The exclamations of Atomi Inoue and the others rang in his ears, but Northstar Blade ignored them. His eyes were focused on Iumi, who had a complicated expression.
At this moment, Northstar Blade realized that Iumi should have guessed his identity.
He strode past the excited Atomi Inoue and the others and walked up to Iumi.
Looking at Iumi, he said softly,
"I'm sorry!"
At this moment, Northstar Blade suddenly felt a little afraid. Even when facing a strong enemy, he could endure the pain and torture, but now he felt inexplicably flustered. He was afraid that Iumi would not forgive him.
Iumi Tezuka's death had always been a knot in Northstar Blade's heart. Even though more than a decade had passed, the guilt in his heart had not faded.
"You're that Northstar Blade!" Iumi raised her head, her eyes filled with tears.
Northstar Blade did not hide it anymore and nodded lightly.
"I'm out of prison."
"Why did you approach me? Why!" Iumi suddenly asked angrily.
She suddenly remembered that when they first met, Northstar Blade once asked her, "Who is Ikuchi Tezuka to her?" At this moment, Ikuchi Mei felt that she was deceived, and she was deceived by the enemy who killed her father.
"I want to make it up to —"
Before Northstar Blade could finish, Iumi interrupted, "That's enough, Northstar Blade.
You're a legend, you're very strong, and you're the idol of many, but I, Iumi, don't need your pity. Even though I know that my father died in a swordsmanship competition, I still hate you! "
At this moment, Iumi's eyes overflowed involuntarily. At this moment, her feelings were extremely complicated.
During their interaction, she had already regarded Northstar Blade as her friend and partner, but she did not expect Northstar Blade to be the person she hated the most since she was a child. She could not accept such a gap.
Looking at Iumi, Northstar Blade opened his mouth but did not know what to say.
During their interaction, he found that Iumi was a very naive and optimistic girl. She seemed to be happy all the time, but at this moment, because of him …
At this moment, Atomi Inoue and the others arrived and asked Iumi in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Iumi did not answer. Under the surprised gazes of Atomi Inoue and the others, she suddenly chose to go offline.
Seeing this, Northstar Blade's heart tightened, and he chose to log off as well.
Only the stunned Atomi Inoue and the others were left behind. They obviously couldn't understand how the victory they were supposed to celebrate suddenly turned into this.
After logging off, Iumi opened the gaming cabin and dashed downstairs.
At this moment, her mind was a mess. She didn't know how to face Northstar One Blade.
It had been more than ten years, and this kind of "hatred" had become very vague. Rather than saying that she hated him, it was better to say that she wanted to hate him. At this moment, she wished that she didn't know the truth.
At this time, Northstar Blade also exited the game cabin. He turned his head to look at Icarmi's cabin, only to discover that the cabin door was open and Icarmi was nowhere to be seen. He immediately got up and ran down the stairs.
Northstar Blade was in a state of panic.
He knew that everything was because of him. He even felt that he shouldn't have approached Ju Heimei to make up for the guilt in his heart. At this moment, what Ju Heimei needed the most was to calm down, not to see him.
However, he was also afraid that Iumi, who had lost control of her emotions, would be in danger. With complicated feelings, he still chose to chase after her.
Outside, it was raining cats and dogs. Icarmi ran madly, using this method to vent her emotions that she had nowhere to vent.
Behind her, Northstar Blade followed closely.
As if noticing Northstar Blade behind her, Icarmi suddenly stopped and turned around. Her bloodshot eyes glared at Northstar Blade, and her fists gradually clenched.
Then, he charged at Northstar Blade, raised his fist, and punched Northstar Blade's cheek, knocking him to the ground.
"Why are you still following me?!"
Northstar Blade didn't say anything. He quietly crawled up from the ground.
Bang!
Icarmi moved her right foot forward, causing Northstar Blade to stumble. At the same time, she punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground and causing a splash.
"I'm asking you why!"
Northstar Blade still didn't say anything. He quietly got up and stared at Icarmi, his eyes filled with pain and guilt.
The look in his eyes made Icarmi panic. She gritted her teeth and swung her fist at Northstar Blade again, knocking him to the ground again.
However, Northstar Blade still didn't resist. His body trembled, and he staggered to his feet.
Because of the aftereffects of cultivating the Taiyuan sword intent, his body was currently very weak. These few punches made him feel powerless, but he still chose to face them.
