It was night after the tournament was over, and somehow, Kumiko was kind enough to let everyone have fun one more night before they went back to Hakodate the next morning. Still, most of the players didn't have any desire to do anything, opting to just go straight to bed and sleep.
Well, this was understandable. The combination of the exhaustion after playing three full games in a week and the disappointment from slipping at the last second was indeed a bit too much for any high school students to handle. If only they were a little bit older, they would've drowned in sake or any cheap alcohol outside.
Of course, there were still a few restless souls who couldn't even get a proper rest here.
In one bed, Hiroshi was just rolling over so many times in the last few minutes, not being able to sleep. His mind was haunted by a lot of things, before he finally shut his eyes forcefully, even enveloping his body in a thick blanket, while not caring that he was at the peak of the summer.
