After WE secured a 2-0 victory over TES on their home turf, the fans of the WE team felt as if it were the Lunar New Year.
Unlike the fans of teams that consistently rank low—who are usually quite zen, satisfied if the team can win even a single game—WE fans once had their glory days. They, too, had experienced "prosperous years." As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. After the team's performance plummeted off a cliff following the end of the S7 season, the fans went from initial disbelief to being forced to face reality.
Countless fans reminisced about WE's past, yet there is no point in dwelling on former glories; they undoubtedly hoped more than anything for WE to forge new ones. Even though the playoffs had not yet begun, for the WE faithful, this felt like a festive celebration. Their greatest hope for WE this year was merely to secure a spot at the World Championship, even if it were as the fourth seed. How they longed to see the banner of WE fly once more on the world stage!
Chapter 57