He didn't expect Icarmi to forgive him. He only hoped that she would feel better. And that he would feel better.
Again and again, he was knocked down, and again and again he stood up. The bruises on his face ruptured, and blood flowed from them. However, Northstar Blade stood up again, trembling.
"Northstar Blade, what is the meaning of this!?" Icarmi looked at the battered Northstar Blade in the rain. She couldn't bear to attack him anymore.
"Don't you want revenge?" Northstar Blade steadied himself and looked at Icarmi.
Hearing this, Icarmi couldn't help but be stunned.
"I can give you a chance!"
"Are you pitying me?!" Icarmi said angrily.
"I don't have many years left to live, but my life is filled with regrets and irreparable guilt. Father, Mother, Uncle Icarmi, Uncle Tezuka, Kikyo, I've let them down, but I don't have a chance to make it up to them anymore. But the moment I saw you, I seemed to have found the motivation to live again …"
At this moment, Northstar Blade spoke of his experiences, as well as his pain.
He had been repressed for too long. Nothing had gone his way since he was young. Even Northstar Blade felt like he was the bane of all existence. He only brought pain to everyone around him, and left only pain for himself.
So he never asked for anything. He only wanted to make up for the mistakes he had made.
Icarmi was stunned as she listened to Northstar Blade's story. Although she had heard many legends about Northstar Blade, she had never truly understood him. She didn't know what he had gone through.
From Northstar Blade's description, Icarmi seemed to see a lonely figure holding a sword with one hand, walking alone on a desolate road. All that surrounded him was darkness and coldness.
And the only thing he could rely on was the sword in his hand. But even so, that sword still didn't bring him any hope …
"I don't have any ulterior motives. I just want to protect you. I want to use my remaining few years to protect the innocent and kind you. I'm not pitying you, I'm pitying myself. I just want to make myself feel better … Cough, cough …" Northstar Blade coughed up a pool of blood as his body swayed.
"I don't ask for your forgiveness. If you still hate me, you can take my life at any time. I'm willing to do so." Northstar Blade stood up straight again.
"I … I don't want to kill you. I don't want to dirty my hands!" Looking at Northstar Blade, Icarmi suddenly took a step back.
Now that she understood Northstar Blade's story, she deflated like a balloon. The anger in her heart instantly vanished. Even if she wanted to hate Northstar Blade, her hatred was too vague. It was so vague that she couldn't muster the courage to make a move.
Northstar Blade couldn't help but cough again as he looked at Icarmi. Blood dripped down from the corner of his mouth.
"Get out of here!" Icarmi couldn't bear to see Northstar Blade, but she gritted her teeth and said, "Get out of here!"
This time, Northstar Blade didn't insist. He could sense that Icarmi's anger had subsided, so he could relax.
He silently turned around and hobbled away.
At this moment, he once again had no goal. He didn't even know where the road ahead of him was. It was like before …
It was like he was supposed to be alone … Northstar Blade mocked himself in his heart.
Icarmi stared blankly at Northstar Blade's lonely figure as he walked away. She suddenly didn't know what to do.
She didn't know why she suddenly wanted to stop him, but she suppressed this urge. She couldn't help but clench her fists again.
He shouldn't be pitied, Icarmi tried to comfort herself.
"Thud!"
At this moment, Northstar Blade suddenly fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Icarmi wanted to step forward, but just as she took a step forward, she stopped. She watched as Northstar Blade struggled to get up from the ground, and then slowly walked forward.
"Cough, cough!" Northstar Blade knew that his body was in a terrible state, but he didn't expect it to be this bad.
It was just a few punches, but it was already difficult for him to walk. Was he really a cripple?
He gritted his teeth and persisted, trying to get out of Icarmi's sight so that she wouldn't be angry or sad because of him. However, his legs were unusually heavy, and as he staggered forward, he couldn't help but cough up blood.
Back when he cultivated his sword intent, his internal organs were already damaged. It was already a miracle that he was still alive, but his body couldn't bear the burden. His vision gradually blurred at this moment. He continued to walk, but his body still involuntarily lost its balance, and once again fell heavily to the ground.
Just as he was about to struggle to his feet again, he felt someone helping him up.
He turned around and saw that it was Icarmi.
