"Pull yourself together, I don't want to see a dishevelled soldier in front of me. How can you go to the afternoon's match in such a state?" John scolded him.

Emma and Lily heard the sound and looked towards them.

They heard John shout, "Emma, Lily, Eric, gather!"

The three of them ran to him, and his stern eyes swept over their faces and he said loudly, "This afternoon's competition is extremely important, and if any of you three do not perform your best, please quit now! Does anyone want to quit now?"

"No!" The three students shouted.

Eric's voice was a little weaker because he was apprehensive, and the...