"Get some rest." Seijuro Akashi's expression was cold, and his voice had turned indifferent. "Leave the rest to us."
With Ryota Kise completely exhausted, the third quarter came to an end.
The Dragon Slayer Team made another adjustment, sending Shogo Haizaki in to replace Ryota Kise.
As for the Black Dragon Team, Miyamoto Tokima took the court once again.
At this point, the Dragon Slayer Team had already lost two players who could no longer continue.
In other words, they had no suitable players left in the rotation for the rest of the game.
Yet despite the situation, there was no panic or worry among them.
Only fighting spirit!
"Beep! The fourth quarter begins! Both teams, take the court!"
The referee blew the whistle to start the fourth quarter.
The final battle had arrived!
Daiki Aomine returned to the court and closed his eyes.
In an instant, he felt the world around him shift.
When he opened his eyes again, he was standing before the second [Gate].
He tentatively placed a hand against it and pushed with all his strength.
The [Gate] didn't budge!
Daiki Aomine lowered his hand and stared at it.
"Still can't do it?"
Ever since he had opened the second [Gate] that one time, Daiki Aomine hadn't been able to open it again.
It was as if the [Gate] had been welded shut.
Suddenly, the [Gate] began to tremble.
Then rays of light spilled out from behind it, shining over Daiki Aomine.
"What?!" Daiki Aomine exclaimed in shock. "Someone... opened the [Gate]?!"
Daiki Aomine immediately closed his eyes and returned to the court.
He turned his head and saw Seijuro Akashi smiling, countless points of starlight shimmering around his body.
Nash Gold and the others froze.
"No way..." Zack stared in shock. "Another person opened the second [Gate]?!"
"What is this..." Nick's mouth twitched. "Did we stumble into a whole nest of Zone users?"
"In that case," Nash Gold said in a deep voice, "let's see just how powerful the second [Gate] really is!"
This time, the Black Dragon Team had no intention of dragging things out.
They were going to meet the Dragon Slayer Team head-on!
At the same time, Daiki Aomine felt something different appear in his mind.
"Aomine."
Seijuro Akashi suddenly came over to him with a smile.
"Trust your instincts."
Daiki Aomine paused, then grinned.
"Yeah. I'm counting on you."
Seijuro Akashi nodded gently.
The primary personality had returned!
Because Ryota Kise had exhausted himself during his shot and the ball had rolled out of bounds, possession belonged to the Black Dragon Team.
The Black Dragon Team had the ball.
Nash Gold immediately entered the Zone and launched his attack.
As he approached Seijuro Akashi, he said, "Judging by that expression, you're the primary personality, right? The passing personality."
Seijuro Akashi smiled faintly and shook his head.
Nash Gold didn't care. He immediately activated the [Belial Eye] to predict the future.
"The future can deceive you, so live in the present."
Seijuro Akashi's gentle voice reached Nash Gold's ears.
At the same time, Nash Gold's vision suddenly blurred.
He couldn't see the future anymore!
Nash Gold stared at Seijuro Akashi in shock.
"Aren't you the primary personality? How can you use those eyes?!"
"I am the primary personality." Seijuro Akashi smiled. "But these eyes belong to me too."
As he spoke, yellow rings of light appeared in Seijuro Akashi's eyes.
He had unmistakably activated the [Emperor Eye]!
"Heh..." Nash Gold chuckled. "Interesting."
A flash of white light appeared in Nash Gold's hand, and the basketball instantly vanished.
Without that second pair of eyes restraining him, no one could break his No Motion Pass!
In the blink of an eye, the ball reached Zack.
Zack immediately entered the Zone, slammed the ball down, and stepped back to create a huge gap between himself and Daiki Aomine before gathering for the shot.
"Hah!"
Daiki Aomine suddenly exploded forward, his speed increasing dramatically as he rushed toward Zack.
At the same time, his eyes turned fierce, and violent lightning erupted within them!
Crack!
Zack's pupils contracted.
He hadn't expected Daiki Aomine to close the distance so quickly.
He immediately passed the ball to Miyamoto Tokima nearby.
The moment Miyamoto Tokima caught it, Shogo Haizaki pressed up against him.
"Hm?" Miyamoto Tokima looked at him curiously. "Finally done running away?"
Shogo Haizaki nodded.
"Yeah, Tokima-san. I want to give it a try."
"Because of Kise?" Miyamoto Tokima asked.
Shogo Haizaki nodded without denying it.
"Yeah. I'm not losing to that flashy brat!"
Miyamoto Tokima smiled.
He knew better than anyone just how proud and unwilling to lose Shogo Haizaki was.
He had shown that side of himself in the original story as well.
But now, after Miyamoto Tokima's intervention, Shogo Haizaki had finally gotten himself back on the right path.
Even so, that pride and refusal to lose had never disappeared.
At the very least, he wanted to prove that he was stronger than Ryota Kise!
Crack!!!
White lightning instantly flashed through Shogo Haizaki's eyes, while a milky-white glow erupted around his body.
"Come on!" Shogo Haizaki shouted forcefully.
Then, as though he had suddenly noticed something, he cried out in alarm.
"H-Hey!"
Shogo Haizaki hadn't even finished his line before Miyamoto Tokima simply shot the ball.
Shogo Haizaki stared at him in disbelief.
He hadn't even finished taking off his pants, and Miyamoto Tokima had already gotten started!
Miyamoto Tokima chuckled.
"Pay attention. Stop worrying about looking cool."
Shogo Haizaki's face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
Daiki Aomine helplessly slapped a hand against his forehead.
"That idiot..."
Even the corner of Seijuro Akashi's mouth twitched.
...
Possession changed.
The Dragon Slayer Team had the ball.
Seijuro Akashi slowly brought the ball up the court as the voice of his secondary personality sounded in his mind.
"Can you really do something like that?"
"I don't know," the primary personality replied. "But I want to try. After all, it's the only way to break through this situation, isn't it?"
The secondary personality fell silent for a moment before answering.
"Then... I'll leave everything to you."
"I never expected that after our abilities merged, the [Emperor Eye] would actually be able to see three seconds into the future."
"We were always one." The primary personality smiled. "We simply had different techniques that each of us was more familiar with. But now, we can share those techniques."
"So right now, we..."
At that moment, the primary and secondary personalities spoke together.
"Are very strong!"
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