Duel

At morning, his friends visited him.

"Jake, are you going to fight another special admission?" Emily asked, concern evident in her voice.

"How did you guys find out?" Jake replied, remembering he had refrained from informing them earlier to spare them unnecessary worry.

"It's true," Emily mumbled, hearing Jake's reply.

Dio, Mark, and Jimmy chimed in, their voices filled with curiosity and well wishes. Dio leaned forward eagerly, his eyes bright with interest. "Yeah, what's the deal? How did it happen?"

Jake chuckled, appreciating their genuine concern. "Well, it's a long story," he began, settling into his seat as he prepared to share the details with his friends.

As he recounted the events that led to his upcoming special admission, his friends listened intently, nodding in understanding or interjecting with questions from time to time. Despite the seriousness of the situation, there was an underlying sense of belief among them.