"I didn't want to save you. Don't look at me like that!" Icarmi glared at Northstar Blade.
Northstar Blade didn't say anything. He just looked at Icarmi.
"Don't flatter yourself. I've thought it through. I want to learn sword arts from you, and then defeat you with my own hands, just like how you defeated my father!"
"Don't you hate me?"
"Yes! Very much! "
"Then why …"
"A one-armed cripple like you has a peerless sword art. It's a waste to just take it away. Why don't you teach me?" Icarmi said fiercely.
Hearing this, Northstar Blade couldn't help but be stunned.
"Are you going to teach me or not?" Icarmi glared again.
"Yes!" At this moment, a smile suddenly appeared on Northstar Blade's face.
At this moment, Icarmi was like a rainbow after the rain, silently moistening his heart, giving him hope and motivation again.
…
At this time, Inoue Atomi and the others were waiting anxiously in the living room.
They didn't know what happened. Why did Northstar Blade and Icarmi suddenly leave without any news? They couldn't help but worry.
At this time, two figures appeared at the door.
With Ikazumi's help, Northstar Blade slowly made his way into the room.
"What happened? How did Blade become like this?!" Seeing this, Inoue Atomi immediately stood up and helped Icarmi help Northstar Blade to the sofa, then asked.
"Oh, he fell when he was outside just now." Hearing this, Icarmi's eyes began to wander around, looking very guilty.
"Really?" Looking at Northstar Blade's bruised and swollen face, Inoue Atomi didn't believe a single word of Icarmi's explanation.
At this time, Northstar Blade also said insincerely, "Really?
It was raining really hard just now, so I went out for a walk. I don't know why, but Blade followed me. Then, maybe because he only has one arm, it's hard for him to control his balance, and the rainy road is relatively slippery, so Blade kept falling … Thanks to me supporting him, he was able to come back. "Icarmi blushed as she made up a story full of loopholes.
Inoue Atomi glanced at Northstar Blade and said to Icarmi with squinted eyes, "Probably every time he fell, his face hit the ground, right?"
"Hmm … More or less. It can't be helped if his sense of balance is bad!" Icarmi said, feeling increasingly guilty.
"Then can you tell me why you suddenly ran out on such a rainy day without an umbrella?" Inoue Atomi continued to ask with squinted eyes.
"Just now, I suddenly saw a notification from the gaming cabin that it was raining heavily outside, and then … then I don't know why, but I wanted to go out and take a shower …"
Hearing this, Inoue Atomi and the others showed disdain on their faces.
"Little Mei, with your IQ, you really can't make up a reliable story. I seriously suspect that you beat Blade up!"
"I … I didn't. I'm such a lady, why would I … hit someone?"
Icarmi's guilty conscience made Inoue Atomi and the others realize that Northstar Blade was really beaten up by Icarmi.
At this moment, they automatically imagined many scenes of a young couple quarreling.
Moreover, they finally understood why Icarmi brought the one-armed Northstar Blade along. It was because the two of them had a very close relationship. Moreover, Northstar Blade knew very powerful swordsmanship. Obviously, this person was a master of the Ikegami Dojo, the kind that had an unclear relationship with Icarmi.
While Icarmi was astonished, Inoue Atomi's face showed an expression of sudden realization. Then, he mischievously winked at her.
Icarmi, "???"
"Next time, let's talk things over. Don't throw a tantrum like a child. Look at how badly you beat Blade up. Since we've decided to be together, we should learn to understand each other," Inoue Atomi said solemnly.
Icarmi, "???"
Northstar Blade, "???"
…
At this moment, Lu Wu, who was behind the scenes, was also observing Northstar Blade.
Seeing this scene, he suddenly felt a toothache. He did not want to eat this wave of dog food.
Initially, when Lu Wu saw the notification from the Battle Artifact, "Super Gifted Player in Danger", he thought that something had happened. He immediately used the artifact to observe Northstar Blade.
He did not expect it to turn out to be a wave of dog food. At this moment, Lu Wu felt very uncomfortable.
I've spent so much effort to nurture you. I didn't expect you to be this kind of Northstar Blade. How could you win over such a cute girl with just a few words? How disappointing.
Thinking of this, Lu Wu looked at Bei Li, who was sitting on the sofa happily eating snacks.
Then, he sighed dejectedly and continued to look at the artifact with a bored expression.
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