The feeling is like the sensation immediately following the defeat in the qualifiers for Koshien of my high school baseball club in my previous life.
I wonder if it’s fine to say this?
“Isn’t there no problem with you advancing to the sixth round? However, why does everyone seem to be so joyful?” (Wendelin)
In the fantasy novels or manga I read in my previous life, a martial arts tournament was something swelling in excitement and becoming a big deal.