In front of Superman, you have no choice but to give yourself to a little girl.

A hundred meters in the air, a twisted spatial passage appeared out of thin air without any warning.

A white figure fell from it.

Gwen glanced around quickly while in mid-air, and after landing in a similar position, launched a web at a nearby building, landing gracefully on the rooftop with a somersault.

"What happened?"

Gwen gazed somewhat bewildered at the Times Square screen in the distance—which displayed various exciting scenes of Spider-Man fighting criminals.

She couldn't understand when Spider-Man, who had only recently debuted, had become so famous.

And... she wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Spider-Man on screen seemed to have grown taller... Did Spider-Man also wear height-increasing insoles?

Gwen didn't think much of it, but instead used her spider webs to search for Wayne in the places he frequented. Along the way, she also used her webs to stick up a newspaper and left two coins behind.

Looking at the newspaper in her hand, Gwen felt increasingly uneasy—this... didn't seem like the New York she knew anymore.

Upon reaching the top of the Empire State Building, Gwen called Wayne's name with a sliver of hope, but still received no response.

Now she was finally certain, "I...have arrived in another universe?"

Although parallel universes are still just a theory in her academic circles, she knows people who can travel between parallel universes.

"The problem now is... how do I get back?"

Gwen sat down on the edge of the high-rise building. "Finding the reason I came to this universe might be the only way to find my way back?"

"Or will I come to pick you up once I realize you're missing?"

"Hmph! That idiot would love to be alone a little longer, how could he possibly..."

Gwen paused for a moment, then turned around and saw Wayne, who had appeared out of nowhere, sitting leisurely next to her.

Instinctively, Gwen hugged the person in front of her tightly.

Wayne does not have any otherworldly counterparts; he is unique.

This was known not only to Gwen, but also to Susan, Johnny, and others. After all, Wayne had been to many universes, but had never met another one like him.

Moreover, people familiar with Wayne generally have their own methods of judgment, so Gwen doesn't think she would mistake someone for someone else.

Looking at Gwen in his arms, Wayne realized that his recent behavior seemed to have caused her to misunderstand.

After all, he now has to deliver lollipops to two people every day, and each person has to do it three times, with each delivery taking at least two hours. He spends half of his day working hard.

They can rest when they're tired, but after finishing their own work, they have to rush to the next battlefield. It can be said that apart from eating and going out, they work from the moment they open their eyes all day long, and sometimes they don't even have time to sleep.

Although Wayne himself doesn't need to rest at all, since he's constantly replenishing his energy, he still needs some personal space, right?

Of course, Wayne could use super speed to magnify a one-second free time countless times, but he didn't like that. Everything around him was as if it were still; birds wouldn't fly, fish wouldn't jump, and there was no response when he tried to communicate with people... So Wayne was just trying his best to squeeze out normal free time.

But this seems to have made Gwen think that he's avoiding her, and I wonder if Susan thinks the same way...

After a moment of reflection, Wayne decided to try a different approach later—perhaps he could alter the flow of time between himself and Gwen when needed, so that even after everything was over, not much time would have passed in the outside world… or perhaps it would be better to simply stop time altogether?

Wayne could imagine how smug Johnny would look at him if he didn't spend enough time. He could even imagine what Johnny would say to him—"Don't worry, little brother, I know an old doctor from the East. He can definitely help you regain your virility!"

Wayne, unable to resist covering his face, sighed helplessly. It was indeed better to stop all external time except for himself and Susan.

However, there is another problem – if there is too much time to spend in a day, won't the amount of food I have to pay also increase?

Gwen, noticing Wayne's thoughtful expression, asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is there anything you can tell me?"

Wayne didn't hide anything and immediately told Gwen about the problem he was thinking about.

However, as Gwen listened to these embarrassing words, her cheeks burned and her head spun.

In the end, Gwen was too embarrassed to give her answer, but Wayne's super brain had already figured it out.

It doesn't matter, he won't get tired anyway.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

At the end of a subway maintenance tunnel in Brooklyn, dim lighting illuminates the various graffiti sprayed on the surrounding walls.

In this somewhat empty space, only a tall, dark red figure stood out.

The black fabric, made of unstable molecular fabric UMF (developed by Mr. Fantastic Reed, the material used in the Fantastic Four's suits), reflects a dark light, with sharp, scarlet metallic lines outlining a menacing spider pattern.

Spider-Man 2099! His name is Miguel O'Hara, a Spider-Man from the future of 2099... Of course, he's not from this universe.

At this moment, Miguel was holding an orange-yellow transparent container containing a clearly abnormal spider—its eight legs were glowing, and its rear end had the number "42" and the Alchemy Company logo on it.

The nano-spider headgear opened, revealing a gloomy male face that resembled a vampire.

Miguel scanned the spider with his wristwatch on his left hand and looked at the "E-42" on the display screen. It was clear that this was a mutated spider from Earth-42, which is also the 42nd universe, and it was one of his targets on this trip.

"Layla, how many are left?"

The deep sound echoed in the empty subway maintenance passage.

A female projection appeared above his watch. "According to the detection, the atomic resonance frequencies of the remaining two entities are in an unstable state."

"Find them."

The nano-spider hood covered Miguel's gloomy head again. "I will send them back to their own universe."

……

20 Ingram Street, Forest Hills, Queens, New York City.

"Wow!"

"We're all Peter Parker, what are you surprised about? Don't you live here over there?"

"No, I just didn't expect you to still be living like this."

"..."

Peter (1610-B) suddenly understood why his usual opponents always told him to shut up... No, they were just talkative, unlike this kid.

"Alright, you sharp-tongued brat, hurry up and go take a shower."

Peter was dragged by Peter (1610-B) as he pushed open the door and went inside.