Chapter 135: I Want To Fight
’Total peace?’
Had Kazi mentioned that before? That was...quite the dream. He exchanged looks with Marta, who seemed equally surprised. ’Didn’t Azrael say that the wishes couldn’t be too whacky? World peace, I mean...that does sound like something that would upset world balance.’
Although maybe Kazi had asked already and she approved of it. In that case, then maybe it was possible...?
"Haha, interesting! Very interesting, Kazi Hossain!" Exhaling through his mouth, Nikolai also dropped his guard. "I give up today, but! Do not expect that to happen next time! I will defeat you one day!"
"Giving up?" William asked, confused.
"One must know their limits to break them. Someday, I will return and challenge you again. You have my word." Overcome with exhaustion, Nikolai fell on his butt. "I dislike players with no ambitions. It is such a waste of humanity. All of us died. Some horrifically, some sorrowfully. But it doesn’t matter—we have all left behind our old world. It is the past. I believe we should all seize this change, this White Abyss, no matter how our old life ended. We all now know there is an after in life and we should pursue it to the end! Don’t you agree!?"
Another small look between William and Marta. Neither of them quite agreed with that sentiment. It seemed too encompassing. He wasn’t sure how Kazi or Marta or Nikolai died, but he refused to believe they didn’t have some regrets. Everybody had regrets. Everybody would want to restart their life with the knowledge they had now, no matter how much they lied that they wouldn’t.
’I know I do.’
Kazi wore a small smile. "Maybe," he said.
’Is it just me or does he look...sad?’ William shook his head. ’No, I must be imagining it.’
He couldn’t begin to imagine Kazi failing tremendously like some normal person. He was above all that. Too smart, too well-composed, and too kind to experience hardship. William was sure if he had met Kazi back then that his life would have gone very differently.