In this chapter, we learn that the main character, Malaki, is a student at Shur's High School in New York City. Malaki is a member of the school's boxing team, which is led by the senior boxer, Mr. Zhao, who is known as "the president of the club." Malaki's nickname is "hyena," which means "swoosh." He tells Malaki to "stop wasting time" and to "just start fighting already" because he is the "ex-president" of the boxing club, which means that he's the one who's going to beat the "president" . He's not going to let Malaki get away with this, though, because the rules of Shur High School say that you can't "disrespect your opponent" if you don't take the fight seriously, which makes Malaki think that this is a "friendly exchange" and Malaki thinks that it's "meant to be a real match" , even though the rules say that Malaki can still hurt Malaki if he doesn't respect his opponent by taking the fight "seriously" ! Malaki says that he used to be "the ex-president of the sura boxing club" and that this guy is "so slow" that even a sloth couldn't beat him with a single punch. He says that his alcoholism has made it impossible for him to fight a girl, and now he can'