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 on
my Martial Drive was not my own choice was able to make me
with shock as he finally
"That's right."
eyes grew
it's a choice, at least not anymore." He
them into powerful fists. "It feels like it is beyond choice. Beyond my choice. I cannot stop. I am unable to stop. When I try imagining a life without my Martial Drive, my mind yields nothingness. Do
profound intensity accompanied his voice as
pursuing my Martial Path anymore than you
"…Breathing?"
Rui nodded.
stop
eyes widened
was
control, was not something
tried, the subconscious mind wrested away control from the conscious mind above a certain threshold and reflexively commenced breathing. It was impossible to stop
Kane stared at him with
it's no different from trying to stop breathing. It is no
words sent shivers
gazed at him, stunned
that it transcended conscious choice and
never heard of something like that
never heard of such an
fundamental driving force for progress down one's Martial Path. The stronger it was and the greater its scope, the further down one
a man whose Martial Drive was stronger than the drive to breathe
of feats would
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 youngest Martial Master
Yet, he was wrong.
that moment, a single truth became clear
stop pursuing your Martial Path even if you
I don't know how far I'll go. Or whether I'll
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