Dodgeball

By the time Arthur started to walk to the bench, the crowd of students watching his actions were a little confused. But as soon as he took off his coat to reveal his muscular arms, everyone was completely shocked.

"Son of a bitch!" The boys cursed slightly with envy.

"Oh my God, what are these arms?? They are so wonderful!" One of the girls in a certain group spoke as she was shocked.

"How would it feel to be held by them?" Another girl also spoke and this led to a flurry of whispers about Arthur. Some girls even took pictures with cell phones.

Beatrice was a little shocked at first, but soon a smile formed on her face as she stared at Arthur holding the ball. Patricia, beside her, was wide-eyed and wide-mouthed.

'When did he get those muscles? I remember they were only slightly bigger, but rather fat and he looked very weak...' The surprise in her expression was clear and even a little saliva began to trickle from the corner of her mouth. She soon awoke from her daze and also faced Arthur's imposing posture.

Sara and Madison, the moment they saw those arms, stared for a moment before their eyes sparkled in surprise. They spoke at the same time: "Arthur!?"

Emily, in the middle, smiled beautifully and also said: "It looks like you two only pay attention to the muscles..."

Arthur stared at his opponents for a moment. He also looked at Aline's shocked expression from the other side and smiled.

His grip on the ball tightened before he suddenly threw it at the leg of one of the three students on the opposing team. It hit hard and made a noise like something hitting flesh.

Bang!

Nobody could react very well when that sound sounded. The student was still standing in place and only realized what happened when his leg started to burn.

He glared at Arthur and went to get the ball while rubbing his leg. He walked to the other side and began to see who he would throw the ball at. He soon made up his mind and hit the ball on one of the students called at the last minute.

But to his surprise, the student actually managed to dodge the ball by crouching and it quickly passed over him. Charles and the others didn't have time to react before the ball approached again and Arthur caught it.

"Very well! Now let's see who's next..."

He stared with tiger eyes looking for prey and then looked at Charles. He walked as far as he could and made the pose of throwing him. As soon as the ball left his hand, it went towards the chest of another opposing student.

Bang!

With the same move Charles had made, Arthur hit another student. The ball hit the chest and bounced to another spot. The burning soon began in the student's chest.

The student picked up the ball and joined the one who had already been hit by Arthur. He looked at those on Arthur's team and his gaze focused on what was in his group.

By the time he threw the ball, which should have come out quickly, it actually came out pretty weak and was easily caught by Arthur's team. With a smile on his face, the student ran to hit Charles's team. But just like before, the moment the ball came out it was pretty weak and easily caught by Charles. According to the rules, if you throw the ba and someone catches it, it's the same thing as being knocked out.

"Sorry, my bad, guys. I just let it slip!" With a cynical smile on his face, the student walked calmly to Arthur's side.

Arthur didn't even bother to look at him and let him throw the ball. Again, he threw the ball weakly and was caught by Charles' team. Not surprisingly, until the end of the game, Arthur's team lost. Aline was the last to be hit and it was in the leg.

The second round of dodgeball began and Arthur's back was turned to the huge crowd of students watching them play. Most of the eyes there were only on Arthur.

"As we won, the ball will be ours this time! Get ready…" Carlos said with a mocking smile on his face.

He looked at Arthur's team and glared at Arthur intently before deciding to throw the ball. Dashing off, it quickly made it way towards Arthur's chest.

'Is this guy an idiot? Twice in the same place... 'Arthur opened a smile on his face as he saw the ball coming towards him. He simply opened his hand and reached forward.

Unsurprisingly, the ball landed in his hand and was gripped tightly by him. Arthur threw the ball away and said to Carlos: "Go get it."

Carlos's face immediately turned dark and red with anger. He didn't even bother talking to Arthur and went to get the ball.

Once he arrived in his area, he didn't even think long before throwing the ball at Arthur again. This one was much faster and stronger, clearly containing Carlos's anger.

'Try to catch this one now, you bastard!!'

Arthur didn't even bother to turn his whole body towards Carlos and just lifted his arm to his back.

Bang!!

The abrupt contact between Arthur's hand and the speeding ball caused a noise that anyone watching heard. But Arthur's fingers were already embedded in the ball and he didn't let go.

Surprised looks left the crowd at Arthur's action. Catching a ball at that speed, and from the back on top, was something only ninjas could do. The girls who watched Arthur were instigated by Arthur's behavior, causing them to start creating crushes.

"Got it…" Arthur's voice came out mockingly.

