The reason why Sanemi Shinazugawa's condition was so serious wasn't caused by activating the Mark. If activating the Mark caused this kind of result, then the rumor wouldn't be that they wouldn't live past 25 years old, but it would be said that swordsmen who activated the Mark would die on the spot.
This situation was entirely because Sanemi Shinazugawa had squeezed his body's functions without restraint in order to fight against Doma's Bodhisattva ice sculpture's palm strike.
The reason why Sanemi Shinazugawa could squeeze his life like this was because he had activated the Mark. After activating the Mark, it was equivalent to removing the body's limiter, or closing the body's protection mechanism. Without restrictions and protection, Sanemi Shinazugawa could crazily release the body's potential.
Of course, it wasn't to say that after the limiter was removed, anyone could be squeezed to Sanemi Shinazugawa's level. It was only possible to do so with strong faith as support.
So, this was why Ryuji would say that Sanemi Shinazugawa was a madman.
If he had known that the situation was so bad, Ryuji wouldn't have chosen to save Sanemi Shinazugawa, because now Ryuji wasn't sure if Wood's spiritual energy could restore the activity of stem cells.
Ryuji didn't ask to restore it to its original state. Even if it was restored to 30% or 50%, it would be fine. In this way, his life would barely be saved.
If it couldn't be restored, then Ryuji wouldn't be able to turn the tide. Even if Sanemi Shinazugawa saved his life, he could only become an ordinary person in the future. It was unlikely that he would be able to restore his strength. Not only was it unlikely that he would restore his strength, but Sanemi Shinazugawa's life would definitely not be long.
If Sanemi Shinazugawa wanted to live a little longer, then he could only try to learn Wood Breathing. With the help of Wood Breathing, and in the case of a peaceful retirement, he might be able to live to be thirty or thirty-something.
Becoming an ordinary person and not living long was definitely unacceptable to Sanemi Shinazugawa.
Maybe Sanemi Shinazugawa would blame Ryuji afterwards for why he saved him, thinking that Ryuji saved him just to watch him make a fool of himself, wanting him to survive in a state of uselessness.
Even to the extreme, if Sanemi Shinazugawa couldn't accept it, with his personality, he might really choose to commit suicide instead of eking out a living.
Perhaps letting Sanemi Shinazugawa die gloriously in battle was the result that Sanemi Shinazugawa was willing to accept.
So, Ryuji regretted choosing to save Sanemi Shinazugawa. This also confirmed the old saying that it was difficult to be a good person.
However, since Ryuji had already made a choice, it was obviously impossible to change it.
Even if there was a time reversal prop, it was too late to use it now. Doma was probably already thousands of meters away when Ryuji and Shinobu Kocho were arguing.
Once Doma left the area of time reversal, he wouldn't be affected. So, even if Ryuji used the time reversal prop, Doma wouldn't go back.
Therefore, Ryuji could only try his best to save Sanemi Shinazugawa. He had to get the reward for the mission first, otherwise Ryuji would really lose a lot.
Although Sanemi Shinazugawa was maintaining a relatively clear consciousness now, he couldn't speak, nor could he move. He also didn't know what Ryuji was thinking in his mind at this time.
Ryuji didn't talk too much with Sanemi Shinazugawa, because Ryuji and Sanemi Shinazugawa really didn't have anything to say.
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