The sudden scene left everyone present stunned.
Off the court.
Shintaro Midorima and the others stared at the court in disbelief. Shintaro Midorima even muttered:
"Akashi... actually..."
It wasn't just him. Daiki Aomine, Taiga Kagami, and the rest of the audience were all shocked.
None of them had expected Seijuro Akashi to actually lash out!
On the court.
Miyamoto Tokima was stunned too. He had guessed that Makoto Hanamiya would roast Seijuro Akashi, and he had also guessed that Seijuro Akashi might lose his composure and get angry.
But he had never imagined that Seijuro Akashi would actually attack him! He had even used [Emperor Eye] to make sure he hit him!
On the other side.
Chihiro Mayuzumi held Seijuro Akashi back and shouted:
"Akashi! Calm down!"
Seijuro Akashi struggled wildly, his face filled with rage.
"Let me go!"
Chihiro Mayuzumi gritted his teeth and used all his strength to restrain Seijuro Akashi.
Even someone as calm as him couldn't help swearing at that moment.
"Damn it, Akashi! You said you'd lead us to the championship! I gave up everything and became a shadow for your sake! If you get ejected now, I'll fucking kill you myself!"
Chihiro Mayuzumi had truly been pushed to the edge.
All because of one promise from Seijuro Akashi, he had given up so much and turned himself into the team's shadow.
All for the sake of a national championship.
When he saw Atsushi Murasakibara leave the court injured, Chihiro Mayuzumi had even felt a little relieved, glad that their chances of winning had gone up.
But in the very next second, Seijuro Akashi dropped a bomb on him.
A bomb so big that if it went any further, he could be ejected!
How was Chihiro Mayuzumi supposed to stay calm?
Even if you wanted to trade one for one, at least trade yourself for Miyamoto Tokima!
Ace for ace. And especially an ace as massive as Miyamoto Tokima?
If Seijuro Akashi and Miyamoto Tokima took each other out together, Chihiro Mayuzumi absolutely would not stop him.
But you're trying to trade yourself for Makoto Hanamiya?
Isn't that just pure nonsense?!
Even then, Seijuro Akashi was still boiling with anger.
Because Makoto Hanamiya had really gotten under his skin.
Right then, Seijuro Akashi suddenly felt his vision flicker, and his consciousness began to blur.
The next second, a voice rang out in his mind.
"If you keep this up, I'll take back control of the body."
"Don't forget. The championship is your bargaining chip."
The moment those words finished, Seijuro Akashi's vision cleared again, and his consciousness returned.
At the same time, Seijuro Akashi suddenly calmed down.
It was true. As the secondary personality, his control over the body was definitely not as stable as the primary personality's.
The reason he had been able to keep control all this time was entirely because of the wager between him and the primary personality.
Before he won the national championship, the primary personality would not forcibly take back control of the body unless absolutely necessary.
If the secondary personality, Seijuro Akashi, won the National Tournament, then the primary personality, Seijuro Akashi, would admit that his path had been wrong.
And he would hand the body over to the secondary personality, Seijuro Akashi.
But if the secondary personality failed to win the National Tournament, then sorry, the primary personality, Seijuro Akashi, would reclaim control of the body.
What had just happened counted as a special circumstance. If the primary personality had not done that, the secondary personality would have charged straight in.
The result would have been Seijuro Akashi getting ejected and the match ending in defeat.
How could the primary personality, Seijuro Akashi, possibly allow that to happen?
On the court.
"Let me go."
Seijuro Akashi spoke coldly.
Chihiro Mayuzumi still held Seijuro Akashi tightly and said:
"Calm down first!"
Seijuro Akashi replied coldly:
"I'm already calm."
Chihiro Mayuzumi asked:
"Really?"
Seijuro Akashi gave a cold hum in response.
Only then did Chihiro Mayuzumi let go of Seijuro Akashi.
Makoto Hanamiya had already been pulled back to his feet by Shuzo Nijimura. Shogo Haizaki and Dicky Anthony stood in front of Makoto Hanamiya, staring coldly at Seijuro Akashi.
Kotaro Hayama also stood in front of Seijuro Akashi, glaring back at Shogo Haizaki and the others.
As for Eikichi Nebuya and Reo Mibuchi, the moment Seijuro Akashi threw the ball, they had gone straight to Miyamoto Tokima's side and watched the show with him.
Miyamoto Tokima did not make a move because he knew Kirisaki Daiichi's players would definitely step in to help. There was no need for him to do anything himself.
As for why Eikichi Nebuya and Reo Mibuchi did not step in, it was entirely because Miyamoto Tokima had not moved.
At that moment, the referee blew his whistle and separated everyone.
Actually, the referee had been ready to take control and hold people back as soon as the conflict started.
But he had no idea who to hold back. One person was already being restrained, and the other was lying on the floor.
The others had not actually done anything. They were just staring each other down, so all the referee could do was blow his whistle.
Because of the incident, the game was stopped while the referees discussed the penalty.
In truth, the referee closest to Seijuro Akashi, who had seen the whole thing from start to finish, wanted to eject Seijuro Akashi on the spot.
But the other referees felt it was not that serious.
One referee alone could not change the others' minds, so in the end, Seijuro Akashi was only given a technical foul.
Miyamoto Tokima personally took the free throw for that technical foul.
After he made the shot, possession went back to Rakuzan High School.
Once both teams returned to the court, the referee went straight to Makoto Hanamiya and asked him to tone it down.
Makoto Hanamiya was already used to this. Basically every match, the referee would tell him to tone it down.
At first, Makoto Hanamiya really would hold back a little. But now that he knew they couldn't call a foul just for trash talk, why the hell would he hold back?
Although Makoto Hanamiya had been hit in the face by the basketball, he had only blacked out for a moment. Other than that, nothing was wrong with him.
He could still play, and he could still roast people!
Just as Makoto Hanamiya was getting ready to unleash his mouth again, he suddenly realized Seijuro Akashi had switched marks!
Kotaro Hayama came up early to set a screen, letting Seijuro Akashi switch onto Shogo Haizaki.
Seeing this, Makoto Hanamiya immediately mocked him:
"Heh, you don't even have the guts to face me now? Coward!"
After mocking him, Makoto Hanamiya did not choose to switch back. Instead, he stayed on Kotaro Hayama.
Seijuro Akashi gritted his teeth and did not respond to Makoto Hanamiya's trash talk, because he was afraid that if he did, Makoto Hanamiya would only get even more excited!
Rather than let Makoto Hanamiya keep disrupting his mindset, it was better to switch and face another player.
Seijuro Akashi had great confidence in himself. He believed no one could stop him!
Just as Seijuro Akashi was about to begin his attack, a voice suddenly rang out!
"I fcking... you stupid bstard, how dare you show your face in front of me?!"
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