[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball":3,"chapter-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-221":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Popular Character in Kuroko's Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2209321,3844,"Chapter 221","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-221",221,"\u003Cp>They began to converse; the scene was extremely eerie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One soul split into two, exploring the meaning of its own existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories began to surge like a tide, constantly emerging from the mind of the second Akashi personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was his childhood, his mother, and his friends from Teiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the most important things in the life of Akashi Seijuro to date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, there were also two major setbacks that changed his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first setback: the passing of his mother, the only person who made him feel \"love.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the lens, a young Akashi stared at his mother’s memorial portrait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings were empty, devoid of human voices; the world’s colors were gray and white, sorrowful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mother in the photo still wore a warm smile, but from then on, she had no warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the screen cracked down the middle like glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps, from this moment on, our souls were split in two.\" The Akashi in the shadows spoke with nostalgia, as if mourning his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the only male heir of the Akashi family, his childhood was destined not to be as relaxed as most children’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day, he had to undergo training arranged by the family, being instilled with the idea that family interests were above all else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was strong and endured it, because he still had the mother who loved him deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And precisely because of this, with his mother’s passing, his tightly wound nerves finally snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment on, the second Akashi Seijuro was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven did not punish him forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During middle school, he met his \"friends\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiandao, Aomine, Midorima, Murasakibara, Kise, Kuroko, Momoi, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent the happiest year of his life since birth at Teiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this beauty soon faced a crisis, and Akashi encountered the second setback of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they entered their second year, the team began to have all sorts of problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Aomine became lost, then Riko died of illness, and then the head coach had to leave the basketball club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various accidents left the basketball club teetering on the brink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Murasakibara was the first to lose patience; he didn't want to stay in such a basketball club anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using greater strength to forcibly keep Murasakibara in the basketball club, maintaining the already broken club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akashi turned around abruptly, looking at himself for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is my existence that allows everyone to continue to stay united; you just need to stay here forever!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is true. I was the first one to choose to escape; saying these things now has no meaning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Snap~*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiandao turned off the screen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main personality of Akashi had indeed walked out again the moment he sensed defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter who came out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get ready, bad boys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanamiya Makoto and the others were stunned upon hearing this, then each became excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A team-type Zone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Akashi’s final trump card. As long as they broke the team-type Zone, victory would belong to their Kirisaki Daiichi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Beep~*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timeout was over, and the players from both sides returned to the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rakuzan made another substitution adjustment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The discarded Mayuzumi Chihiro stepped onto the court once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on? It feels like after one timeout, Rakuzan has become a different team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it okay? Mayuzumi Chihiro’s Misdirection must be at its limit, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid they’re up to something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Seeing Kagami suddenly remembered what Tiandao had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effective time of Misdirection depends on the strength of the \"Light.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Light is strong enough, the duration of Misdirection can be extended because it can draw away most of the attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rakuzan ball possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akashi received the ball and brought it across half-court himself; the entire Rakuzan team was revitalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this disgusting feeling?\" Hanamiya Makoto squinted at his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, every one of the Rakuzan players was emitting an aura that made him want to vomit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing Akashi did after returning from the timeout was to find Tiandao and greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We meet again, Tiandao!\" **CHAPTER 469**\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We meet again, Tiandao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akashi picked up his elegance and composure once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned back into the impeccable, wealthy young master from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was strange, and also chilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few dozen seconds, a person with the same skin had suddenly become someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were filmed as a horror movie, the box office probably wouldn't be bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiandao had no intention of reminiscing with him; he crooked his finger and said, \"Bring it on, Akashi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the real world, the screen was already flooded with bullet comments like \"Welcome back, Captain Akashi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Shi had been waiting in front of the screen for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, having finished Akashi’s story, he became sentimental and shouted along with the bullet comments, \"Welcome back, Akashi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beneath the domineering exterior hides a soft heart; he keeps saying victory is everything, but in reality, he is thinking entirely of his teammates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't handle this character setting, guys. Hearing Akashi say 'We meet again, Tiandao,' my nose went sour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Fan Shi sniffed his big nose to prove he wasn't lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience posted bullet comments one after another to express their agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From chasing the prequel to now, they had watched these kids grow up all the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction that their own children had finally grown up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiandao wouldn't be as sentimental as the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had to win the game and bring the beauty of the numbers to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akashi disagreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning from the timeout, everything became different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most obvious was Akashi; his aura was no longer aggressive, but calmer and more mature, making him even more dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed, angle, force—Akashi used this pass to interpret for everyone what perfection was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Mibuchi Reo received the ball, his body jumped involuntarily, and he made a three-point shot. **CHAPTER 470**\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-06-17T07:29:39.774Z","2026-06-17T07:46:54.958Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a929f632d5b901e6752616ccf89576054da102018386e8610ef1e29dd3d81896","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-222","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-220",256,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-cover.jpg"]