Chapter 12: Foul Play

-Good morning. I see you are busy. -Alexander had already arrived at the high school when he saw Richard and Eduardo, the first thing he did was to greet them.

-Good morning, Alex, yes, we are working as much as possible on our project, but we still have some things to polish, don't we Eduardo?

-Of course, we still don't know how to transmit electricity properly, but once we learn, I'm sure we'll win. -Both boys replied confidently to Alexander while he searched for something in Richard's backpack.

-Where is it? You said you would bring it to me. -Alexander asks Richard with a confused look on his face.

-Ah, no, no, here you go. -Richard hands Alexander a sports band, apparently Alexander had asked for it because he wanted to play today. -Thank you Richard.

He puts the band on his head and is ready to play. -Well, I'll be going then, guys. -Leaving his friends busy with their own competition, Alexander goes straight to the sports field to play.

(I have to finish this mission today, I was concentrating on increasing my stat points, but…)

Two days ago, while Alexander was exercising with his Defensive Stats Vest, he had completed a 15-minute segment as indicated by his phone.

[Warning]-[Your body has reached the limit of stats you can increase].

(At first, I didn't understand why, but as I lost weight, I was able to gain more stats, in short… reaching the athletic limit of an overweight body doesn't mean I can outperform others).

Alexander came back to the present as he sat on the bench waiting for the game to start.

-Are you ready, losers? -Let's finish the competition and beat that bastard Felix in the final.

Minutes after Alexander sat down, Marcus walked in with his minions behind him, it was one of the few times Alexander got to see Marcus in gym clothes, but he knew what he was all about.

A toned and trained body, someone tall and flexible yet with quite strong muscles, that was Marcus' strength.

-Oh, wow… are you going to play piggy? -Marcus sees Alexander and puts his hand in his hair, damaging his hairstyle.

(What… what… what the hell is this, I got stronger, but… when he comes closer I feel a big pressure).

-Yeah… Looks like… I'll play, heh, heh, heh. -Alexander nervously replies to Marcus, who intimidates him with his looks and presence.

[You have lost 15% of your maximum health.]

-Alexander right, I'm just warning you, if it's your fault we lose. -Marcus looks at Alexander, who is on the ground, with a murderous glare.

-I will kill you. -After saying those words, Marcus heads for the locker room.

(What the hell was that?, I'm sure I've gotten stronger, but Marcus is still hitting just as hard.) -Alexander, angry but scared, gets up and sits back down on the balcony.

After a full hour of waiting, all the players had arrived, according to what the boys had been told, two groups would be playing at the same time, Group A and Group B. This measure was taken because the coaches knew that if they left Marcus vs. Felix for the final, there would be a lot of people interested.

-Now, here are your defensive positions and the order in which you will be batting, remember them well because you have two games today.

(Perfect, I'm batting number 5 and Marcus is batting number 8, that's more than perfect).

Alexander saw his position and decided to wait his turn on the bench while the others played, after all it was going to be a long day.

It took a total of 25 minutes until Alexander's turn came, he had never had the opportunity to play in his life, so he decided to practice at home with a ball he had, and there he realized something.

--Hahaha, this fat guy thinks he can hit one of my pitches, I'm sorry, but I'm fine. -the pitcher boasted as Alexander took his batting stance.

-Well, here I go. -The pitcher threw the ball to Alexander as he concentrated.

[You are using the combat skill: Knockout Points.]

This was what he had discovered. Alexander could see the center of gravity of the ball, so with his little attempted swing, he threw the ball pretty far, but it didn't go far enough to be called a home run.

(Perfect, I'm sneaking into second base, I just have to stay ready).

Alexander got ready to run, but the two teammates who hit didn't make it, so the next one was …..

-Wow, losers, even the fat guy had better luck than you did earlier. -Marcus

This one was getting ready, holding his bat in a stiff but strong stance, he didn't look stressed at all.

-You are the king, aren't you? -Well, I'll make you eat your pride. -Without another word, the pitcher throws one of his fastest balls at Marcus, even faster than the one he threw at Alexander.

(You have to…)

An elegant movement was visible to everyone, Marcus had made a perfect swing without much difficulty, achieving a home run instantly.

(Joking…) -Alexander was about to run and he managed to score a run, but there was no other thought in his mind except the question of how he was going to beat Marcus.

-Good job Marcus, that's why you're our star. -Coach Marquis hands Marcus water and congratulates him, ready to finish the game.

30 minutes later the game was over, Marcus had hit a total of 2 home runs and scored the same amount of runs as Alexander, that was thanks to the batting organization or Alexander wouldn't have tied Marcus here either.

