Chapter 25 Gambling With Life Again

Number One observed his Heavenly Feathers for a good minute. He tried touching, tapping on it, and even poured his leftover Soul Energy into them. Nothing seemed to work no matter how much he tried so he finally gave up and walked down the top-class' floor.

Barely any students were present inside the dorm area but Number One still hid his hands in his pockets to hide the feather tattoo. He didn't really care what people thought about him but he would definitely be judged and receive unwanted questions on his way to the Soul Training Rooms.

Unfortunately, the luck wasn't on his side.

"Fuck," Number One cursed under his breath as he spotted Miss Black walking up the stairs and they both stopped while looking at each other. "If you are looking for Nami then she is in my room. Try not to make a mess when you go inside."

Miss Black only frowned at Number One's comment but he ignored it as he walked down casually. His path was swiftly blocked by her and she extended her hand with a demanding gaze. "Did you two do it? Show me your hands."

Number One's Soul was completely depleted of Soul Energy, so even if he wanted to fight, he had nothing to work with. He could tell what Miss Black wanted to do but he didn't plan to die today. "What would you do if the connection happened to be successful? Are you going to kill your sister's partner like you always did with yours?"

"What…" Miss Black muttered with her eyes widened and Number One continued before she could ask.

"Why are you acting surprised? Is that not why you are here despite being told to leave us alone today? I knew you would try it after Nami told me everything," Number One explained and finally displayed his two Heavenly Feathers. "I am sure you won't like the fact that Nami wants to find a long-term partner and grow together with them. She doesn't want to kill her partners like you and wants to actually complete the Heavenly Feathers Art."

Miss Black focused her eyes on the two fully grown feathers and remained silent as if debating what to do with him. That alone confirmed his guess and he decided to gamble again.

"If you want to ruin your sister's dreams then go ahead and kill me now. I have already used up all my Soul Energy, so I can't even defend myself," Number One informed as he opened his arms and presented his chest for a clean strike.

Miss Black finally lifted her gaze off his hand and shook her head with pity. "You bet on your life too often. If only you just showed me the two feathers without revealing my secret, I would actually consider letting you off. You helped my sister get to a Soul King rank so I would simply take her away and you wouldn't hear from us again. Now we just can't leave without killing you."

Number One thought he could use Miss Black's love for her sister and save his life by exposing Miss Black's plans, but that quickly backfired.

"So you would rather hurt your sister and punish her for a lonely life without love?" Number One asked without losing his confidence. "Why even search for a man she likes if you are going to kill him anyway?"

"A man she likes?" Miss Black repeated as black Soul Energy leaked from her palm. "That was only necessary to find someone compatible with her. You two only knew each other for an hour so I am sure she will be fine. She doesn't even know your name so I don't know what kind of love you expect."

Multiple swords formed in the air as Miss Black added, "My sister is naive and doesn't understand the true power of the Heavenly Feathers. Why would she spend multiple years cultivating with you if she can just find a new partner and advance within a few months? If she still wants love after climbing to the top, I won't stop her but for now, she doesn't have a choice but to listen to me."

Number One's expression turned grim at her words and suddenly launched himself up the stairs in a desperate attempt to escape. That caused Miss Black to smirk as her black sword pierced through the air like bullets. He jumped at the last moment as if trying to avoid them but they all hit their target and pierced through his torso.

"Ugh!!" Number One grunted heavily as he fell on the stairs and his white uniform turned crimson. The stairs were quickly covered with blood and he slid back down right under Miss Black's feet.

"Try to talk less in your next life. You are not as good at it as you think," Miss Black advised and prepared another black sword which she stabbed right through Number One's heart to ensure his death.

After checking Number One's pulse and confirming the kill, Miss Black caused all swords to vanish and walked up to the top class floor. She found Number One's room and knocked.

Nami opened the door excitedly as if expecting someone but her smile disappeared the moment she saw her sister. "Sis, what are you doing here? I told you not to disturb us today."

"Us? I don't see anyone else inside," Miss Black commented as she peeked into the room.

"That's because he went out to get some fresh air. I actually thought it was him coming back and didn't expect you," Nami explained casually and lifted her uniform to display two beautiful feathers on her waist. "Our connection went successful so you don't need to worry about us. I really like him and want him as my long-term partner. Even though he doesn't trust me fully yet, I will slowly make him fall for me."

Miss Black swallowed hard at the loving gaze of her sister and scolded, "I already told you what I think about it. I don't want you to waste your time with a single partner. You can boost your strength so much faster if you just—"

"Stop it!" Nami raised her voice to cut her sister off. "You know very well what I want. I am not you and I will never follow the same path. I don't care about being the top Soul Artist in the Inner World. I want to enjoy my cultivation and create memories with someone I love. I'm not interested in skipping all the fun moments in my life so stop it."

Nami took a deep breath after realizing she went too far and added, "I love you but I'm old enough to decide for myself. I want to be with him so stop forcing your ideology on me. Don't make me hate you please."

Miss Black didn't move an inch as her body trembled. She was the coldest woman Nami knew but she suddenly crumbled like a house of cards.

"Sis? What happened…? Why are you crying…?" Nami questioned in confusion before her face turned pale. She noticed multiple blood stains on her sister's black leather outfit and she quickly connected the dots.

"Please… Tell me you didn't do it…" Nami begged with a shaky voice as she grasped her sister's shoulders. "Tell me it wasn't him…"

Miss Black was like a defeated soldier who had failed to protect his country and was about to fall dead on the battlefield. She looked Nami in the eyes and finally admitted with guilt all over her face.

"I killed him…"