Everybody said their goodbyes and went their separate ways. Mark and Santiago also had a flight to catch back to their home state of North Carolina which was leaving that afternoon.
Upon returning to the lobby, everyone was asked to pack their bags and bring them down to the lobby. Only after everyone had gathered did everything feel real.
Ken struggled to fit his new trophy's in with all of his other luggage without breaking them, which was better than the alternative of having none.
The team then went to the airport and waited, not boarding their flight until 2 hours later.
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After a grueling trip, the Japanese team arrived back in Japan at around 6pm. The worst part was that everyone still had to travel back home from the airport after their 11 hour flight.
Thankfully for those who lived in Tokyo, they were just a few train stops away from their destination.