"Well," said Pablo, "King got accused of cheating in cards while the teacher was away, and so I asked him to give back his winnings; in exchange, I'd fight with him with 200 dollars as the prize. We did so, I lost - though it was close, and now the dispute is resolved."

"As to why there was a dispute in the first place, well, there was a delay with the start of class, and the students, including me, went a little out of control. So, I went to the faculty room in order to see what happened, and was told that the teacher would be there, but when I came back, there was about to be a commotion involving King."

"Either way, sir, I apologize if my attempt at resolving the conflict was bad. I take all the blame." Pablo looked up at the instructor openly, trying to see if his attempt at taking the blame worked.

Inside, however, he was still exhilirated from the outcome of the fight with King, yes, he lost, but he still couldn't forget the feeling of cold metal all over his bare skin. He was willing to face punishment just for that.

[@TheHangedMan]