A prince from a certain American comic book

Ike looked up.

Jerry the mouse tugged at Tom the cat's fur.

Talking Tom glanced upwards, but his hands obediently dropped down the things he had just made from the materials Jerry had thrown out.

With a snap.

Janice, who had been put down by Ike, stared in astonishment at the object that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the tree.

Ike picked up the object that looked like a baby carrier that had fallen onto the grass.

Baby carrier straps are usually made of cloth and often have beautiful patterns and decorations, but the baby carrier in Ike's hand is not.

The straps are pure white and shimmer in the sunlight. When unfolded, they are larger than typical straps that only serve the upper body.

It is made from titanium, one of the lightest metals, using materials and tools provided by Tom the cat from the planet Meow Planet, along with Jerry the all-powerful mouse from the Twin Mouse Galaxy.

It is the product of cooperation between cats and mice.

Ike shook the titanium straps.

It's surprisingly light, but that's exactly the effect I wanted.

Ike handed the titanium suspenders to Janice, whose face had some freckles but was still quite attractive.

The latter received it blankly without saying a word.

Ike said, "Put them on, they should fit well."

As a qualified heir to the kingdom, vision is essential, and this is also a basic skill learned under the strict upbringing of his sister Elsa.

Janice looked at the titanium harness in her hand, which felt as heavy as a coat, and then looked up at the empty tree, asking, "Where did this come from?"

Ike didn't say anything, but simply took the titanium suspenders from Janice's hand again, walked behind Janice, and helped her put on the suspenders that were specially prepared for her.

The buckles at the bottom of the straps clicked slightly, replacing the heavy and ugly support sleeve that had just been taken off and put on Janice's left leg.

Just as the brace was removed, Janice, who was standing, felt her legs buckle and was about to fall, but in the next second she instantly returned to normal. In fact, an unprecedented feeling of ease came from her legs.

Ike helped Janice put on the special harness, and after doing so, he sat back down under the big tree, leaning against it to clear his mind and face the boundless wilderness in the distance.

Janice was somewhat hesitant, and after a while, she finally mustered up the courage to take a step forward.

Janice's expression changed instantly.

To her surprise, her steps were unusually easy; she took a step with almost no effort, and it was very steady.

Ike glanced at the expression on Janice's face and couldn't help but smile inwardly.

The technology on Cat Planet is far more advanced than here. For Talking Tom, who can do everything except catch mice, let alone a simple exoskeleton harness, he could even build a spaceship if given enough materials and time.

Even in Ike's escape scroll, there's a plan to gather enough materials for Talking Tom to build a spaceship and leave Earth...

However, outer space is too dangerous, and Ike doesn't plan to use this plan unless all the previous plans fail.

Janice watched as Ike leaned against a big tree, gazing into the distance. After thinking for a while, she sat down next to Ike.

Ike snapped out of his daze, glanced at Janice, and said nothing.

Janice lowered her head, her slightly dull blonde hair falling in front of her. After a moment, Janice whispered, "Thank you."

Ike didn't say anything.

Without him.

He had just figured out what the plot was about to unfold.

At this moment, Ike felt like he was shopping on a cheap online store.

The deadly bend is one thing.

And now Annabelle has even shown up.

...I want to chat with more like-minded people about "The Prince of a Certain American Comic Book"~

Chapter 011: The Fool Who Got Fooled

Annabelle is a horror movie. (The last part, "A Song of Ice and Fire," appears to be an unrelated website address and has been omitted from the translation.)

What might seem like a somewhat terrifying thriller to the average person is a minor issue for Ike.

but.

Annabelle cannot be simply described as a horror film; it is more accurately described as part of a horror universe series.

This is a real hodgepodge in the ordinary world.

When Ike learned this, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. Wasn't the bald woman in the snowy mountains supposed to be protecting Earth from invasion by other dimensions? The ordinary world has been riddled with holes by Hell, so where is the bald woman in Kamar-Taj?

Could it be that Kamar-Taj's promises are only meant for those who are no match for them?

Ike was filled with curiosity.

Around noon.

Sister Charlotte saw that Janice was walking in a way that was no different from that of her peers, without using a cane and even ignoring the baby carrier she was wearing.

But when Sister Charlotte asked, Janice silently finished her meal, showing no sign of intending to betray Ike.

Even if it meant betrayal, Ekko didn't seem to care.

He gave Janice this gift not for any other reason, but simply because he didn't want Janice to stay in her room all day with nothing to do.

Without him.

