Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
In The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II, Hishiri Adashino described these eyes as follows:
"The ultimate Future Sight that sees the end and brings it to the present," and "The ultimate Past Sight that sees the origin and brings it to the surface of the present."
Translated simply:
Able to see the end and birth of all things, because those eyes are connected to the "Root of the World" (Akasha).
If manifested in basketball, what would it become?
Yuuto looked forward to it.
"Yu, your eyes..."
Sora felt bored because there were no members of the Generation of Miracles on the court.
Instead of watching such a boring match, it was better to look at her man.
Result: she made a new discovery upon looking.
Yuuto's eyes: a red ring wrapped around his pupils, and a blue light emanated from the black pupils.
Like a rotating azure star.
"Do they look good?"
"Mm..."
Sora nodded subconsciously. They indeed looked very good, giving a feeling of full spirituality yet majestic without anger.
"You really are a complete appearance-party member (someone who judges based on looks)."
"I just like appreciating beautiful things."
Sora was righteous and even leaned closer to look.
This made the surrounding boys incredibly envious. She was too exquisite, like someone walking out of a manga.
Her fashion sense was also top-tier, liking to wear Gothic-style dresses.
In the words of the Seiho basketball players, "Sora is simply cute to the point of foul play!"
Yet she used such beautiful eyes to look at a stinky man!
If they hadn't recognized the person as Seiho's King Yuuto long ago, they would have wanted to step forward and intervene!
Yuuto just smiled and continued observing Rakuzan.
After simulating several times, the final result was always Seiho facing Emperor Rakuzan of Kyoto.
This was the biggest stumbling block on his road to the top.
Just a pity.
The secret weapon Mayuzumi Chihiro was hidden by Akashi all along. Once this type of sixth man enters the battle, it will cause huge changes.
His analysis of Rakuzan was at most 50% complete.
"Let's go back."
"Mm."
The match ended; Yuuto didn't stay.
Since Akashi didn't play, it meant he had reached an agreement with Aomine and Murasakibara.
In subsequent matches, there was a high probability they wouldn't play either.
Facts proved so.
In the match held in the afternoon, neither Aomine nor Murasakibara appeared in the Tōō vs. Yosen match.
Clearly, Akashi successfully persuaded them. The Generation of Miracles civil war that fans wanted to see wouldn't happen in subsequent matches.
...
Round of 16 matches all ended.
The next day.
Immediately following were the quarter-finals (8 to 4).
Teams in the upper bracket appeared first, giving yesterday's participating teams as much rest time as possible.
However, less than 24 hours wasn't enough for players to recover their condition.
Teams and players still remaining in the Nationals were supported by a breath (spirit/willpower); their bodies were actually very tired.
In this match, Yamashita Shio didn't rotate (the lineup completely?), but reduced the playing time of the main force.
In the first quarter, Yuuto led the substitutes, leading the opponent by 15 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, Yuuto rested, Iwamura and others appeared, and Seiho still led by 15 points.
After all.
Reaching the National Top 8, every remaining team was the elite of the elite.
NCAA March Madness also has terms like Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight.
Meaning, after entering the National Top 8, there are no weak teams; all are elites.
The Nationals are no exception. Good luck won't always favor a team; without relative skill, one can't reach this step.
In the second half, Yamashita Shio let all starters appear.
In this quarter, Seiho exerted full force, widening the gap to over 30 points.
They turned the last quarter into garbage time, continuing to let substitute players go up to level up.
Thus.
Seiho broke into the National Final Four.
Immediately in the afternoon, the highly anticipated Generation of Miracles civil war finally started.
First was the match between Rakuzan and Yosen.
But to the fans' great regret, neither Akashi nor Murasakibara, the two geniuses, appeared.
However, both sides still contributed a wonderful contest.
Yosen's Absolute Defense, with two players over 2 meters tall inside—such height is an overwhelming advantage at this age.
Unfortunately, their opponent today was the defending champion Rakuzan, possessing 3 Uncrowned Kings.
The two teams fought until the last quarter to decide the winner; ultimately, Rakuzan was slightly better.
"Did Tatsuya Himuro not play either? Did he come only for the Winter Cup?"
Yuuto rubbed his chin; he was quite curious about Kagami's brother.
He, Haizaki Shogo, and Nijimura Shuzo were hailed as the strongest combat forces under the Generation of Miracles.
Who is stronger among these three?
This is an interesting topic.
...
Match ended; Yuuto left the arena quietly again.
Then.
Another day.
Key semi-finals.
As long as they could win this match, Yuuto and Seiho could enter the Nationals Finals.
This would not only determine their chance to compete for the championship.
At the same time, entering the Nationals Finals also meant Seiho would directly enter the Winter Cup without playing qualifiers.
This was quite attractive in the fiercely competitive Tokyo district.
Therefore, in this battle, Yamashita Shio didn't give the starters rest time anymore.
Everyone knew the final would be held a week later; winning this one, they would have plenty of rest time.
Match started.
Yuuto came up and sank a super-long three-pointer from the LOGO position to awe the opponent.
Helplessly, the opponent could only launch a full-court man-to-man defense on him.
The problem was.
"Except for the Generation of Miracles having a chance, no player can single-handedly defend Yuuto."
Akashi also came to the court today; their match against Tōō was scheduled for the afternoon.
Sure enough.
In the next round, Yuuto passed the defender in one step and hit the ball near the three-point line.
At this moment, Seiho had a brief 5-on-4 numerical advantage.
However, this time was very short; in just over a second, the opponent could complete the defensive recovery.
What Yuuto had to do was seize this numerical advantage.
Seiho's opponent had no choice but to step up. Now in the Nationals, no one dared to underestimate this Lion King.
Giving him an open opportunity wasn't much different from giving away points directly.
Then.
With a whoosh, Yuuto bounce-passed to the cutting Ryuhei Kasuga. Seiho's vice-captain cut into the paint and assisted Iwamura to score.
Just two minutes into the match, Seiho hit the opponent with a 15-0 run, forcing the opponent to call the second timeout.
After the timeout, the situation didn't improve.
Seiho, extremely eager for the championship, was in surprisingly good form today.
With an unreasonable monster like Yuuto on the offensive end, they only needed to focus on defense.
First defensive possession after the timeout, Seiho forced the opponent into a 24-second violation.
Fans could feel the opponent's despair across the court.
"Different from Yosen's defense; it's a dynamic defense utilizing mobility, switching, and space reasonably."
Rakuzan just played Yosen yesterday, so Akashi was very clear about the difference between Seiho and Yosen.
Although both were defense-oriented teams, there was an absolute difference in essence.
Yosen's defense lay in height, paying special attention to paint defense.
Seiho wasn't; they played dynamic defense, and most players possessed the ability to defend switches.
"Their opening lies in the two corners. If utilized well..."
"You know, I know, and Yuuto knows too."
The secondary personality Akashi's subtext: Yuuto might not give them such an opportunity, and might even use this psychology to set an ambush.
"True." Akashi nodded.
Big-picture view had always been his advantage.
Even Midorima hadn't beaten him three times in Shogi.
But Yuuto was different.
Akashi couldn't see through him; the opponent had a big-picture view not weaker than his own.
Sometimes, Akashi even felt Yuuto could predict the future.
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