"So this is the Emperor Eye?"
Many people were stunned.
In that small body of Akashi's, it felt as though a ferocious beast resided within.
Haizaki's abilities had already been fully demonstrated earlier.
He was practically on par with the Generation of Miracles. Against Rakuzan's fearsome trio—Yaksha, Powerhouse, and Thunder Beast—he held his own.
Once his ability to Pillage was activated, his opponents were reduced to ordinary players.
With such a domineering power, he alone had elevated a bottom-tier team to powerhouse status.
And yet—
In front of Akashi, Haizaki looked like a brat trying to play hero.
On both offense and defense, Akashi dismantled Haizaki's overwhelming aura in mere moments, reducing him to dust.
"Step aside, Haizaki. That's an order."
An order?
To hell with your order!
The one thing Haizaki Shōgo hated most was being commanded.
"Who the hell do you think you are? You think I'm one of those three mutts you keep on a leash?!"
Haizaki didn't budge an inch. He snapped back at Akashi and even cursed out the Uncrowned Kings before stepping up to apply intense, close-range pressure.
Akashi's eyes narrowed. In an instant, his left eye opened wide, and his pupil seemed to pierce through everything, exposing all of Haizaki's movements.
"Crack—"
After just three clashes, Haizaki's body collapsed again, entirely out of his control.
Akashi looked down at him and said coldly:
"Remember this, Haizaki. My orders are absolute."
"Anyone who dares defy me will find no place left to return to."
His presence was overwhelming—borderline tyrannical.
But Haizaki wasn't thinking about that mess right now.
For a split second, his thoughts drifted back to that evening in Teikō—the day he bought a brand-new pair of basketball shoes after being disciplined by Tendou.
He planned to secretly stash them in his locker, hoping no one would notice.
He didn't want those other idiots at Teikō to think he actually cared about basketball.
Even more, he didn't want them misunderstanding, thinking that just because he got schooled by Tendou, he'd turned over a new leaf.
But someone saw him.
And that someone happened to be the person he despised most—Akashi.
He'd panicked back then, instinctively hiding the shoes behind his back.
He thought Akashi would start lecturing him again like always, with that fake polite tone.
But no.
The first thing Akashi said was:
"Get lost."
He'd always believed basketball was nothing special—just a way to kill time.
He would never be like Tendou, that lunatic who only cared about playing ball, so much so that he didn't even realize his girlfriend was sick until it was too late.
And yet, in that moment—he felt furious.
A deep, stinging sense of humiliation welled up inside him.
Later, when Tendou extended an invitation, Haizaki had been tempted.
But he refused—there was no way he'd become Tendou's lackey.
If I want revenge, I'll get it on my own.
So he joined Fukuda Sōgō's basketball team.
After taking down every player there, he naturally rose to the top.
He led that bottom-ranked team all the way into the national tournament, igniting his campaign of vengeance.
And the first former teammate he encountered—was Akashi.
Perfect.
The one he most wanted to destroy was that refined, elegant-looking bastard.
But the result?
He got crossed so hard by Akashi he ended up on his knees, disgraced in front of a national audience.
His pride was crushed once again.
Haizaki gritted his teeth, pushed himself off the floor, and chased Akashi with everything he had.
"Didn't I already tell you—I'm not one of your obedient little pets!"
He lunged from behind, hand outstretched, ready to slap the ball away.
It looked like Akashi was about to get caught off guard.
No warning from Rakuzan's bench was needed.
Akashi twisted his right foot, effortlessly pivoted his body—and completely fooled Haizaki.
He didn't even need to jump.
Haizaki was duped clean.
"In my eyes, you're no different from the rest."
"Understand now, Haizaki? Between you and me lies an absolute difference."
Swish—
Akashi gently tipped the ball into the hoop, graceful yet sharp.
His arm stayed raised, as if presenting his dominance to the world.
"Gulp—"
Many spectators swallowed hard.
"Why does it feel like Akashi's Emperor Eye is even stronger than Tendou's Six Eyes?"
A powerhouse like Haizaki looked like a child in Akashi's presence—he couldn't last more than three exchanges.
The scene made Takao Kazunari feel even more hopeless than watching Tendou play.
"It's not that the Six Eyes are weaker," Midorima said calmly, "it's that Akashi's style is different from Tendou's."
"Akashi specializes in ball control. He uses the Emperor Eye to read his opponent and disrupt their balance through dribbling—that's his strongest weapon."
The Ankle Breaker.
Akashi's signature move. He dismantles his enemies from the ground up, destroying their defense.
"Tendou can do that too," Midorima continued, "but his dribble speed is so fast, he's already broken through before you realize what's happening."
Most opponents never even get the chance to be hit by his ankle breaker.
Only players on the level of Kagami, Aomine, or Kise—with enough talent and speed—can keep up with his rhythm and earn that honor.
『What the hell kind of twisted logic is that?』
『You're telling me getting crossed over is some kind of privilege now? What nonsense!』
『Thanks a lot, Kagami, Aomine, Kise. Seriously.』
『Damn it, man! If you're gonna talk, drop that weird Taiwanese accent! It sounds so off!』
『Everyone above is a total clown. Go home already!』
『As expected—anyone who messes with eye techniques is never simple. It's basically confirmed now: Tendou and Akashi are definitely the strongest within the Generation of Miracles.』
This was Akashi's debut appearance—and he left quite an impression.
Back in middle school, he had always come across as a refined, composed gentleman.
During games, he focused on coordination and strategy, rarely showing off.
Then came the awakening of his second personality.
Just one look, and he KO'd Murasakibara like flipping a switch.
But today—this was the first time he fully revealed his terrifying abilities.
And he didn't disappoint.
In the world of anime, those who play with eye techniques are never ordinary.
The Twin Eyes of Teikō truly lived up to their name—delivering one crushing blow after another.
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