Janice was the one who released the demon that was sealed in the doll called Annabelle in the original timeline. The reason she was released was because the little girls rejected Janice, which caused the demon to target Janice.

Having discerned the trajectory, Ekko naturally had to take defensive measures.

He didn't want to be an enemy of Hell, nor did he want to meddle in other people's business, so to avoid both, Ike chose to help Janice.

Polio may be a medical challenge in the ordinary world, but in the extraordinary world it's as common as a minor cold.

There's a saying in the world of extraordinary beings.

If you are sick, drink a bottle of menstrual water. If it doesn't work, it means you haven't drunk enough and you need to drink another bottle.

But a pity.

Ike didn't carry it with him, for a simple reason: with his sister Elsa's blessing of ice and snow, what virus would dare to provoke him? Wouldn't he be afraid of being frozen into a virus specimen?

So Ike had no choice but to settle for having Talking Tom create a simple exoskeleton.

"I've finished eating." As he thought this, Ike looked up at the others at the table, nodded to the landlord, Mr. Mullins, and Sister Charlotte, and then got up and left the table first.

Ekko wouldn't normally do that.

But now Ike is playing a somewhat abnormal child, so it perfectly fits Ike's current character setting.

A tragic child who was kidnapped by cannibals for eight years.

After returning to the room.

The Black-Eyed Demon has struck again, but this time it has not transformed into a monster with gaping maws or tentacles that cover the room.

Ike glanced at the ugly little devil perched on the strange doll on the wall and said indifferently, "Not planning on putting on a bedtime show tonight?"

Standing less than a meter tall, the short and ugly black-eyed demon leaned against the wall, its two round, disproportionately large eyes staring straight at Ike, who was sitting on the bed.

He hated the Black-Eyed Demon.

You're amazing, you're not afraid of demons? Fine, I admit it, I'll go find someone else.

But you fucking interfere even when I go to see other people?

What does this mean?

Are you taking advantage of the fact that I'm currently sealed and there's no way to punish you?

I was once a powerful figure myself.

The black-eyed demon stared at Ike, who always had a faint smile on his lips. The more the demon looked, the more he felt that Ike was silently mocking him.

next second.

The black-eyed demon spoke in a voice that sounded as if it had been smoked: "Don't be so smug. When I come out, I'm going to eat you all alive."

Ike pursed his lips and nodded, saying in a matter-of-fact and empathetic tone, "Of course, it's normal for you to have this thought. If it were me, I would do the same."

The black-eyed demon was slightly taken aback.

Ike then said, "I've understood one thing since I was a child: there's an insurmountable gap between ideals and reality. So, while I understand, I still advise you: there are some things you can't fight against, so why not try to accept them?"

The black-eyed demon asked with a strange expression, "What do you mean?"

Ike said, "You've been sealed away for so many years, and I already know you're here. We won't be staying here for long either. Can't you figure out how to get out after we leave? Why cause trouble now?"

The black-eyed demon's round eyes darted around, and the next second, it snapped back to reality and said sternly to Ike, "You're toying with me. After you leave, who am I supposed to find to break the seal for me?"

Ike shrugged and said, "Although there's a gap between ideals and reality, everyone has a glimmer of hope, and demons are no exception. You should learn from that. You definitely won't be coming out for the next two months because I'm here, so why don't you conserve your energy and wait until two months later?"

The Black-Eyed Demon fell silent.

Ike glanced suspiciously at the silent, black-eyed demon hanging on the wall.

Jerry the mouse, who was hiding nearby, kept his eyes darting around.

This silly demon probably doesn't actually believe Ike's lies.

Ten minutes later.

The black-eyed demon vanished without a sound. Ike blinked and said to Jerry the mouse beside him, "That demon didn't actually believe that nonsense he just told, did he?"

Jerry the mouse shrugged at Ike and squeaked.

Ike's expression turned very strange.

To be honest, Ike himself didn't quite remember what he had just said to that demon; he just wanted to have a good talk with someone.

After all, the current state is that of a normal person pretending to be an abnormal person, so it is still necessary to say something to avoid getting too caught up in the role and being unable to extricate oneself.

There is a precedent in the magician circle of the extraordinary world. It is said that someone pretended to be the main villain in a magician's stage play, and eventually became so immersed in the role that he actually became the main villain. This is the real reason why there have been no more stage plays in the magician circle.

After all, the rebellion of the villainous mages had severely weakened the mages' forces, and they only began to recover when Ike was about five years old.

Yes.

My conversation with that black-eyed demon was just a casual remark.