I sparked a mysterious resurgence in Marvel.

Chapter 195 Tears of Envy

Just as Stiller took another step, the [Blazing Sun Talisman] he had just put in his pocket suddenly released a warm current that felt like a gentle breeze.

The warm current rose from Stiller's right leg pocket and then flowed throughout his body.

In this warm and cozy state, it felt as if every pore on Stiller's body was opened, causing him to close his eyes in contentment.

Driven by this warm current.

Wisps of grayish-black smoke seeped from every pore of Stiller's body.

After the grayish-black smoke was expelled from his body, Stiller's complexion visibly improved.

"This is·······"

After noticing the changes in his body, Stiller narrowed his eyes.

He took the [Blazing Sun Talisman] out of his pocket and examined it carefully for a while.

"Is this a case of good deeds being rewarded?"

Looking at the obviously extraordinary [Blazing Sun Talisman] in his hand, Stiller suddenly smiled with relief.

After putting the [Blazing Sun Talisman] back into his pocket, Stiller resumed his patrol of the unknown museum.

Step by step, they entered the depths of the long corridor shrouded in gray mist.

And in this eerie museum, there are collections that are extremely dangerous even to Erin now, facing people dressed as security guards.

When Stiller, who seemed no different from an ordinary person, was approached, they all involuntarily revealed a hint of apprehension.

Even the pervasive, cold, gray fog in the museum would spontaneously disperse to both sides as Stiller walked by.

but.

If you look closely, you'll find that...

Whether it was the museum's collections or the ubiquitous, cold, gray fog, what they truly feared was not Stiller, but rather the seemingly ordinary security guard uniform he wore.

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the other side.

After shutting down his spiritual vision, Ailin felt the surrounding space distort.

The next instant.

Then I returned to that sunny Museum of Modern Art in New York.

"You're back!"

He turned his head and glanced around.

Erin noticed that the people around him were still engrossed in examining the various collections in the museum.

Unbeknownst to them, just moments before, Erin, who had activated his spiritual vision, had fallen into the deeper, more mysterious museum right before their eyes.

wrong.

The one that just fell into that mysterious museum was Erin's spirit; Erin's physical body remains in the real world and has not moved.

And where Erin is standing now is directly in front of an oil painting.

To others, Erin's demeanor just now seemed no different from that of an ordinary student who was quietly appreciating the oil painting in front of him, just like someone who was immersed in the artistic conception of the painting.

After all, when you talk about it...

The oil painting in front of Erin is also a fine oil painting with a unique style.

The oil painting in front of Erin was a portrait, depicting a middle-aged man.

However, this man had a pair of unusual goat horns on his head and a pair of mysterious pupils.

A pair of scarlet eyes that seemed to be stained with blood.

This is a portrait of a demon.

The painting's overall style leans towards darkness, and the inclusion of demonic elements makes it unpopular with mainstream society.

However, this style of oil painting is more popular among young, passionate students who are going through a rebellious phase and who admire coolness.

Of course, compared to the mysterious paintings that Erin had seen in that mysterious museum, this portrait of a demon seemed to fall a little short.

Ah!

It's far inferior to that painting of a hundred beauties vying for attention.

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"Hi, do you like this painting too?"

Just as Erin was about to leave.

A voice suddenly rang in Erin's ears.

At the same time, a girl wearing glasses appeared next to Erin at some point.

"The Devil Baron, a work by the Italian painter Roberto, although not Roberto's representative work, was very popular in the art world at the time..."

The girl with glasses who appeared next to Erin and spoke slowly was someone Erin was familiar with.

Her name seems to be Hannah, the girl with glasses in The Amazing Spider-Man.

Of course, although he was not unfamiliar with her, Erin was not exactly familiar with her either; they had only interacted a few times.

The only thing Erin remembered was that the girl seemed to enjoy drawing...

Hannah was standing in front of her, giving a detailed introduction to the artist who painted the portrait of the Demon Baron and the historical background of when the painting was created.

Erin silently crossed out the word "seems" from her mind.

"You really enjoy drawing?"

Almost without turning around, Hannah instinctively replied, "Of course, don't you think these paintings are cool?"

"I like to paint, and I also like to look at other people's paintings. A classic painting can be passed down for hundreds or thousands of years, which is much longer than a person's lifespan of a few decades."

"In this life, I feel that I should leave something behind in this world. With my abilities, it is too difficult to stand out among billions of people in this society. But among the less than hundreds of thousands of painters today, the difficulty is reduced by tens of thousands of times."

"So, my biggest dream in this life is to paint a masterpiece that can be passed down for hundreds, even thousands of years, so that thousands of years from now, people will still remember that there was a person named Hannah in this world..."

"A very nice dream."

After listening to Hannah's words, Erin nodded, giving an affirmative assessment.

"Right, you think it's a good dream too!"

Hannah, whose beauty was largely obscured by her glasses, smiled broadly, revealing a happy smile. Then, she shook her head in distress: "Although the difficulty has suddenly dropped from an impossible level to a hellish level, it's really hard to create a classic painting that will be widely recognized while I'm still alive..."

"Sigh, I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to paint a picture like this in my lifetime."

To Hannah's annoyance, Erin shook his head and chuckled, "As long as you're alive, there's always a chance, isn't there?"

"You're right, so... could you help me block it?"

