"Will I lose? Will I be defeated..."

"I have no sympathy for you..."

"I don't sympathize with you at all!"

In his mind, a black fog enveloped him. He could not see the source or the exit, and even the direction could not be discerned.

The secret is to leave only malicious voices around him from all directions,

The black fog gradually gathered, and a face and red eyes similar to his appeared.

Then he gradually put on the devil mask and said in a sinister voice, "Really, you are indeed worthy of my destruction, Kirihara Akaya..."

Kirihara Akaya couldn't stand it anymore and served the ball with a knuckle.

I wanted to hit that person hard on the face.

But it seemed to pass through that face...

The tennis ball embedded itself deeply into the wall, leaving several cracks, and then slowly fell to the ground.

He was left alone facing the cracked wall, gasping for breath, as if in a dream.

On the other side, in the quiet classroom, we don’t know what Ryoma Echizen is talking about with An Tachibana.

At the training ground,

"Kirihara, calm down."

A cool minty scent wafted into his nose, and Jingguang's voice rang out, bringing Kirihara Akaya back to his senses.

Kirihara came to his senses and found that Atobe Keimitsu had walked up to him and picked up the tennis ball that had fallen to the ground. He was now looking at him and said, "Calm your mind, but your heart is not calm."

"Ah, yes, Mr. Jingguang."

Fearing that he was being given some bitter medicine, Kirihara obediently agreed.

"Have you been suffering from insomnia recently? Why?"

It is both a question and an affirmative sentence.

"Senior..."

Kirihara Akaya couldn't help but confide in this cool yet reliable senior.

After a moment, Jing Guang, who understood the whole story, raised his hand.

“Don’t be afraid of your past self, and don’t be afraid of the evil side.”

"Um?"

Feeling the temperature above his head, Chi was a little confused. He didn't quite understand what it meant.

"Everyone has a bad side, it's just that the manifestations are different. It's already been done in the past. If it's wrong, it's wrong. Face it bravely and correct yourself, but don't limit yourself to the past. What you need to do is cherish the present and create a future for Kirihara Akaya. Kirihara, I have truly seen your changes, and the same goes for Seiichi, Sanada, Yanagi and the others. So, you don't have to fall into self-blame..."

"Who said I blame myself?"

Kirihara Akaya refuted stubbornly,

Then, in Jingguang's calm, sober, and serious eyes, he gradually fell silent...

Jing Guang continued, "If you encounter this situation, don't run away. Draw a sword to cut the water, and the water will flow faster. What you need to do is to cut off the control line between yourself and him, or, you can reversely control him and use him for your own purposes!"

"Let me...control him?"

Kirihara Akaya murmured and repeated,

"That's right. Just like you control the appearance and disappearance of your own red-eye state, you can also control 'him'. If used well, he can become your helper, not a hindrance."

"......I see."

The thoughtful little kelp finally perked up.

Good, then next...