Chapter 11: Debt paid off

Come on, come on, hurry up, we don't have all day.

The line in the hallway was full of people, it seems that the baseball tournament is more popular than one would think at first and many wanted to participate.

(It seems like it was a good decision to come early, I was hesitant at first, but I can use the weekend.)

Alexander was lost in thought as he looked at his phone.

(Currently, I've only invested my stat points in Strength, but now that I have different abilities, it's best to spread the points around. But right now, I can't do that because of the test for each stat).

-Are you waiting for someone? -While Alexander had his head down looking at his phone, a voice decided to speak to him.

-Oh, it's you, Sophia. No, I'm here to enter the tournament.

Alexander looked up and noticed that the person talking to him was Sophia. It was normal that Sophia was here, after all, she was known for always excelling not only in academics but also in sports.

-You… compete? Don't you see a mistake here?

Sophia lowered her eyes to Alexander's body and told him these cruel words with a very dry expression. Alexander's body was still that of someone who was overweight and who you could tell didn't get much exercise.

-Yes… but don't worry, I'll be fine. -I'm not worried, I'm just telling you the facts.

With an indifferent and at the same time mocking look, Sophia said these things to Alexander, Sophia was right, if it wasn't for the daily mission, Alexander wouldn't move his body even a little bit.

-Hey… when classes are over, wait for me at the nearest park, I know how to repay you from before. -Sophia said to Alexander as she moved forward in her line. The line of girls was very short because few people wanted to compete with Sophia.

-Come on girls, let a queen pass, can't you see I'm passing?

And among those few was Eva Smith, who, as always, wasted no opportunity to try to outdo Sophia.

(As always, Eva is arrogant, but if she knew what her family was doing in secret, she wouldn't talk so much).

Alexander had found out about the mass production of the beer brewed by the Smith family, at first he thought about how to use this information, but decided to save it for later. Even if he posted it on the Internet, the Smith family and their influence would make it look like a false smear.

-But look no more and no less than the Ice Queen. -Eva stood behind Sophia as she dropped the tasteless joke.

-I would rather be the ice queen than the queen of losers. -But Sophia doesn't even flinch from such provocations to return Eva's words.

-You think you're funny, don't you, bitch? -Eva immediately falls for the provocation and shows herself ready to get her claws out. -If we weren't in the same class, I would have beaten you in any sport.

(Looks like this discussion is going to go on for a while, I'd better distract myself until it's my turn.) -Alexander decides to put on his headphones to listen to music.

-Next.

The minutes passed rather slowly, but for Alexander, who found himself with his music on, it was nothing more than a walk.

-I'm next. Alexander decides to introduce himself to the people in charge of registering people for the sports tournaments, including the coach who pampers Marcus, Coach Marques.

-Hey, what are you doing here? Aren't you in the wrong place? -Professor Marques was very upset that Alexander was trying to participate, after all Alexander and Marcus were in the same classroom, if Alexander played it would be a disadvantage for Marcus' team.

-Sir, I want to play with all my heart, please let me. -Alexander doesn't back down from his decision and decides to repeat his ideal.

-I know you want to compete, but… -Come on Marques, let him compete, if that's what he wants, the exercise is not denied to anyone.

The one who contradicted Marques was the other one in charge of registration, his name is Coach William.

(In my old life, Coach William was always a charismatic and exemplary man, but he ended up dying because of one of the gangs. As I recall, one of the gangs attacked a shopping mall where he was, and he tried to defend the people, and although he succeeded, his life was taken).

-Why do you always have to be like this, William? *Sigh* -Well, what difference does it make, here you can register, boy, if something happens to you, it's not my problem, remember, you're not in shape.

Alexander entered all his data on the sheet of paper and was now officially in the game.

(Well, I've already done the first thing, which was to enter the competition, but as much as I want to, I'm not at the level to beat Marcus, in the fight I had with the Black Foxes I realized that Marcus is superior to all of them).

-But it doesn't matter now, right now I'm hungry, I'm going to have lunch with Richard. -With an empty stomach, Alexander resists these words and goes straight to the cafeteria.

-I'm back, did you have to wait long? -Alexander sits down with his lunch next to Richard, who to his surprise is accompanied by someone else.

-Not at all, Alex, we just got here, Oh, sure, let me introduce you. -Alexander, this is Eduardo Zaragoza, he is in class A, he came to me for this year's science competition.

Richard introduces his new friend. Maybe Richard didn't stand out in sports, but in high school rankings he was always in the top 5, surpassed only by unique geniuses like Sophia or, in this case, Eduardo.

-Nice to meet you, Alexander, Richard's told me good things about you. -Eduardo shakes Richard's hand and Richard takes it back.

