Chapter 84

As expected.

The next day.

While still on the school bus, the lizard monster that appeared on the Williamsburg Bridge yesterday had already become today's hot news.

Without exception.

"Holy shit, did you guys see the news this morning?"

"Saw it, good thing my house is in Queens, not Brooklyn, and not Manhattan, because my family can't afford houses in those two places at all."

"I think we should leave Niuyuecheng after we graduate."

"What's wrong?"

"Look, a few years ago Hulk and Abomination, last year that whatever technology expo, this year aliens have fucking come, and the year isn't even over yet, and another lizard monster has come."

"Hiss."

"That's true, what's wrong with Niuyuecheng these past few years."

"Anyway, it hasn't been good since September of '01."

"By the way, am I the only one curious about how that Spider-Man shoots his webs?"

"..."

Hawk, sitting in the last row by the window, heard a weak voice ringing out in the school bus, raised an eyebrow, and subconsciously looked at Peter sitting beside him.

Look.

It's not just me who's curious.

Peter felt the teasing in the gaze Hawk cast over, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "I don't want to discuss this question."

Hawk shrugged, didn't care, followed the flow and changed the subject, and glanced at the last row where only he and Peter were sitting.

"Where's Harry, he didn't take the school bus with you today."

"He's going to be late; he went to Osborn Biocorp this morning, saying Osborn was invaded last night."

Peter said, scanned the bus, and then whispered: "I asked a few more questions; it was Dr. Curtis Connors' laboratory that was stolen from, and it's said that equipment and such were all moved out by the lizard-man."

Hawk nodded.

"It's said? That good neighbor of New Yorkers wasn't at the scene?"

"The good neighbor of New Yorkers was sleeping."

Peter's mouth twitched.

He is now extremely glad that he got himself a spider-suit to cover his face.

Look.

The only person who knows his true identity, and who is also someone at school who is as taciturn as he is, is teasing him like this.

What if it were someone else.

The most important point is that he is upholding justice, that's correct, Uncle Ben should be very gratified to see him today.

With great power comes great responsibility.

But...

No matter how great the power, one still needs to sleep; even if it were a real spider, it would still need to rest every day.