In this chapter, the narrator laments the fact that his friend has gone too far. He tells us that he and his friends have run into each other in the school hallway, and that they have seen each other this morning. He says that he has decided to go to the history club's annual relay race, which is being held at the same time as the duel between the brothers. He asks the narrator if there is anything at stake in the match, and the narrator replies that he does not want to share anything with the spectators. The crowd cheers loudly for the duel, and one man says that it is fitting that it should be held in the same place as the relay race. The narrator thanks the crowd for cheering him on, and he says that the match was "an amaz-ing match" , in which he was able to do what he wanted.