"I've pried the whole truth out of Joya's mouth."
Midora swallowed the soup, a slightly dangerous, manic smile appearing on his face. "So now, all I want is to beat Acacia to death—or be beaten to death by Acacia."
"What Fire Cloud Evil Tiger..."
Fang Mo could not help wiping his face. "What about you two? Are you planning to take Acacia down together as well?"
"Haha, I'd better sit this one out."
Ichiryu shook his head with a helpless smile. "No matter what Lord Acacia has become now, those wonderful memories from the past—the times we sat around the dining table and ate together—were never false. I... still can't bring myself to raise a hand against him."
"I don't see it that way."
Jiro was noncommittal. He slowly said, "Well, I'm full of questions right now. No matter what happens, my only intention is to ask Acacia face-to-face and get a clear answer..."
"I see."
After hearing the three of them state their positions, Fang Mo nodded instinctively.
This was unexpectedly somewhat similar to the original story.
In the original story, Ichiryu did not want to face his mentor Acacia, and he had no desire to fight. As a result, Midora beat him severely on Lost Island, and he was ultimately killed by a sneak attack from the Blue Nitros.
Jiro, meanwhile, did not understand Acacia's intentions. On the eve of the Grand Final Battle, he sought Acacia out and asked whether the time they had spent together five hundred years ago had been real. Acacia denied it all outright, then caught him off guard and released the damage that had accumulated in his body for centuries.
The massive amount of damage was enough to forcibly kill Jiro.
Midora learned the whole truth, decided to kill Acacia, and went