Chapter 17: Marvel: Awakening the Little Universe at the Start, Chapter 9

"……"

Upon hearing this, Hawk was slightly stunned, then looked up toward the podium.

Mr. Anderson, whose hair was somewhat graying, looked at Hawk, whose gaze had fallen upon him, and smiled: "Hawk, why don't you answer this question."

Alright, this was getting caught by the teacher while daydreaming.

However…

Hawk, having risen from his seat, answered Mr. Anderson's question perfectly after thinking for only a moment.

This time, it was Mr. Anderson's turn on the podium to be dumbfounded.

However, Hawk's answer was indeed correct, so Mr. Anderson on the podium merely glanced at Hawk with a look that said 'you're lucky this time,' and subsequently let Hawk sit down.

Hawk said thank you and sat back down.

Just as he intended to continue pondering how many possibilities existed between 'Gammanium' and 'Gamma rays,' a note was pushed over from the side.

Hawk looked at the content on the note.

It caught his eye.

"Is the independent application hearing at the court confirmed?"

"……Confirmed, this afternoon."

Hawk thought for a moment, left his answer beneath the elegant handwriting on the note, and then pushed the note back.

Because his apartment had been violently demolished by aliens, the new welfare apartment had also been delayed in being arranged.

However, Hawk felt that he might not be able to wait for a new welfare apartment.

The efficiency of the New York municipal administration was notoriously slow, and he wasn't the only orphan who had lost a welfare apartment; Hawk estimated that by the time it was his turn, he would likely have to wait until next year.

And next year, he would turn eighteen.

So…

Hawk had been looking for apartments with cheaper rent these past few days.

After all, he couldn't just live like a refugee, crowded with a bunch of people in those hangars that smelled of everything, and he also had to worry from time to time whether that group of people who had lost their homes and weren't covered by insurance would go to extremes.

Anyway, if he didn't move now, he would have to move next year, so he might as well take advantage of the present and just move away.

But because he was under eighteen, from a legal perspective, he had no qualifications, and no one would rent a house to him.

Therefore, Hawk had been asking for leave in the afternoons these past few days to go to the Queens Family Court to handle his application for early independence.

And because he had been asking for leave in the afternoons these days, Gwen knew the reason for his leave.

This wasn't something Hawk had proactively said.

He wasn't that bored.

In a word.

Hawk was a student.

Gwen was a student assistant.

And she was a student assistant in the same grade as Hawk.

…… ===== CHAPTER 19 =====