The pause time is over.

beep……

The referee blew the whistle to restart the game. The sharp whistle broke the momentary silence in the rest area, like a charge horn, urging the Dream Team to step onto the field again.

When the members of the Dream Team walked onto the field with feelings of nervousness, anticipation, or high morale, Akashi's thoughts seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and sank into the depths of his mind.

At this moment, the noise from the outside stadium, the footsteps of his teammates, and the cheers of the audience seemed to have drifted away from him, and his entire world seemed to be left with only the deep space of consciousness in his mind.

"It seems you have discovered it too."

In the darkness deep in his consciousness, a voice sounded faintly. The voice was vague, as if it came from a faraway place, or as if it was whispering in Akashi's ear, revealing a mysterious feeling, making it impossible to figure out where the owner of the voice was.

Akashi replied secretly.

"Ah... I have analyzed many possibilities and tried many methods, but none of them can help my Emperor's Eye to go further. After thinking about it, there is only one possibility."

His inner voice echoed in this space of consciousness, his words were filled with the frustration of having tried various things to improve the Eye of the Emperor of Heaven but to no avail, as well as the complex emotions of finally finding a clue at this moment.

After all, the Eye of the Emperor of Heaven, as his most powerful support, seemed a little powerless when facing Nash's troublesome Eye of the Demon King. This made him always want to find a way to evolve it. Now it seems that he has finally touched the key. How can he not feel mixed emotions.

Hearing this, the voice sounded again in the darkness deep in my consciousness.

"You are right. The reason lies with you and me."

The voice became a little steadier, as if it was confirming Akashi's thoughts, and as if it was slowly revealing a long-hidden secret. Every word struck Akashi's heart heavily.

After a pause, the voice deep in his consciousness continued to sound.

"Nash is very strong. Neither you nor I can be his opponent. But as long as the two of us join forces, we might have the strength to compete with Nash."

These words not only show recognition of Nash's strong strength, but also reveal a hint of unwillingness, as well as the expectation that the two of them will create a powerful force after joining forces.

Hearing this, Akashi's heart moved, and then he asked.

"We? Together?"

In the darkness deep in my consciousness, a pair of red eyes suddenly opened. They looked particularly strange in the pitch-black space. A mysterious flame seemed to burn in those eyes, exuding an aura that made people both frightened and fascinated. A voice also rang out.

"When I saw Nash's Eye of the Devil, I was surprised, but I also noticed a possibility. I think you should have similar thoughts. I think the Eye of the Emperor is not inferior to his Eye of the Devil, but it is not perfect enough. I just said the reason, it is in you and me."

The voice spoke slowly and calmly, as if analyzing the situation in an orderly manner and guiding Akashi to understand the key.

Hearing this, Akashi fell silent.

He frowned slightly, his mind working rapidly, connecting all the details of the previous confrontation with Nash on the court, the power of the Eye of the Emperor, and the words spoken by the mysterious voice, thinking over and over again.

He seemed to have understood something. The mystery about the evolution of the Eye of the Emperor of Heaven that had been lingering in his mind seemed to have gradually taken on a clear outline.

I only heard the voice from deep within my consciousness continue.

"Because there are two of us in this body, and because of this, the Eye of the Emperor is incomplete. If we want to evolve into a complete Eye of the Emperor, the two of us must merge into one complete person. In other words, one of us will disappear completely."

The voice calmly told this cruel fact, as if it was stating an ordinary matter.

As Akashi walked onto the court, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He stood there blankly, as if he had been cast under a spell. The resolute look on his face disappeared, replaced by a complicated and tangled expression.

When he heard those words deep in his consciousness, his mind was a little confused for a moment. The word "disappear" kept echoing in his mind, and he felt mixed emotions.

A fusion of two personalities?

He also thought that the Eye of the Emperor of Heaven could not evolve because of his dual personality. He had thought about the solution countless times before, but when he was really faced with such a cruel choice and heard that one of the personalities would disappear completely, he fell into hesitation for a moment.

After all, that was another existence who shared the body with him. Although they had different personalities and styles of doing things on a daily basis, for such a long time, it was a different kind of companionship for them. Now he had to completely abandon each other. How could he easily make up his mind to do this?

Before he could say anything, the voice from deep within his consciousness began to ring out again.

"So I will choose to disappear, return everything to you, and let Akashi Seijuro become a complete person again."

There was a hint of determination in that voice, as if he was ready to sacrifice himself, without any hesitation or attachment, he just simply wanted to help Akashi so that he could have complete strength to deal with the difficult game before him.

"etc!"

Akashi spoke suddenly. His voice was too sudden, and it was filled with urgency and reluctance, breaking the slightly heavy atmosphere in the consciousness space and causing everyone else on the court to turn their heads and look at him.

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