Chapter 221

They began to converse; the scene was extremely eerie.

One soul split into two, exploring the meaning of its own existence.

Memories began to surge like a tide, constantly emerging from the mind of the second Akashi personality.

There was his childhood, his mother, and his friends from Teiko.

These were the most important things in the life of Akashi Seijuro to date.

At the same time, there were also two major setbacks that changed his life.

The first setback: the passing of his mother, the only person who made him feel "love."

Under the lens, a young Akashi stared at his mother’s memorial portrait.

The surroundings were empty, devoid of human voices; the world’s colors were gray and white, sorrowful.

The mother in the photo still wore a warm smile, but from then on, she had no warmth.

Then, the screen cracked down the middle like glass.

"Perhaps, from this moment on, our souls were split in two." The Akashi in the shadows spoke with nostalgia, as if mourning his mother.

As the only male heir of the Akashi family, his childhood was destined not to be as relaxed as most children’s.

Every day, he had to undergo training arranged by the family, being instilled with the idea that family interests were above all else.

But he was strong and endured it, because he still had the mother who loved him deeply.

And precisely because of this, with his mother’s passing, his tightly wound nerves finally snapped.

From that moment on, the second Akashi Seijuro was born.

Heaven did not punish him forever.

During middle school, he met his "friends"!

Tiandao, Aomine, Midorima, Murasakibara, Kise, Kuroko, Momoi, and so on.

He spent the happiest year of his life since birth at Teiko.

But this beauty soon faced a crisis, and Akashi encountered the second setback of his life.

As they entered their second year, the team began to have all sorts of problems.

First, Aomine became lost, then Riko died of illness, and then the head coach had to leave the basketball club.

Various accidents left the basketball club teetering on the brink.

Finally, Murasakibara was the first to lose patience; he didn't want to stay in such a basketball club anymore.

"Actually, we should have realized back then that Murasakibara wasn't tired of training; he was afraid of the atmosphere in the basketball club at the time."

"It’s just that we didn't understand him then, nor did we think of a better way, so we adopted the most extreme, the simplest, but a method that treated the symptoms rather than the root cause."

Using greater strength to forcibly keep Murasakibara in the basketball club, maintaining the already broken club.

"That’s right, it was I who kept the basketball club from collapsing; I dispelled Atsushi’s inappropriate thoughts and also expelled that destabilizing factor, Haizaki."

Akashi turned around abruptly, looking at himself for the first time.

"It is my existence that allows everyone to continue to stay united; you just need to stay here forever!"

"That is true. I was the first one to choose to escape; saying these things now has no meaning."

"However..." Akashi slowly stood up and walked out of the darkness. He said, "I really cannot accept that we have committed the same mistakes one after another."

*Snap~*

Tiandao turned off the screen again.

The main personality of Akashi had indeed walked out again the moment he sensed defeat.

However.

It didn't matter who came out!

"Get ready, bad boys."

Hm?

Hanamiya Makoto and the others were stunned upon hearing this, then each became excited.

A team-type Zone!

That was Akashi’s final trump card. As long as they broke the team-type Zone, victory would belong to their Kirisaki Daiichi.

*Beep~*

The timeout was over, and the players from both sides returned to the court.

Rakuzan made another substitution adjustment.

The discarded Mayuzumi Chihiro stepped onto the court once again.

"What’s going on? It feels like after one timeout, Rakuzan has become a different team."

"Is it okay? Mayuzumi Chihiro’s Misdirection must be at its limit, right?"

"I’m afraid they’re up to something."

Seeing Seeing Kagami suddenly remembered what Tiandao had said.

The effective time of Misdirection depends on the strength of the "Light."

If the Light is strong enough, the duration of Misdirection can be extended because it can draw away most of the attention.

Rakuzan ball possession.

Akashi received the ball and brought it across half-court himself; the entire Rakuzan team was revitalized.

"What is this disgusting feeling?" Hanamiya Makoto squinted at his surroundings.

Now, every one of the Rakuzan players was emitting an aura that made him want to vomit.

The first thing Akashi did after returning from the timeout was to find Tiandao and greet him.

"We meet again, Tiandao!" **CHAPTER 469**

"We meet again, Tiandao!"

Akashi picked up his elegance and composure once more.

He turned back into the impeccable, wealthy young master from before.

This feeling was strange, and also chilling.

In just a few dozen seconds, a person with the same skin had suddenly become someone else.

If this were filmed as a horror movie, the box office probably wouldn't be bad.

Tiandao had no intention of reminiscing with him; he crooked his finger and said, "Bring it on, Akashi."

Meanwhile, in the real world, the screen was already flooded with bullet comments like "Welcome back, Captain Akashi."

Fan Shi had been waiting in front of the screen for a long time.

With the plot progressing to this point, the glasses-wearing guy couldn't wait for the game to end to watch it; he chased the updates every week.

Now, having finished Akashi’s story, he became sentimental and shouted along with the bullet comments, "Welcome back, Akashi!"

Then he showed a motherly smile and said, "The production team is really good; they gave the most domineering Akashi the most tender and fragile script."

"Beneath the domineering exterior hides a soft heart; he keeps saying victory is everything, but in reality, he is thinking entirely of his teammates."

"I can't handle this character setting, guys. Hearing Akashi say 'We meet again, Tiandao,' my nose went sour."

As he spoke, Fan Shi sniffed his big nose to prove he wasn't lying.

"Up to this point, the growth of the Generation of Miracles has been fully accounted for. Honestly, I am satisfied; even if it ended with flowers falling now, I would have no regrets."

The audience posted bullet comments one after another to express their agreement.

From chasing the prequel to now, they had watched these kids grow up all the way.

They had seen the most innocent and simple side of the Generation of Miracles, and had also witnessed their most insane side; now, seeing them return to normal.

They suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction that their own children had finally grown up!

Tiandao wouldn't be as sentimental as the audience.

He still had to win the game and bring the beauty of the numbers to the extreme.

Akashi disagreed.

After returning from the timeout, everything became different.

The most obvious was Akashi; his aura was no longer aggressive, but calmer and more mature, making him even more dangerous.

Without dwelling on his personal rivalry with Tiandao, he naturally called for a screen and, using the time difference created by the screen, delivered the ball perfectly into the hands of Mibuchi Reo.

Speed, angle, force—Akashi used this pass to interpret for everyone what perfection was.

After Mibuchi Reo received the ball, his body jumped involuntarily, and he made a three-point shot. **CHAPTER 470**