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Thump…
The sound of the basketball hitting the ground rang out again.
Under everyone's incredulous gaze.
Right in front of Akashi, Ryu threw the ball directly towards the baseline.
"What is he doing?"
"Is he trying to make the ball go out of bounds?"
Seeing this,
everyone thought Ryu had gone mad.
Not just them.
Even Aomine, Kise, Midorima, and Murasakibara, members of the Generation of Miracles, were completely baffled.
Momoi's mind went blank the moment Ryu threw the ball.
She didn't understand why Ryu did that.
"Throwing" wasn't quite accurate.
To be precise, his action was more like a smash.
Because everyone saw it very clearly.
Ryu clearly put in extra force, swinging his arm wide, slamming the ball towards the ground with one hand.
Akashi didn't try to stop it.
Even if he wanted to, he couldn't.
This was the last scene he captured in the Emperor's Eye.
Just when everyone thought the basketball would go out of bounds,
something unexpected happened.
The instant the basketball touched the ground,
to everyone's disbelief,
the basketball bounced towards the rim, and the bounce increased in height.
To outsiders,
it looked as if the basketball was consciously flying up on its own.
And its destination was Rakuzan's basket.
Seeing this,
everyone held their breath.
Their eyes were glued to the basketball, afraid of missing something incredible.
Soon.
Under everyone's watchful eyes,
the basketball traced a rather awkward arc.
Clang...
The basketball struck the rim.
However, it didn't bounce off the rim.
It bounced back and forth a few times on the rim before reluctantly falling in.
Swish...
A crisp, pleasant sound of the net swishing rang out.
The score on the scoreboard became 46-46.
Whistle...
At the same time.
The referee blew the whistle to end the second quarter.
But the arena was unusually quiet.
As if the whistle had never happened.
Everyone was stunned by Ryu's goal.
"My God! Am I dreaming?!"
"That ball just went in? Am I seeing things?"
"This is the first time I've ever seen a goal like that, it's unbelievable."
...
"Ryu, he really... I don't even know what to say."
Kise smiled wryly, but his yellow eyes shone with admiration.
That shot from Ryu was just so cool!
It instantly captivated him.
'I have to imitate that shot!'
Kise thought to himself.
...
'Hey, hey, hey! What's with that shot?'
Takao Kazunari looked down, completely bewildered.
Midorima, recovering from his initial shock, replied.
'Did you count the number of times he bounced the ball?'
'Huh? Nobody keeps track of that!'
Takao said.
'What about Murasakibara?'
Midorima continued.
Murasakibara shook his head.
"No! That would be too much trouble! Little Aomine should know that, right?"
"No, I haven't counted, so I'm not sure."
Aomine had barely finished speaking when
Momoi's voice rang out.
"14 dribbles! Ryu really only dribbled the basketball 14 times."
"I knew it."
Midorima said, his eyes filled with shock.
"But that's probably just a coincidence! Being able to calculate exactly when a shot will be scored, that's impossible!"
Momoi said thoughtfully.
"Who knows! Anything is possible for that guy!"
Aomine's words silenced everyone.
Too many strange things have happened to Ryu.
He can do things that others can't.
Thinking about it that way, it's not hard to understand.
…
Off the court.
Rakuzan's rest area.
Rakuzan's coach, Shirogane Eiji, was giving the players a pep talk.
The Rakuzan players were drinking water and wiping their sweat, listening to their coach's instructions.
Only Akashi remained seated silently on the bench, eyes closed, seemingly asleep.
However, no one from Rakuzan, including the coach, disturbed him.
"He's strong."
A voice echoed in Akashi's mind.
Akashi, with his eyes closed, heard the voice.
He scoffed.
"I will defeat him."
"With your current strength, defeating him will be difficult."
Hearing the voice in his mind, Akashi roared like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"We're evenly matched now. I've already detected his movements, so victory will ultimately be mine."
Sigh…
The voice in his mind sighed, then began to play again.
"Stop deceiving yourself. That last shot showed you couldn't stop him, could you?"
"Shut up!"
Akashi's emotions became extremely agitated, even bordering on maniacal.
Then, the voice deep within his mind spoke again.
"You should know it yourself! You just don't want to admit it. If this continues, you'll be the one who loses in the end."
"I will be the winner! I am absolute! No one can defy me!"
Akashi roared hysterically.
Heh heh heh…
The voice in Akashi's mind seemed to be mocking him.
"Your behavior proves I'm right. Admit it! You don't want to lose your last shred of dignity in front of everyone, do you?"
"What a joke! I've never made a mistake along the way. I single-handedly created the three-peat in junior high. What right do you have to say that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the voice slowly said.
"You seem to have forgotten! Your three-peat in middle school wasn't achieved alone. You were simply too obsessed. I sensed it from the beginning, but I chose to run away then, which is why I'm locked up here."
This time, Akashi didn't refute anything, instead falling silent.
However, the voice in his mind continued.
"Ryu is strong. I sensed it from our first meeting. He possesses something none of us have, and that's precisely what we abandoned."
As he spoke, a pair of crimson eyes suddenly opened in the darkness deep within Akashi's mind.
A figure identical to Akashi emerged from the darkness.
"It's time to meet with my former comrade."
...
Toho Kotei Gakuen's rest area.
Ryu, like Akashi, sat quietly on a bench with his eyes closed.
He was completely relaxed.
His mind replayed the scenes from his previous duel with Akashi.
The score was currently tied.
On the surface, he and Akashi were evenly matched.
But in reality, he had the upper hand.
Others couldn't see Akashi's decline.
But he, possessing the Eyes of Hyotei, saw it clearly.
That final goal.
Akashi had absolutely no way to defend against it.
And he had only expended some mental energy.
The limit of the [Selfless Realm]'s talent.
That's right.
Ryu's final shot was this move.
This was also the first time he had used this move in a match.
The Limit of Genius, also known as the Limit of Talent, or simply Absolute Prediction.
The ability allows him to rapidly activate his mind, simulating the course of the game in an instant based on existing data. He analyzes where he can score or steal the ball most quickly, making an absolute prediction and forecasting the number of shots needed for the attack, as well as the number of shots his opponent will take on defense.
It has to be said, this move is truly monstrous.
Even Akashi, who could see the future, couldn't stop it.
Ryu caught a glimpse of the fleeting astonishment in his opponent's eyes.
His feelings must be quite complex right now!
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