[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman":3,"chapter-marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-276":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: A Lazy-Ass Superman",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1721882,2198,"Chapter 276 276 — Progress on the Tiger Translator","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-276",276,"\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For 60 advanced chapters, visit my Patreon:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patreon - Twilight_scribe1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry really couldn't tell what impression he'd left on Charlize Theron during their first meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he could sense was that this woman carried a heavy layer of caution—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>likely a product of her upbringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the things he remembered from before he transmigrated…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea whether this world followed the same script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such topics were landmines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe, after she became a major star and had long laid her past to rest, she could talk about it freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who stepped on that mine deserved the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Henry wasn't about to rely on Kryptonian skin to go stomping on landmines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He certainly wasn't going to ask about her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he simply offered what advice he could, said his goodbyes, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that first meeting would also be the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking through the streets of Los Angeles—this city with the highest celebrity density on Earth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>spotting a famous face was nothing special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But actually interacting with them, or doing any sort of \"in-depth\" research?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not so easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, did people think celebrities were like… public playthings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available to anyone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry had assumed he wouldn't see the future Oscar winner again until years later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the big screen, not face-to-face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only two days passed before his phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, may I speak to Mr. Henry Brown?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a slight hesitation on the other end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow, uncertain voice asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Charlize Theron. Do you remember me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, Miss Theron—of course I remember. What can I do for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um… because you're the author—well, translator—of Love Across Cultures… and I'm… a fan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to ask if you could sign my copy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure. When and where?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could we meet at that same restaurant? Around noon? And… I have some things I'd like to ask you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not an invitation to eat together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not an offer to treat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the girl was hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry didn't call her out on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. Today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, today at noon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect timing then. I'll treat you. Sorry—I'm someone who's been hungry before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it's time to eat, I must eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Okay. Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging up, Henry looked down at the little tiger circling his legs—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, not so little anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Animals grew fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a year they were practically full-grown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katie wasn't even a year old yet and already weighed four hundred and eighty pounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Henry hadn't replaced all the cat trees with custom steel structures, the old wooden ones would've been splinters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Katie was acting clingy was simple—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>today was supposed to be \"fresh meat day,\" a trip out into the wild for some natural exercise and hunting simulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an animal—especially a tiger—running around outdoors was heaven compared to being trapped inside a small apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with an appointment at noon, Katie's outing would have to wait until tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This absolutely was not a case of \"beauty before pet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry rubbed Katie's massive head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright little one. Eat some chilled meat today. I'll take you out tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROWR!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger translator broadcast the word through its speaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry grabbed Katie's cheeks with both hands, forcing the big cat to look him in the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes glowed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We go out tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any problem with that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katie stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…rowr.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry's eyes faded back to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katie didn't truly understand complex sentences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The translator worked by pairing brainwave patterns with vocalizations to produce simple human-language equivalents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could also reverse the process—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>taking Henry's human speech and producing tiger-language sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With more and more data collected, the system became more reliable, and Katie started recognizing the artificial \"tiger words\" the machine produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a tiger's mind differed from a human's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only grasp a few basic words so far—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nothing like full sentences or extended commands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether this was true tiger language\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or simply conditioned responses like dogs learning \"sit\" and \"shake\"…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry honestly didn't know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the translator had simply become part of Katie's environment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and their interactions no longer resembled anything you'd see in the wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, Henry arranged for a butcher shop to deliver freshly slaughtered meat every morning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cash on delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure balanced nutrition, the meat rotated regularly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>beef today, lamb tomorrow, pork the day after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally horse meat appeared on the menu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeding a tiger was expensive, no wonder so few people did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even considered inventing tiger-food cans similar to cat food…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the market would be nonexistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoos probably wouldn't buy them either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So raw meat it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though… tiger poop was foul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fishy, pungent, and overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry had already redesigned Katie's \"toilet\" several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he couldn't take her out today, he had to prep the automatic feeder early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just a food dispenser—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it needed to be durable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Katie realized that pressing or whacking the machine made meat appear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how many feeders had she torn apart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first version—plastic—was laughable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroyed in a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Version 2: metal sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shredded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Version 3, 4… and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even tore open the refrigerator once—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>because Henry had taken meat out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even reinforced household appliances weren't safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why her food now came freshly delivered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and why Henry sometimes fantasized about breaking into Wakanda to steal some vibranium to craft an indestructible feeder…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he settled on a formula for tank armor from thirty years ago to build Katie's feeding station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not use modern armor designs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because modern composite armor was meant to resist bullets, heat, and explosions—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not tiger claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old-school thick steel plates were much better for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After placing Katie's lunch into the secure compartment, the tiger instantly locked onto the feeder—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that indestructible object she hated yet could never defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry scratched her chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The BB-series core robot didn't need upgrades as often anymore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>thanks in large part to Katie's feeder requiring fewer repairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With tiger fed and secure, Henry needed something to do before his lunch appointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🎉 Power Stone Goal Announcement! 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Keep voting, and let the stones pile up! 🚀\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>",1067,"2026-06-06T15:31:22.542Z",1,"novelbin.me","7a7dbbd68329007ff4a0797f557b875e305ca02b78a7535b674c253b87e1eb06","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-277","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-275",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-cover.jpg"]