Not even a second had passed since he'd caught the ball and had already thrown it at another student on Charles' team.

Bang!

The ball caught directly in the leg and flew high. As if it were magic, the reaction force made her silently return to Arthur. But he didn't bother picking it up and just kicked it with his heel in Carlos' direction.

The student on Charles' team glared at Arthur, but his gaze suddenly froze and he was silenced by Carlos. He seemed to have remembered that Arthur was not a simple person.

'Smart…' Arthur thought indifferently.

The student knew there was no point trying to play on Arthur, so he threw the ball high so that it crossed to the other side and the team could do a strategy play. As they were under a stout tree, he couldn't play very high, but it was enough. But, something he didn't imagine happened.

Arthur took a short run, bent his knees and threw his arms back. The instant the ball was close, he suddenly jumped high and managed to catch it. After landing on the ground lightly, Arthur looked at everyone, who were looking at him with wide eyes.

"I've played basketball since I was little..." Arthur let out a lame excuse to get away. He scratched his cheek lightly and avoided the crowd's eyes.

Some students understood the reason, but still they were shocked. With that jump of his, it was at least three and a half meters. It was enough to dunk!

Ignoring the eyes that were increasingly focused on him, Arthur simply threw the ball at the other student on Charles' team. The game was already getting boring for Arthur, as he still couldn't make sense of it all.

The student who was hit just got the ball and went to Carlos' side. Just as he was about to throw to hit an average student on Arthur's team, Carlos spoke in his ear.

"R$20 to hit the little one... If it's in the face, you don't have to worry about the grades this bimester!" He spoke as low as possible so that only the student could get it right.

The student smiled and thought there would be no problem. Considering the earnings, it would be super worth it. He didn't know who the girl was and much less needed to have an intimate relationship with her, and he could apologize later.

Arthur looked at the two in a whisper and his eyes narrowed. He just slowly walked closer to Aline. A feeling inside him told him to do this.

The student saw Arthur moving closer to his target, but thought it was a coincidence, so he just walked around the area until he suddenly threw the ball towards Aline. It was quick and wouldn't be easily caught.

Aline saw that the ball was about to hit her, but she froze for a moment. Maybe it was the shock of being stared at, or the inability to think about what to do.

Woosh!

Just as the ball was about to hit, she felt a small tug to the side and the ball passed through her hair, but it didn't hit her.

"I didn't know we could throw it in the face, guys..." With an indifferent expression, Arthur spoke up. If it weren't for him pulling Aline, he would surely hit her little face hard.

The student who threw the ball immediately got nervous, but still managed to let some words out: "Sorry, sorry. It wasn't on purpose!" He even took a step back unconsciously.

Charles went to catch the ball that landed on his side and said while mocking: "Look, Arthur, it's inevitable that some people get hurt during the game. Nobody here is a professional to be able to control the ball's trajectory, so... accidents happen!"

A grim smile formed on Arthur's face and he nodded. He pulled away from Aline again and went still. None of his team had been hit yet, but three of Charles's team were.

When Charles saw that Arthur had agreed, a smile also formed on his face. He quickly threw the ball at Aline and hit her stomach. It was with considerable force, so it made her cough a little.

Cof! Cof!

Aline held her stomach a little and her appearance turned a little sour. She managed not to cry and snatched the ball from the ground.

"Are you okay?" Arthur asked calmly.

Aline said nothing and just nodded. She walked slowly to the other side. The watching audience was already angry at Charles for throwing the ball so hard at an apparently fragile girl. His popularity with the girls almost zeroed.

As Aline walked to her area, she looked at Charles and the last student on the team. When she had made up her mind that she would throw at the last student, she saw Arthur gesturing to her. He was pointing to an empty area and seemed to want her to play there.

She nodded after thinking for some time and threw the ball. By the time the ball passed to Arthur's side, no one saw very well as it flew back to Charles' side. The ball even whistled in the wind before hitting someone.

Wooosh! BANG! Blargh!

As soon as these three noises reached the ears of the students watching the game, they finally saw what happened. When all those pairs of eyes saw a person on all fours on the floor with vomit coming out of his mouth uncontrollably, many people felt sick and almost vomited too.

Those with stronger stomachs faced the scene and managed to see who it was. It was Charles who was vomiting miserably on the floor!

Another mocking voice also sounded for everyone to hear:

"Wow, a thousand apologies! I didn't do it on purpose, after all, I'm not a professional and it's very difficult to control the ball's trajectory. But I don't think there's a problem, right? Accidents happen!"