-Well, that was perfect… Now they have 20 minutes rest before the next game.

(Shit, this is no fun at all, this guy is a monster, I was pretty clear that Marcus is strong, but this is absurd, I have no choice, I'll do the plan I had in mind).

-Hey coach, which team do we have to beat next?

Alexander asked the coach, who was very happy about his crushing victory.

-The team from Classroom C, that's next. -Thank you.

Alexander walked out the door with the excuse that he had to go to the bathroom and smiled as he went to the locker room of Classroom C.

(If I can't win the clean way, I'll win the dirty way).

-Who the hell took it!!!

With 5 minutes left before the next game, Marcus was screaming at the top of his lungs in what sounded like anger.

One of Marcus's henchmen tried to ask, but Marcus just beat him up.

-My fucking new sneakers!!!! Someone took them and I hope they show themselves before they beat everyone to a pulp.

Everyone looked at Marcus in fear, there were only 5 minutes left before the next game, the coach was not there and if this continued Marcus could leave everyone injured.

-Alexander stands in front of Marcus and asks him this question: "Are your shoes gold?

[You have lost 25% of your maximum health.]

-Where are they? -A kick to the gut and an overbearing question was what Alexander received as he endured the pain.

-Wait. Wait, I don't have them…

[You have lost 45% of maximum health]

-Then who? -Now a blow to Alexander's face, Marcus was no longer thinking clearly.

-They got it from Group C, they took it so you can't play, but I saw it all.

Alexander gave his explanation while everyone looked at Marcus who, listening to him, said nothing and walked out the door.

(Well, everything is going according to plan…)

-Wait Marcus don't do it… No!!!!

The screams were not long in coming, Marcus was hitting one of the C team players, a player who was holding Marcus' sneakers.

-NO!!! -Coach Marques tried to stop him, but the high school officials watching the game took matters into their own hands and took him away.

-Marcus Watters is disqualified.

Those were the words the coach dropped to his team, because of his behavior Marcus will not be able to play in this tournament.

-Don't worry Coach, it was also the fault of one of our guys, I swear it won't happen again. I'm sorry.

The leader of team C apologizes after leaving and winked at Alexander with his left eye..

(Well, my plan worked perfectly).

-Good morning…, -20 minutes before all this commotion happened, Alexander had visited the classroom of Team C, who looked quite worried.

-I won't say much and I'll get to the point, I have a proposal to win.

Team C listened to Alexander's plan in detail, the plan was simple, he was going to give them the slippers so that Marcus would hit one of them and disqualify him from the competition. It was a suicidal plan because they had to sacrifice someone.

(Investing most of my points in Intelligence was worth it) -At first, Alexander did not want to invest his points in this stat, but Intelligence not only gives more mana reserve, it also makes the user more insightful.

(If only it made me smarter in academics…) -With a regretful face, Alexander goes to the bench, ready for the game.

-That's it, group C wins. -The results were displayed on the board and Alexander's whole team was disappointed, after all, without Marcus they were nothing.

(Good mission completed)

[Mandatory Main Mission: The Fall the Tyrant 1]-[Completed]

(All except Alexander, due to his great achievement)

-Well, it's time to go, I'll see the reward later when I get home. -Alexander packs his things and heads home.

-Hey pig, what's in your backpack? -But while Alexander is on his way home, he hears some noises in an alley.

-It's… my pro… science project.

The boy who spoke in fear was Eduardo, who was surrounded by Marcus' henchmen. (Damn, it's Eduardo, but I can't help him or they'll realize it's me!)

-Just in time… Alexander felt his phone vibrate and it was clear that it would be a mission to help Eduardo.

[Secondary Mission: A Fate That Cannot Be Changed]-[Do you want to accept the mission]-[Yes/No].

(You ask me, this is new…).

This was the first time Alexander had the option to refuse a mission, something new to him.

[You have decided to accept the mission]-[Loading special mission item...].

(I can't refuse to help Eduardo… let's see what object they give me).

-A science project? hahaha, what's the pig project about?

one of the two boys asked Eduardo, while the other just smiled from a distance.

-No… no… I can't tell you much, but it's about information… just that.

-About the information, wow, wow, I know what you are, you want our information, don't you?

-What? -No, no, no, no. -Young Eduardo gets a slap in the face as the two boys smile.

-We can't let you go so easily, thief. -The boys didn't want to listen to Eduardo's explanation and had another punch ready for him, but ….

-Let the boy go!!!, a loud voice shouted to the boys in the alley, drawing their attention.

-Hey… who are you?" the boys asked, not knowing the person.

-I am the Hero of Justice.

[You wear the Emperor's Hood]-[You wear the Sleeping Lion's Mask].