Chapter 51: Gaze
The Community School gymnasium had been built twenty years ago, and it was usually quiet.
Because the equipment was so outdated, it did not even have a decent basketball hoop. The Community School basketball team could not recruit enough players.
But today, the gymnasium had been completely taken over by restless students. Several former School Bullies' fathers were going to have one-on-one bouts with the Director of Punisher's Office. This was very Hell's Kitchen. Ever since Principal Alvin had taken office, no one had dared cause trouble for a teacher at the school.
Naturally, this thrilled the children, whose pent-up hormones were about to explode. Someone was going to teach that terrifying Director of Punisher's Office a lesson! Supposedly, several Gang Bosses from Hell's Kitchen were entering the ring personally. The White Shark Gang, the KK Gang, and the Mad Dog Gang—how exciting!
By two in the afternoon, the teachers realized they were starting to lose control of the situation. So they simply let the kids go to the gymnasium. One had to give them time to relax after keeping them tense! Besides, most of the teachers had been hired after Alvin took office, and they were curious themselves. What exactly were Hell's Kitchen's rules? Did solving problems here really come down to whose fists were harder? If so, should they find that seemingly formidable Director of Punisher's Office and practice a few moves with him? If a student's parent came to beat them up someday, they could at least fight back a little.
Professor Cage was the school's most steadfast supporter of its rules. When he heard that someone was causing trouble for the school's best staff member, the old Cowboy snatched an Old Winchester about as old as he was from the office and led