Where have you been, Jonathan?

[JaimeJohnsomXD]

It must have already been close to midnight. LAW’s weekly show was still going on; many wrestlers had already had their matches, but others still had bouts yet to begin. It was a night like any other for the people working there—except for a young boy who had arrived backstage a few minutes earlier. He was taking deep breaths, sitting on a bench while rapidly shaking his leg due to anxiety.

At one point, the boy simply grabbed his phone and opened a messaging app, quickly sending a message to someone with the following words: “I’ll be showing up soon. After I’m done here, I’ll head straight home to take care of you.” After that, he put the phone in his pocket and stood up from the bench where he had been sitting. He walked toward the arena entrance and took a deep breath as the lights throughout the entire arena went out.

"Let’s go..."

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Then, the boy’s theme music began to play—but it sounded like an edited version of one of his old theme songs. At that moment, he appeared in the arena right as the music “exploded,” with pyro effects going off on both sides of the entrance ramp while he threw a few punches into the air. After that, he sprinted toward the ring and slid inside, flipping into a somersault as he landed and flashing a smile. Throughout that entire moment, the crowd was screaming, because an old wrestler who had been gone since 2022 had returned.

The boy let out a genuine laugh and moved toward one of the ring corners, asking for a microphone. Once he got it, he slowly walked to the center of the ring as his theme music faded. He looked out at the entire crowd and spoke:

"LAW fans…
I’M FUCKING BACK!!!"

After shouting that, the crowd began chanting “Welcome Back” at the boy. He smiled once again as he walked around the ring, listening to the crowd’s cheers. That feeling was something Jonathan hadn’t felt in a long time. At one point, he leaned against a corner, looking at the fans, and continued to speak:

"Well, I guess you might be wondering, Jonathan, what happened? Why did you suddenly leave? What went down?" — As Jonathan began addressing the fans’ questions, he glanced slightly up at the arena lights, as if his next words were going to be completely sincere — "Well, you must know about Fenrir, my girlfriend, right? After my last match in LAW, we decided to spend Christmas 2022 here in Japan and the rest of 2023 in my home country. It was a great time, but I won’t lie, I missed kicking some ass."

"I also ended up losing contact with a lot of wrestlers, apparently. I also heard about Gil..." — When Jonathan mentioned Gil, the crowd immediately reacted negatively — "Hey, I get it. Gil is a great person, but there are times when we need to know when to stop, you know?"

*Jonathan then sat down in the ring, looking out at the people in the crowd. He watched them, knowing they loved entertainment, but they also needed to understand the risks, and he wasn’t going to hide that from the fans.*

"I believe you all know this story. A certain wrestler once recovered from an Achilles tendon injury and, when he returned, basically reached the top of the world." — Jonathan sighed — "However, after defending the most important title of the company he worked for on the company’s weekly show, he announced that due to a series of injuries and other issues, he had to retire."

As soon as Jonathan finished telling the story, the entire crowd fell silent. They already knew who Jonathan was talking about. Jonathan sighed once more and stood up, walking back to the center of the ring.

"But I’ll tell you this: even if I get hurt, even if I bleed, even if my body is bruised all over, I will do what I love. But when things get tough, eventually I’ll have to step away for a while."

"Anyway, I’ll see you all again in my next match!"

Jonathan said, dropping the microphone on the mat and leaving the ring. After exiting, he greeted a few fans before finally walking out of the arena.