(Eduardo Zaragoza, I remember him, he was a genius in our high school, he won all the prizes even though he was not very popular because he was short, wore glasses and was a little overweight. But even so, he always made an effort.)

-(But Eduardo's happiness was short-lived, because one day, for no apparent reason, Marcus' henchmen beat him up in front of everyone, the day before an important science competition. When asked why they did it, they simply said that Eduardo had stolen their data. Since Eduardo had no friends other than Richard and me, no one came to his defense).

When Alexander remembered what had happened, he was filled with rage and began to ram his fork furiously into the table.

(To finish sinking Eduardo, Marcus said that maybe Eduardo also had data of everyone in the school and was dangerous, this deprived Eduardo his chance to compete due to research, which caused him a strong depression forcing him to…)

-...

-Let's eat. -Without finishing his thoughts, Alexander orders his friends to eat and enjoy the food.

-I'm full. -10 minutes later, the trio had finished eating and were walking through the halls to leave because Saturday classes end at noon. -It's pretty rare that we get to eat in peace, don't you think?

It was true, Marcus' group didn't show up at any time, probably because Marcus was concentrating on the competition.

-See you later, I have something to do. -Alexander hurries to run to the park where he will meet Sophia.

-Let's see, it's about time, right? -Alexander checks the time on his phone, and while he waits for Sophia to appear, he decides to look at the special conditions of each statistic.

[Stat points to distribute: 199]

He had 199 stat points to distribute due to the fact that he had advanced quite a few levels against the Black Foxes. -Well, let's see how to increase each stat.

[Test to distribute the points according to the statistics:]

[Intelligence]-[A king must be nourished to be intelligent, when you select this stat, a book of infinite mathematical problems will appear. Every time you get 15 correct answers, your intelligence statistic will increase by one point] 

(Shit, are you serious? I hate math, I can barely do the tasks they give me and now I have to do more, if it weren't for the fact that the skills use mana I wouldn't be focusing on this).

[Constitution]-[Courage, honor and glory, Constitution will come from your deeds and honor when you feel tired and empty, you will remember your achievements and you can win].

(What, I didn't understand what he meant and the system doesn't let me put points in this stat, but the strangest thing is that I have a point in this stat, a point I didn't put).

Somewhat confused about what the stat points are used for in this case, Alexander thinks about what the use of this stat would be, but decides to look at the others because he decided to think about it later.

[Speed]-[A king arrives quickly and leaves quickly, one second lost is equivalent to one unsaved village. When you select this stat, a pair of sneakers with a higher weight than normal will appear. If the user runs 1 KM with these shoes, the statistic will increase by one point].

[Social]-[Statistics locked for improvement in this version of the system].

[Defense]-[A body that can withstand the blow of 100 men is a body worthy of a king. At the moment of selecting this stat, the user will be given a weighted suit with which to train. Every 15 minutes of training with this suit will increase this stat by one point].

(Well, the speed statistic is undoubtedly the third most important, and the defense statistic, so I can last longer in battle).

-I see you were waiting for me, sorry I'm late. -Interrupting Alexander's thoughts, Sophia arrives at the park with what looks like two boxes in a loading machine,

-Don't worry, I just arrived, good day, Miss Bromck, what are you bringing in those boxes? -Alexander asked Sophia about the boxes, since they had the Bromck family logo on them.

-Here is what I owed you, decide to share this as I feel it will be of great help to you. -Alexander decided to check the box and found that it contained dumbbells, training ropes, protein, and other training equipment.

-Oh, I see, it's sports equipment from Bromck's Gym, isn't it? (This will be very helpful, after all, I have to train with the suit to increase my defense).

-Right, since I saw this morning that you're going to the tournament, and I feel very sorry for you, I decided to help you, you can keep the charging machine, it's not that expensive, I have to go now, bye.

(It's not that expensive, this is equivalent to 300 dollars?)

A little astonished by the arrogant price, Alexander says goodbye to Sophia and they both go home.

-Well, now that I have these boxes, I should start training right away. Seeing the pattern of the missions, everything indicates that sooner or later I'll have to face Marcus, it's better to start training.

Full of conviction, Alexander began his weekend training, relentlessly trying to get stronger.

-Well, it's time to go.

Monday morning arrived, and after a protein shake, Alexander prepared for high school while looking at his new stats.

[Stats: Strength Rank D+: 20 points, Intelligence Rank C-: 40 points, Constitution Rank F-: 1 point, Speed Rank D+: 23 points, Social Rank F-: 2 points, Defense Rank C-: 60 points].

All ready to start the tournament.