Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

The streets and alleys are quiet, with the occasional low mooing of cattle and sheep. Pedestrians stroll leisurely. The whole town is nestled in the embrace of the mountains, secluded and peaceful.

This happened in one of the more secluded, detached wooden cabins.

A middle-aged man, about 1.8 meters tall, with a lean build, wearing a dark old suit and glasses, was tidying up the clothes drying at the door.

Good afternoon, Dr. Winslow.

Good afternoon, Ms. Marlene.

"Good afternoon, Dr. Winslow. Theresa made Tyrolean smoked bacon today. Would you like to join us for dinner tonight?"

"Good afternoon, Hans. No need, I have to leave tonight to prepare to purchase some medical supplies."

"What a pity, maybe next time."

As he was packing his clothes, he occasionally encountered residents of the town who passed by and greeted him warmly.

After all, having a highly skilled doctor in such a remote mountainous area is definitely a blessing.

Moreover, although Dr. Winslow was American, he was gentle and refined, and the residents of the small town liked him very much.

After saying hello, Dr. Winslow took the dried clothes and went back into the cabin.

The living room of the log cabin is somewhat empty, with only a few simple pieces of furniture.

But hidden within this seemingly simple house lies Dr. Winslow's secret, a secret that cannot be revealed to anyone else.

He sat on the sofa, folding clothes as he did so, his gentle expression suddenly turning expressionless.

A sinister glint occasionally flashed in his eyes behind his glasses.

Just as he finished folding the clothes and was about to put them in the closet in his room, there was a knock on the closed door.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

Very gentle.

Dr. Winslow paused, his expression softening again. He placed the clothes on the sofa and walked to the door.

He opened the door while asking in fluent German, "Is there something you need?"

However, as soon as he opened the door, Dr. Winslow froze on the spot.

Because a girl he had never seen before appeared in front of him; she was a very beautiful young Asian woman.

She had a head of smooth, gradient blonde hair, wore a white T-shirt and a brown leather jacket, paired with jeans and white shoes. She was tall and had a maturity and resilience that was not found in girls her age.

The girl's appearance and demeanor were completely out of place in this small town.

She's not from this town.

But that wasn't the reason for Dr. Winslow's stunned expression; what he couldn't believe was the facial features.

In a hazy moment, memories buried deep in my heart resurfaced.

Dr. Winslow's lips trembled, his nose tingled, and his eyes behind his glasses unconsciously welled up with tears.

He could hardly believe his eyes.

At first glance, for some reason, Dr. Winslow was absolutely certain that the girl in front of him was the child he had been searching for for more than a decade.

"You, you're Daisy, my Daisy?"

Dr. Winslow didn't use German, but asked cautiously in English, his voice slightly choked. His gaze was fixed greedily on the girl's face, and he didn't even want to blink.

He feared that this was just a hallucination after years of longing.

The girl also stared intently at the weathered middle-aged doctor, her expression somewhat complicated, and nodded in response to his expectant gaze.

"I should be called Daisy Johnson."

"Yes, that's right, you are Johnson, that's the name I gave you. My name is Calvin Johnson."

Dr. Winslow, or rather Calvin Johnson, wept with joy, his hand trembling as he reached out to stroke Skye's face.

Skye didn't flinch, just stared at the father she had been searching for for countless years.

“It’s you, it really is you. I’ve been looking for you for 20 years, a full 20 years, my Daisy.”

Calvin finally couldn't contain his emotions and pulled Skye into a tight embrace.

Calvin reeked of various chemical substances. Although the smell was faint, Skye's sense of smell, which was many times greater than that of ordinary people, could clearly detect it. It was very pungent.

Skye, however, did not find it offensive.

Because he is her biological father.

Skye once resented her father and mother, whom she had never met, and resented them for giving birth to her if they didn't want her and for abandoning her.

But now Skye has accessed the Terra database and finally knows part of the reason.

Her father and mother did not want to abandon her; they were forced to separate because they encountered danger.

The father before her seemed to have lost his mind and was going crazy in his search for her.

Their first meeting after being separated for twenty years was a complex and exciting experience for both Calvin and Daisy.

After half an hour.

Skye sat on the sofa, watching as people busily handed her various foods and drinks. She felt a little helpless, but also a little warm.

She knew that Calvin was awkwardly expressing his fatherly love.

Skye was somewhat enjoying it, but eventually couldn't stand it anymore and forcibly pressed her father down onto the sofa. She wanted to know the truth of everything.

“That’s a past I don’t want to remember, Daisy.”

Calvin's face darkened, but his daughter's resolute expression made him sigh. He took Skye's hand, stood up, opened the door to the storeroom, and went inside.

In fact, what appears to be a storage room is actually a hidden gem.

He opened one of the floorboards, revealing a staircase leading to the basement he had dug out.

A pungent chemical smell wafted from inside.

