American comics: Starting with gaining Spider-Man's abilities

Chapter 5 Lorna Dane

The girl in front of Li Buying was wearing a denim sweatshirt and jeans without any rips, showing a youthful appearance while being well-behaved.

This is his sister, Lorna Dane. As for how they met...

When he was about five years old, he went on a picnic with his parents in the countryside. Suddenly, an airplane fell from the sky, but luckily it didn't hit them.

After the loud explosion, smoke rose from that direction. Li Buying didn't want to go, but his parents were good people and rushed over to see if anyone had survived. Out of concern, he also cautiously went over.

As a result, he found survivors around the crashed plane before his parents did.

A three-year-old girl who is completely unharmed.

Later, after investigation, it was found that only Lorna Dane and her parents were on the plane. The cause of the plane crash remained unknown. After some insignificant events, Lorna did not go with her aunt, but became Li Buying's sister.

The day Li Buying first met her was truly magical, leading her to suspect that she might grow up to be a supervillain or a superhero. However, so far, the girl has not shown any special abilities.

Hearing her brother's perfunctory words, Lorna Dane didn't mind. She took a cake from the kitchen, placed it on the coffee table, and sat down next to Li Buying: "Brother, happy birthday. If I'm not home, are you just going to give me a perfunctory birthday celebration again?"

"Anyway, I don't think birthdays are that important."

Li Buying shrugged, lit the candle on the cake, and was about to blow it out when Lorna, somewhat displeased, crossed her arms and said Li Buying's English name: "Maggie North, can't you just make a wish properly? I finally managed to take time off to come back."

"Oh, of course, no problem, if it's my dear sister's request."

Upon hearing his sister's request, Li Buying, who was feeling sleepy, closed his eyes and casually clasped his hands together. Just as he was about to make a wish, he suddenly felt a smooth sensation on his lips.

Li Buying opened her eyes, and Lorna took a long time to turn her face away. Then she reached out and curled her hair with her fingers, revealing a mischievous smile: "This is a coming-of-age gift. You said you could be a little more relaxed when you turned 18, right?"

The boy fully regained his senses, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at Lorna's sudden attack.

Lorna had liked him for a long time. Although they were not related by blood, they had feelings for each other for a long time. However, due to various legal and regulatory issues, he was unwilling to take things further.

"...Yes, I did say that, but we can talk about serious matters after you come of age, understand?"

The boy reached out and patted Lorna's head, reminding her that he still treated her like a younger sister, and that the relationship was closer as family than boyfriend and girlfriend.

Listening to her brother's lecture, Lorna, who had just attacked Li Buying, couldn't help but roll her eyes, feeling that Li Buying was uninterested: "I understand, I understand, oh God, my classmates are already doing this and that with their boyfriends at this age, and you still want to tell me what to do."

"I'll talk about some physiological knowledge then, although you girls at this time..."

Lorna interrupted Li Buying's rambling, gave her an OK sign, and smiled sweetly: "Okay, okay, darling, shall we eat cake?"

Sitting in front of the TV, the two leaned against each other, taking turns eating cake and exchanging information about what was happening at school. Li Buying, in particular, only reported good news and didn't mention the bullying that had occurred at school that day.

Bullying could be ignored, but the kidnapping couldn't be left unmentioned. Li Buying didn't want Lorna to be abducted without warning, so she modified the story and brought it up with her:

"By the way, you need to be careful of strangers lately. I've noticed that someone seems to be looking for information about vibranium left by Mom and Dad again."

Lorna scrambled some cream with her fingers and put it in her mouth. A sharp glint flashed in her eyes after hearing this, but she pretended to be nonchalant and muttered, "I know, don't worry, the school's security measures are very good."

"That's good."

After finishing the last piece of cake, Lorna stretched and got up to go into the bathroom. Li Buying yawned and walked towards the bedroom. As she passed the bathroom, she saw Lorna taking off her clothes.

Her body, like his, appeared rather thin, but Li Buying ignored it, showing no desire whatsoever. After closing the door, she reminded him, "Lorna, remember to eat more. Look how thin you've become."

"Yes~ Okay~ No problem~".

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The next morning, Li Buying jumped out of bed with great energy. Lorna's room was empty, and the blankets were in disarray, indicating that she had rushed back to school.

After washing up, Li Buying immediately set off from home. While on the bus, she took the opportunity to conduct an experiment to see how her physical abilities would improve after gaining Spider-Man-like powers.

The experiment showed a significant improvement in agility and reaction time, while physical condition remained unchanged due to illness, with only a slight increase. As for strength...

He wasn't quite sure how much power he currently possessed.

After Li Buying truly gained Spider-Man's power, he realized that Doctor Octopus, who acquired Peter Parker's body in "Ultimate Spider-Man," was right: the good neighbor had been holding back his full strength when dealing with those human villains from beginning to end.

Even with only 10% of Spider-Man's power, Li Buying felt like she could punch through a wall.

"Hey, Marge, you're not wearing your glasses today?"

Upon entering the school, Li Buying, who was looking at her status bar, snapped out of her reverie and nodded to her classmate, saying, "Yeah, I forgot my glasses at home."

The student who was close to him looked around and whispered, "Fergus looks like he's going to lecture you in front of everyone. You'd better watch out."

"Thank you so much, I'll be careful."

Upon hearing this, Li Buying nodded to thank the classmate, but she no longer took the school bully Fergus to heart. After entering the classroom, she sat down and continued to adjust herself.

He occasionally touched his left and right wrists. There were no cuts yet, but once his abilities improved, there should be special openings here for spraying silk threads.

Now that he has the power, Li Buying wants to learn kung fu or boxing. There have been cases where some superpowered heroes have been beaten up by villains without superpowers because they are not good at fighting. He doesn't want to make a mistake because of some weakness.

Contemplating his future, Li Buying gently twirled the pen in his hand. Suddenly, a tall shadow stood beside him. He glanced sideways and saw Fergus, who had bullied him in the toilet yesterday, looking at him arrogantly, accompanied by his gang of henchmen.

"Hey, Maggie North," Fergus said, bracing himself on the table with one hand, his eyes wide with disdain as he looked at Li Buying, his tone fierce, "Want to come play with us?"

...Alright, let's resolve this today.

The boy sat up and calmly said to the bullies, "Okay, let's go."

(End of this chapter)