Chapter 9: CHAPTER 9: My friend
Early the next morning.
Arthur woke up from his bed and looked at the empty place around him.
"When will I be able to bring a girl here?"
"I should have brought Jean back last night to continue discussing the future of mutants."
Could she withstand his 'strength'?
What Arthur doesn't know is that just a casual conversation like the one he had with Jean will bring about a huge change in the future.
But let's leave the future for the future.
After getting up and washing up, Arthur made himself breakfast and went to the roof and did some exercises.
Slowly but steadily, his body is becoming defined and acquiring a flexibility and agility that he never had.
Afterwards, he soaked up the morning sun while enjoying a sumptuous breakfast.
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About that...
Gwen's house.
Gwen, who had also just woken up, came downstairs, looking worried about something.
George, who was reading the newspaper, noticed Gwen's emotional changes.
"What's wrong, Gwen?"
"It's nothing dad, I studied late last night and didn't sleep very well."
Gwen knew that what was happening to her should not be told to George. Besides him not being able to help, this would only increase the problems.
And the less people know about this kind of thing, the better.
After a simple breakfast, Gwen put on her backpack: "Dad, Mom."
"I might end up coming back later today, you don't have to wait for me to get back to eat."
After he finished speaking, he ran out of the house, and George didn't have time to say anything.
A woman also came out of the kitchen at this time and sighed: "Ahh, this girl..."
George smiled proudly: "My daughter definitely takes after my gene."
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After leaving the house, Gwen took a deep breath and looked at her hands for the thousandth time.
She had tried her new skills last night.
It's almost like a spider!
"Was that dream real?"
Gwen remembered the dream she had when she passed out again, the dream of her becoming a giant spider.
For a girl, turning into such an ugly monster is much scarier than getting a strange superpower.
After stopping a taxi on the side of the road, Gwen told him the destination of the trip.
Regarding the changes in her body, Gwen was unable to find anyone she could talk to.
It was then that she remembered Arthur.
The taxi quickly arrived at Arthur's door, Gwen paid and got out of the car immediately.
As soon as he got close to the gate, Gwen felt a little weak.
Although this feeling is not very obvious, it still exists.
"Is there something wrong with my body?"
Gwen could only attribute the situation to her own body.
Raising her hand, just as she was ready to ring Arthur's doorbell, Gwen stopped.
"It hasn't even been two days and I'm already coming again?"
"Will Arthur think I'm a boring girl?"
"If Arthur finds out I'm going to turn into a monster, will he kick me out?"
Just as she was about to ring the doorbell, Gwen stopped in thought, not knowing how to tell Arthur what was bothering her.
If she's too direct, will Arthur hate her?
And if she's too elusive, won't it look like she's lying?
But if she doesn't find Arthur, she doesn't know what to do if she ends up encountering some kind of strange change in her body.
"Argh!"
Gwen scratched her hair, feeling a little frantic for a moment.
"Why don't I find someone else?"
Suddenly, Gwen had a flash of inspiration: "I know! That's it!"
"I'll just tell Arthur that a friend of mine is having a problem and see what he has to say!"
"Yes, I'll do it!"
Gwen couldn't help but praise her own intelligence.
Thinking about the reason, he rang the doorbell at Arthur's house with great peace of mind.
Arthur, who was relaxing in the sun on the roof, heard the doorbell ring and answered it with the intercom next to him.
"Hello, who is this?"
'Hello, it's me Gwen.'
'I have something I want to talk to you about. Can I come in?'
"Of course, the gate is unlocked. I'm sunbathing on the roof, you can come up"
"OK."
After hanging up the call, Arthur continued to enjoy the sun.
Although he doesn't know what Gwen is looking for.
But it's also nice to have an attractive girl coming to enjoy the sun with him.
Soon, Gwen arrived on the roof.
Looking at Arthur, who was wearing casual clothes and sunbathing, she immediately greeted him with a smile: "Hi, good morning, Arthur."
"Good morning, sit down Gwen."
Next to Arthur, there are two other reclining chairs.
Upon seeing Gwen sitting, Arthur continued:
"Let's enjoy the sun together for a while, the morning sun is quite comfortable."
"Yes?"
Agreeing with the proposal, Gwen did the same and lay down, feeling the heat of the sun all over her body as soon as she lay down.
Then Gwen couldn't help but stretch.
At the same time, she let out a comfortable moan: "Mm~ so comfortable!"
The voice made Arthur feel somewhat excited.
He didn't expect Gwen's voice to be so beautiful.
But Gwen didn't realize what she did. After adjusting her posture, she said, "Arthur, I came to you to ask you some questions."
Obviously, Gwen has not forgotten the purpose of her trip.
"About the books?"
"No, it's not that."
Arthur said curiously, "So? Tell me, what's the matter?"
Gwen adjusted her tone, trying to seem like the situation had nothing to do with her.
"It's just that I have a friend who has been going through some problems lately."
(Hmm?)
(Really? A friend's problem?)
Arthur was immediately interested.
Typically, people who start with this type of reason are most often talking about themselves.
It looks like there's something interesting going on.
"Hmm~ So what's your friend's problem?"
(Yes! He fell!)
Gwen was very happy.
(I was really smart to think of such a good reason.)
Little did she know that Arthur had already realized her little trick.
"A friend of mine recently got something and is worried that these things will bring her misfortune."
"But there's no way to get rid of it."
"In that case, what do you think my friend should do?"
"That sounds really complicated. Can you tell me what she got?" Arthur asked with interest.
At this moment, Gwen was a little confused about what to say.
To describe this type.
There is no other way.
Now it can only be half true and half false.
"It's just..."
"She gained a superpower."
(End of chapter)