Seijuro Akashi froze for a moment, then turned to look at Chihiro Mayuzumi. After meeting Mayuzumi's extremely serious gaze, he agreed.
He had more or less guessed what Chihiro Mayuzumi wanted to do.
"I understand, Senpai Mayuzumi."
Chihiro Mayuzumi nodded after hearing that, then ran off to the side.
Watching Chihiro Mayuzumi's back, Seijuro Akashi sighed helplessly.
"Looks like Senpai Mayuzumi still chose the path of the shadow in the end."
At that moment, the voice of Seijuro Akashi's secondary personality rang out in his mind.
"He isn't the type to admit defeat. His desire for victory is on par with ours."
"He can even suppress his own nature for the sake of victory. That's why I found him in the first place."
Seijuro Akashi's primary personality sighed helplessly once again.
"Sigh..."
...
On the court.
Rakuzan High School's ball.
After Seijuro Akashi dribbled into the frontcourt, he naturally kept his promise. Once he found an opening, he passed the basketball to Chihiro Mayuzumi.
The instant Chihiro Mayuzumi caught the ball, Makoto Hanamiya closed in on him and reached out to interfere.
Chihiro Mayuzumi immediately dribbled backward to create space, while taking a deep breath.
When Makoto Hanamiya reached out again, Chihiro Mayuzumi moved!
He suddenly raised the hand that had been dribbling the basketball, and then his entire body...
Vanished from right in front of Makoto Hanamiya's eyes like a ghost!
Makoto Hanamiya's pupils suddenly shrank, and he cried out in shock:
"How?!"
Off the court.
Tetsuya Kuroko's eyes suddenly trembled as he watched what happened on the court.
"That's..."
Junpei Hyuga and Shinji Koganei cried out at the same time:
"[Vanishing Drive]!"
Riko Aida said:
"I didn't expect Rakuzan's shadow to learn it too."
On the court.
After breaking past Makoto Hanamiya, Chihiro Mayuzumi found himself open. He immediately stopped, jumped, and prepared to shoot.
Seijuro Akashi's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted:
"Senpai Mayuzumi! Watch out!!!"
As soon as Seijuro Akashi's voice fell, Dicky Anthony suddenly appeared in front of Chihiro Mayuzumi.
At the same time, Dicky Anthony stretched out his arm, completely blocking Chihiro Mayuzumi's shooting path.
"Hunting..."
Dicky Anthony said in a low voice.
Chihiro Mayuzumi clenched his teeth, his heart filled with determination.
'I want to win!!!'
"Haaah!!!"
Whoosh!!!
Chihiro Mayuzumi suddenly changed his shooting form in midair and made a pushing motion.
Then he forcefully pushed the basketball forward!
The basketball turned into a streak of light, slipping past Dicky Anthony's palm before finally dropping into the hoop!
Swish!!!
Off the court.
Taiga Kagami cried out in shock:
"[Phantom Shot]! He even learned that move?!"
Junpei Hyuga's eyes also began to tremble as he said in a low voice:
"He really learned it. Then does that mean Rakuzan High School still has hope?"
On the other side, at Tōō High.
Kosuke Wakamatsu said the exact same thing as Junpei Hyuga, but Daiki Aomine immediately denied it.
"No. Rakuzan High School has no hope left."
"Because... Miyamoto... is about to make his move."
On the court.
An extremely violent aura swept across the entire arena like a raging wave.
Everywhere that pressure passed, everyone trembled.
All the players from Rakuzan High School looked at that figure in fear.
Even Seijuro Akashi's eyes began trembling wildly!
Off the court.
Daiki Aomine slowly closed his eyes and murmured:
"Miyamoto's Zone... is here..."
Crackle!!!
On the court.
Violent black lightning suddenly erupted from Miyamoto Tokima's eyes. The lightning was incredibly wild, to the point that it could even be called insane.
With the appearance of that black lightning, Miyamoto Tokima's aura underwent an earth-shattering change.
Off the court.
Shinji Koganei stared at the incomparable Miyamoto Tokima on the court, his face full of shock as he cried out:
"This is Zone?!! Why does his Zone look several times stronger than Kagami's?!"
Junpei Hyuga speechlessly patted Shinji Koganei on the shoulder and said:
"There's nothing we can do about it, Koganei. After all, his name is Miyamoto Tokima."
Tetsuya Kuroko nodded in agreement and said:
"Yes. Actually, Koganei-kun, you could change your name to Miyamoto Tokima too."
The scatterbrained Shinji Koganei actually asked:
"If I change it, will I get stronger?"
Tetsuya Kuroko remained expressionless and used the calmest tone to say the most painful words.
"No. After you change your name, all the fame and honors Tokima-kun gains in the future will belong to you."
Shun Izuki suddenly burst out laughing and said:
"Because you'll also be called Miyamoto Tokima. Hahahaha."
Shinji Koganei's face turned bright red, and he shouted:
"Izuki! That cold joke isn't funny at all!"
On the court.
Seijuro Akashi stared at the scene in shock and murmured:
"Z-Zone? B-But... Tokima's Zone... hasn't it always been active?"
At that moment, Seijuro Akashi's secondary personality answered him.
"He has indeed always been in Zone mode, but normally, he isn't fully serious, so his Zone doesn't fully erupt."
"But now, he's serious. And his Zone has naturally erupted as well..."
Seijuro Akashi's primary personality swallowed, his mind already in complete chaos.
A person who could remain in Zone even in daily life. What kind of monster was that?
On the other side.
Miyamoto Tokima casually rubbed the back of his head and murmured:
"It's about time to end this. I might as well finish it myself."
After saying that, Miyamoto Tokima slowly turned around and raised his hand.
Kazuya Hara understood immediately and passed the basketball to Miyamoto Tokima.
The moment Miyamoto Tokima caught the ball, his aura changed once again.
Seijuro Akashi's expression changed drastically, and he thought in shock:
'After getting the ball, his aura became even more terrifying!'
At that moment, Seijuro Akashi's secondary personality said:
"If I'm not mistaken, his strength right now has increased by 100%!"
Hearing this, Seijuro Akashi's primary personality immediately refuted him:
"No! It's more than 100%!!!"
Suddenly, Seijuro Akashi saw Miyamoto Tokima move.
In just an instant, Miyamoto Tokima arrived in front of him with the ball, smiling as he said:
"Seijuro, I'm starting now. Don't worry, it'll be over soon..."
...