The initial adrenaline rush has, in fact, faded, and left him calmer than he's been in a while. Because sometimes, everything is so simple -- just the immediate here and now, where the only care in the world is winning.

At the pull, he casts a casual look at Kaito's hand, acknowledging it in a good humored but patronizing fashion. The discomfort in his lungs is growing worse and the light-headedness has begun buzzing slightly louder, but at this point, it's nothing that he can't stand.