Once again, Knighthawk was backed into a corner since he had no choice but to accept the challenge. The audience put up a front of cheering him on, but honestly, they just desired to witness a fight between a teacher and a student.
It was a spectacularly novel idea for Satoshi to challenge him like that after he was bullied, and the audience was all for it. it was going to be an unforgettable match, provided that not a single teacher would step in to put a halt to it.
In fact, when the challenge was issued, the audience half-expected Principal Sai Tama to step in and tell them that they were taking things a tad bit too far. Unbeknownst to everyone, the principal was also looking forward to the event. \
A match between a teacher and a student wasn't a rare occurrence in the USA, that's why the principal was not at all surprised by Satoshi's challenge.