You knew how much winning meant to him. Seeing him walk out of the court after losing to Aoba Johsai with tears in his eyes, crushed you.

You rushed to the hallway, where he was waiting for you, his arms crossed over his chest and his head hung low while he was seated on a bench out of the locker rooms. "I'm useless, arent I?" He mumbled out, not daring to look up at you.