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.
smile emerged
his eyes. "…not even the revelation that my Martial Drive was not my own choice was able
he
"That's right."
eyes grew more
at least not
I am unable to stop. When I try imagining a life
voice as he
stop pursuing my Martial Path anymore than you are able
"…Breathing?"
Rui nodded.
stop breathing
widened
answer was obviously
not something that
tried, the subconscious mind wrested away control from the conscious mind above a certain threshold and reflexively commenced breathing. It was impossible
Kane stared at him with
Water…" A bittersweet smile appeared on Rui's face. "…is something I cannot stop striving for. Every time I try, it's no different from trying to stop breathing. It is no different from trying to
words sent shivers down
him, stunned
it transcended
had never heard of something like that in
of such an absurdly powerful
The stronger it was and the greater its scope, the further down one was likely
whose Martial Drive was stronger than the
feats would such a person
he had reached the end of the rope of how surprised he could get when it came to Martial Art and Rui once Rui shattered the record for the
Yet, he was wrong.
that moment, a single
stop pursuing your Martial Path even if you
know how far I'll go. Or whether I'll be able
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