The father and daughter walked downstairs.

When the lights were turned on, the light dispelled the darkness and revealed the place as it truly was.

This is a closed basement, quite large, appearing to be over 130 square meters, with many long tables displaying various glass bottles and chemical solutions.

There are also pictures hanging on the walls.

The pattern shows many relational diagrams drawn specifically with a red oil pen.

Calvin revealed the reasons for his separation from his wife and Skye.

More than 20 years ago, Calvin, then a doctor, opened a foreign-owned clinic in the East, where he met Skye's mother, Jia Ying, fell in love with her, and married her.

Life in the countryside was wonderful and harmonious, and the couple had Skye in 1988.

But a nightmare followed. An old man named Werner Reinhardt found the couple and kidnapped Jia Ying.

After settling Skye, who was just born, Calvin tracked her down, but all he found was his wife, Jia Ying, who was barely alive, disemboweled, and dismembered.

Calvin was furious and desperate. He could only helplessly collect all the body parts and use his superb medical skills to stitch them back together. He never expected that his wife would still be alive.

So he took Jia Ying back to the village in the east to recuperate, and also discovered his wife's secret.

His wife, Jia Ying, was not an ordinary person, but a superhuman with special abilities.

Later, his wife Jia Ying recovered from her injuries.

However, Calvin became somewhat vague at this point.

It seems that something has been omitted.

Skye's eyes flashed as she sensed from her Observation Haki that her father Calvin's emotions were complex, a mixture of helplessness and powerlessness.

why?

Skye didn't know, but she didn't investigate.

Calvin glanced at the calm Skye and continued his story.

At the time, in his quest to find and avenge his wife's persecution, he abused a self-made super-enhancing drug, frequently losing control of his emotions and easily descending into a state of rage.

During this time, another group of people, for reasons unknown, came to the door and took Skye away, constantly moving her around.

Calvin went completely mad and relentlessly hunted down the person who had taken his daughter. After years of fruitless searching, he finally had no choice but to return to his wife, Jia Ying.

He discovered that his wife had filed for divorce and left because their daughter was missing.

Having lost his wife and daughter, Calvin was filled with rage and relentlessly pursued the man who had vanished without a trace until now.

From this description, Skye can clearly feel that heavy yet powerless paternal love.

She stepped forward, gently biting her pink lips, and took the initiative to hug her father, Calvin.

"Thank you for your hard work, Dad."

"No, it's me, I'm sorry, I'm so useless." This simple sentence brought Calvin to tears again. He hugged Skye tightly, and his trembling sobs pierced Skye's soft heart.

After a long while, once Calvin's emotions had calmed down somewhat, he reluctantly let go of her hand.

The father and daughter returned to the living room.

At this moment, Skye asked her father, Calvin, a very serious question: "Dad, have you hurt innocent people?"

"what?"

This inexplicable statement left Calvin somewhat bewildered.

What does it mean to harm the innocent?

But looking into Skye's reddish eyes, Calvin suddenly realized that his daughter's beautiful eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts.

Calvin didn't quite understand, but he wasn't afraid.

Because he is Skye's father.

“This is important to me, Dad. Look me in the eyes and tell me, have you hurt innocent people?” Skye said very calmly.

She was overjoyed to have found her father, Calvin.

But at the same time, she never forgot her identity. She came from Terra, was a Terran warrior, and a follower of the Imperial Order and its ideals.

Fairness and order are ingrained in our very being.

From her father's account, Skye could clearly tell that he was hiding something from her.

She wanted to know if this hidden past was what she thought it was.

Looking directly into Skye's red-tinged eyes, Calvin didn't know why Skye was so serious and earnest, but after a moment's hesitation, he shook his head frankly: "No, it's because I often get furious with chemicals, but I can control it."

"I have never intentionally harmed innocent people. All the people I killed were bad guys or people who took you away."

Skye breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing her father's words.

Because of her Observation Haki, she could sense her father's calm demeanor.

Why would you ask that?

Calvin asked, puzzled.

Skye let out a soft breath: "Do you know Terra?"

Terra?

Calvin's eyes widened suddenly when he heard the word.

Although he lives in a remote town in the Alps, Calvin would still go to the city to buy some daily necessities, as well as necessary medical and chemical supplies.

Therefore, I have certainly heard of Terra.

One day, he even prayed to Terra, this living god on earth, hoping to find his daughter.

Hearing Skye mention Terra so suddenly made Calvin wonder if the Great Emperor had guided his daughter to him.

But before Calvin could feel grateful, Skye delivered another bombshell.

"I am the deputy minister of the Terra Information Data Hub, Starlight."

Calvin didn't know what Star Torch was, but he knew that his daughter had joined Terra and held some important position, which left Calvin somewhat bewildered.

"Information and Data Hub? Vice Minister?"

“Yeah, Deputy Minister.”