As she spoke, Hannah deliberately moved closer to Erin, and then, using Erin and her own bodies as cover, secretly took out a video camera from her pocket and quickly snapped a picture of the "Portrait of the Devil Baron" in front of them.

The camera in Hannah's hand seemed to have been specially configured.

When they were photographing the portrait of the Devil Baron in front of them, there was no sound other than a few slight clicks, let alone any flashes of light.

And look at how practiced Hannah is.

Erin knew this guy; he must have done this kind of thing a lot in the past.

After quickly completing the "crime," Hannah stuffed the "camera," which could serve as evidence, back into her bag to avoid being discovered by others.

"Thanks."

After putting the camera away, Hannah finally breathed a sigh of relief and then quietly thanked Erin.

Erin declined to comment on Hannah's unauthorized photography at the museum.

These are just some foreign oil paintings that Erin doesn't even know the names of. Erin doesn't have that strong a sense of justice to uphold justice or anything like that.

Instead, they looked with some curiosity at the small camera in Hannah's backpack.

"I remember that you have to go through security checks when you enter a museum! How did you manage to get something that's explicitly prohibited from being brought in?"

"Shh!"

After making a shushing gesture, and seeing that the surrounding crowd didn't seem to have heard Erin's words, he...

Hannah finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is my secret. Of course, if you want to know, I can tell you, but... you'll have to cooperate with me and take lots of photos of the museum's collection."

"It's too difficult to copy the works of these oil painting masters using pictures found online. I must use these more realistic photos to promote my growth."

After listening to Hannah's words, Erin shook his head simply: "Forget it. If the museum staff or the teacher in charge sees this, it will be a big problem. I don't want to get myself into trouble because of such a small curiosity. Besides... I don't think your candid photos are any more detailed than the photos taken by the museum's professional photographers."

"You don't understand! What I want is not simply to copy the painting, but to capture its essence and spirit, and then integrate it into my own painting..."

After explaining, Hannah was not disappointed by Erin's rejection.

It seemed that Hannah was already used to this kind of thing.

After finally getting the devil portrait he had been longing for.

A hint of satisfaction flashed across Hannah's face.

"Thank you so much this time. Without you, it wouldn't have been so easy for me to photograph this painting all by myself. Next time you have time, I'll treat you to a meal..."

Just as they were talking, Hannah suddenly seemed to remember something and added, "Forget it, I don't want to invite you to dinner. I don't want to provoke your husband's hostility."

After rejecting her previous idea, Hannah said, "How about this, once I've successfully copied this painting, I'll give you my best painting as payment for your help!"

"The best painting?"

Upon hearing this, Erin smiled sincerely. "Then I'll wait for your masterpiece."

Hannah, seeing the sincere smile on Erin's face, also smiled with a hint of being valued.

"Then it's a date!"

As she spoke, Hannah extended her slender, long hand and gave Erin a high five.

After a slight pause.

Erin also extended his right hand and gave Erin a high five.

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"Snapped!"

The sound of Erin and Hannah high-fiving wasn't loud, but the crisp sound still attracted a lot of attention.

Among these.

This included Gwen, who was not far away, and Doug Wong, a chubby guy who was trying to make his presence known among several Chinese girls, hoping to get an invitation to the winter dance.

Watching Erin chatting and laughing with Hannah, and even making physical contact with her, the chubby Doug subconsciously swallowed.

"That Erin guy is too brave!"

"His intimacy with another girl in front of Gwen is no different from NTR'd her in front of her. Isn't he afraid Gwen will break his third leg?"

Doug clearly remembered that Erin had arrived at the museum with Miss Gwen.

Even the clothes they were wearing were in the same color scheme.

If there wasn't something fishy going on, Doug would dare to write his last name backwards from now on.

However, looking at Erin chatting and laughing with Hannah...

Doug, the chubby boy, immediately felt a surge of genuine envy.

Although Hannah was unconventional at school and didn't particularly like dressing up, there weren't many blind people at Midtown High School, and her delicate face hidden behind her glasses still attracted a lot of attention.

Putting aside other things.

Hannah has always held a place on the list of beauties that circulates secretly at Midtown High School.

She arrived with the goddess Gwen, and then chatted and laughed with a beauty like Hannah... not to mention Hilary, who invited Arlin to the winter ball.

How long has it been?

Erin, who was previously even more invisible than herself, has become entangled with so many beautiful girls in the school.

Meanwhile, she was still troubled by finding a dance partner who would agree to attend the winter ball with her, and even went to great lengths to become so humble.

Thinking of this, little chubby Doug silently shed tears of envy in his heart.

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After high-fiving Erin, and seeing that he had attracted so much attention, even Erin's rumored girlfriend Gwen turned her gaze towards him.

Even though she's usually a bit oblivious and used to being unconventional, Hannah started to feel uncomfortable.

She was willing to give the painting to Erin and high-five him entirely because the sincerity on Erin's face earlier made Hannah feel respected.

It's not that she actually had any relationship with Erin.

Of course, Hannah did not deny that Erin possessed a special charm that attracted her; otherwise, even if Erin shared the same hobbies as her, she would not have taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with him.

After nodding to Erin and saying hello, Hannah quickly left Erin's side as if fleeing the scene of a crime.

After Hannah left, Gwen gave Erin a deep look before returning to order.

The others, seeing that there was no excitement to be had, quickly shifted their attention.

(End of this chapter)