After the team had gorged themselves on ramen, they finally arrived back at the residence as the sun was setting. It seemed as if their adrenaline from the win had all dried up, resulting in a distinct lack of energy on anyone's faces.
Despite winning easily on paper, most of them were worn out since their nerves had been on edge while being stared at by thousands of people in a packed stadium.
As they were all still teenagers, it wasn't weird that they would be more affected than others when it came to the current situation.
There weren't may sports that had as much attention on high schoolers, at least in Japan.
Most of the players headed straight for the showers and prepared for bed with a full belly, looking forward to the sweet embrace of sleep. Ken was amongst them, feeling the mental fatigue of the game beginning to effect him.