"Let me think about what to do."

Yae Shinko held her chin with one hand and thought for a while before speaking.

"If we want to solve the problem of your master Domon, the most important thing is to make him reconcile with me."

"On the one hand, it can allow him to meet and talk with the person who caused him so much pain and apology, and try to untie his knot in this way."

"The other side of that is to find a new target for your master, to divert his attention away from the pain."

"Yes, yes..."

Hearing what Yae Shinko said, Domon, who was originally squatting on the ground, suddenly raised his head with eyes that were frighteningly bright.

"I will go to those who I defeated and kneel down to apologize and ask them to forgive me... If all else fails, I can die as a token of my sin."

Domon, who only wanted to get out of this painful state of mind as soon as possible, mentioned death directly.

Anxi, who had been following everyone, didn't bother hiding himself when he heard Tumen say this. He suddenly jumped out and roared at Tumen.

"Domon you bastard!! Shut up!!!"

Looking at Anxi who was walking towards him angrily, a look of relief appeared on Tumen's face.

"Anxi, you are here to seek revenge on me, right? It was all my fault in the first place..."

"I told you to shut up!"

Anxi yelled at Tumen.

"I'm not here to listen to your confession and apology!"

Seeing that Tumen was frightened by him, Anxi spoke slowly.

"You didn't do me any wrong. At the beginning, I ran away from the dojo because I couldn't save my face after losing to you. What's more, I was unwilling to accept that my sword skills were still not as good as yours after practicing for many years."

"In fact, I have already figured it out. Compared to me, who has mediocre talent and strength, you are more capable of bringing the name of 'Mingjing Zhishuiliu' to a wider world. I have no complaints about this. In fact, you have always done a good job in the past."

Hearing Anxi say this, Tumen just stared blankly at his former senior brother with his mouth slightly open but no sound came out.

Ignoring Domon's condition, Anxi continued to speak.

"I think most of the swordsmen you defeated who were also pursuing the goal of being the best in the world would not hate you."

Hearing Anxi say this, Domon spoke in a hoarse voice.

"How could they not resent me? I shattered their wishes with my own hands..."

Hearing what Domon said, Anxi shook his head.

"From ancient times to the present, there have always been people who pursue the title of 'the best in the world'. Every swordsman who pursues the title of 'the best in the world' becomes lonely after reaching a certain level, because each of them has shattered the dreams of others."

"Swordsmen who pursue the dream of becoming the best in the world shatter the dreams of others and also carry the aspirations of those swordsmen they defeat to become the best in the world."

"'Number One in the World' is no longer just your own pursuit, but a dream that has been passed down to this day and placed on you by many people who have failed and are no longer able to pursue their dreams."

"I understand that now that your wish has been taken away, you can no longer respond to this expectation, but you have the obligation and ability to pass on this wish and this dream as you have the strength."

As Anxi said this, he looked at Nanako and Junya who were standing beside him.

Noticing Anxi's gaze, Domon looked at his disciples and then shook his head.

"Perhaps one day in the future, they will become like me now... Perhaps chasing after the 'best in the world' is wrong. I don't want them to become like me now... The right thing to do is to let them stop now and not move forward."

"When you helped your disciples make their choices, did you ask them what they thought?"

"It has nothing to do with their thoughts. As a master, I have the obligation and responsibility to guide my disciples onto the right path."

Hearing what Tumen said, Anxi suddenly became furious.

"You haven't even reached the end of the road yourself, so why do you conclude that it is wrong?"

While Domon and Anzai were arguing, Nanako couldn't help but speak up.

"Master, perhaps your concerns are correct. It will be a long time before I am in the same state as you and feel miserable. But what I know now is that I don't want to stop now."

"It's not just me, everyone in the gym thinks the same way. We've been looking forward to the day when we can go further along the path that our master has taken, and then we can proudly say that we are his disciples."

"You guys... can I place my wish of being the best in the world on you?"

Hearing what Domon said, Nanako quickly nodded her head heavily.

"Please place your hopes on us. As a disciple of the master, there is nothing more proud than having the master place his hopes on you."

"Now I can no longer shoulder the aspiration of being the best in the world, but as a master I have the obligation to help my disciples fulfill their aspirations. I will pass on all my life's learning to you to help you fulfill your aspiration of being the best in the world."

As he said this, Domon looked at Anxi who was standing aside with a somewhat relieved expression.

"Brother, please supervise me."

"I will supervise you. After all, I am worried about you. Who knows if you will become crazy one day."

Anxi chuckled and spoke.

"But, I'm used to being a free-spirited person. If I were to stay in the dojo all the time, I would feel uncomfortable. So I won't stay in the dojo."

"Don't worry, I will sneak into the dojo from time to time to supervise you and see if you are slacking off."

Seeing that Tumen had something to say, Anxi directly interrupted Tumen with words.

"Okay, now your problem has been solved. Let's not waste Master Yamaguchi's time here. Thank you, Master Yamaguchi and let's leave quickly."

After thanking Yae Shinko, the people of Mingjing Shisui Ryu prepared to leave.

When Nanako passed by Takagi Akira and others, she suddenly stopped.

"You have seen that my master is not in good condition right now. I think you, who also aspire to become the 'best in the world', would not want to take advantage of his misfortune and compete with my master who can no longer be free of distractions, right?"

"Your request for a competition will be accepted by me, the master's disciple."

Nanako said this, looking at Ying beside Takagi Akira, and after a slight pause, she continued.

"I know you still have to go to the shrine with her to ask for amulets, and you don't have time to compete with me for the time being. So let's arrange a time to compete."

"No need. I came here for the sake of excitement. I wanted to spar with Mr. Domon, the swordsman and holder of the Eye of God. Now that Mr. Domon has lost the Eye of God, there is no need for a competition."

As Gao Muming said this, he showed the ice-attributed divine eye on his waist.

After seeing the Eye of God on Takagi Akira's waist, Nanako was stunned for a moment and then smiled bitterly.

"I see. There is really no need to arrange a fight again."

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