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
that…" He closed his eyes. "…not even the revelation that my Martial
widened with shock as he finally understood what Rui was saying.
"That's right."
grew more
a choice, at least not anymore." He gazed at his own
choice. I cannot stop. I am unable to
voice
to stop pursuing my Martial Path anymore than you are able to
"…Breathing?"
Rui nodded.
stop
eyes widened
was obviously
was not something that could permanently be stopped
control from the conscious mind above a certain threshold and reflexively commenced breathing.
stared at him with
cannot stop striving for. Every time I try, it's no different from trying to stop breathing. It is
shivers
gazed at him, stunned
incredibly powerful that it
had never heard of something like
never heard of
Martial Drives were the fundamental driving force for progress down one's Martial Path. The stronger it was and the greater its scope, the
would a man whose Martial Drive was stronger than
of feats would such
it came to Martial Art and Rui once Rui shattered the record for the youngest Martial Master at the age of
Yet, he was wrong.
moment, a single truth
pursuing your Martial Path even
the edge of Rui's mouth. "Still… I don't know
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