazed at him,

that was so incredibly powerful that it transcended conscious choice and was even more unshakable

something like that

had never heard of such an

knew that Martial Drives were the fundamental driving force for progress down one's Martial Path. The stronger it was and the greater its scope, the further down one was

Drive

what kinds of feats would

when it came to Martial Art and Rui once Rui shattered the record for the

Yet, he was wrong.

that moment, a single truth became clear

pursuing your

Rui's mouth. "Still… I don't know how far I'll go.

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