Chapter 99: How Much Money?
The students couldn’t stop commenting on how run-down the gym looked. Some openly questioned if there was any real benefit to being there at all. But before their complaining could get out of hand, Jay’s voice cut through the noise.
"Everyone, shut it and move!" he barked. "Put your stuff over there and get changed, PE uniforms, same ones you wear for school. Now!"
It became immediately clear: these students listened to Jay. Maybe not as much as they had listened to Dipter, but it was close.
Once they returned, now in uniform, Steven gave a few quick instructions to Joe.
"Start them off with a warm-up. Ten minutes of running laps, then some basic hand-eye coordination drills."
Steven watched them for a moment, then gave Joe a pat on the back before walking off. He was leaving the warm-up to him, at least for now. Joe had trained with Steven a few times, and that made him the best option for the beginning stages.
But not everyone in the group was on board.
"What the hell? Why should we listen to him?" one of the students muttered, eyeing Joe.
"Isn’t he just another delinquent from class? How’s he supposed to teach us anything about fighting?"
Joe spun around, instantly fired up.
"Oi!" he shouted. "Show some respect! Don’t forget, I’m the guy who bested Ko!"