The more easily someone succeeds, the more optimistic they become. And when everything seems to fall into place, even the wisest can grow naive.
Aramaki's victory was another such success. Ryoma had trusted Nakahara and the others to handle everything without having to get involved himself. And with tomorrow seeming just as easy to conquer, he had little reason to worry.
After the event, Ryoma takes everyone to a bar near Korakuen Hall for a post-fight party, the very same bar where he was shot before his regression into the past.
He recognizes the bar's nearly unchanged layout, along with the face of the bar owner who welcomes him with a charming smile. Yet tonight, he feels none of the anxiety that memory once brought him.
