The locker room of Kawasaki was charged with palpable tension at the moment as players prepared themselves for the match against the league leader, Kobe. Most of them had already got dressed and were waiting for their coach's final words while some appeared to be in some kind of slump.
Currently, there were two kinds of people present in the locker room; one who was excited about the match and the other who was anxious about the match.
Yet still, it was rather quiet here at the moment.
Already accustomed to the ways of his teammates, the quietness in the locker room before the start of an important match wasn't a new thing for Hiro. Often, they preferred to remain silent to prepare mentally against what was about to come.
"You nervous, kid?" Asahi tried to initiate a conversation with him.
"Well, a little, but not much," Hiro answered honestly without hiding anything.
