Pirate King's Universal Appeal

How long did it take to circle the Earth?

Li Chen's answer was less than five minutes.

That was with him still unfamiliar with his speed, and after his body had spent so little time in the sun.

That was a Kryptonian's "talent."

Besides that, Li Chen also tested abilities like his Heat Vision and Freeze Breath. They were even more powerful than he had imagined.

His eyes were a little dry after using Heat Vision, though...

Once he had enjoyed himself, he returned to the beach, changed into his suit, and hurried back.

The driver was still waiting obediently where he had left him. As soon as Li Chen got in, he drove him back.

On the way, Li Chen called Scarlett.

He hadn't had any plans at first, but after flying around the world, he felt his blood pumping and needed to cool off.

Scarlett was delighted to hear from him, and her voice grew excited. "I'll be right there. Do you have any requests?"

"Hmm..."

Li Chen thought for a moment. "Buy a Catwoman costume. I want to see if it suits you."

A skintight suit probably wouldn't be a problem for Scarlett, since Black Widow, whom she played in another world, wore one.

But not all skintight suits were the same. Catwoman's was more form-fitting.

So Scarlett was a little nervous and treated it like an audition. "Would my figure be unsuitable?"

She meant that she was too big and might not look good in Catwoman's outfit.

"That would be perfect."

Li Chen laughed. "Trust me, you'll look absolutely amazing."

He really didn't know where the preference for flat figures had come from. The modeling world, perhaps?

But that was about making clothes look good, not what the general public found attractive.

If Li Chen had to choose, he would naturally prefer a big Catwoman to a completely flat one.

Bigger was justice!

Whatever else could be said about Scarlett, her looks and figure were both top-tier, and that was enough.

So he had to give her an audition first. After all, the next project planned for the DC Universe was "Batman," and Catwoman was a crucial character in Batman, so of course he had to make sure she was right for the role.

After Li Chen got home and waited a little while, Selina Kyle arrived.

Scarlett had actually changed into her Catwoman costume in the car. The moment she opened the door and stepped out, she took Li Chen's breath away.

She looked as though she had been forcibly squeezed into the skintight suit, but it showed off her explosive figure perfectly. Combined with her cold, alluring expression, it left Li Chen somewhat dazed.

"Perfect. You're practically the real Catwoman."

Li Chen said.

"Meow~"

Scarlett even deliberately leaned her head into his palm, looking utterly docile.

"Tsk, tsk, but I prefer wildcats."

Li Chen picked her up, grinning wickedly.

Another weekend came around, and the news about Tony Stark had already lost its momentum.

Although the US military hadn't given up searching for him, he was so far away that no one in America was talking about him anymore.

Rather than worry about him, they might as well worry about when Stark Industries' stock would recover.

For the vast numbers of students, the most important thing was the release of the latest comic issue.

Most comic readers were students and young people. Middle-aged people considered them too childish, to say nothing of the elderly. Unless you sold health supplements, you couldn't make money off them.

Even now, with entertainment so highly developed and movies and television available, comics were still many people's first choice.

Only in this wildly imaginative world could they find a little solace.

"I want the latest Detective Comics!"

William called out as soon as he entered the comic shop with his mother.

Detective Comics was DC, whose full name was Detective Comics.

DC had existed in this world since 1937.

It wasn't until 1938, when Superman made his debut, that America's comic book history was rewritten.

People took to this distinctive superhero almost at first sight.

Even today, Superman was hugely popular across America.

Unfortunately, this was the Marvel Universe. Because superheroes really existed, Superman wasn't as popular as Captain America. After all, you could never compete with a superhero who actually existed.

William's mother bought him the latest issue, and then the two returned to the car.

Sitting in the back seat, William couldn't wait to open it and start reading.

His mother had no choice but to slow down.

This kind of serialized publication wasn't dedicated to a single character. It contained many comics featuring characters like Batman and Superman, so it wasn't cheap.

But William read quickly and finished the familiar ones in no time.

Just when he thought he was done, he found a few more pages at the back.

"Pirate King? What kind of superhero is that?"

William was a little confused, but he read it anyway.

And as soon as he started, he was hooked.

He immediately took a liking to the guy called Monkey D. Luffy. He thought Luffy was cool, and just like a superhero, he had superpowers, though he had gained them by eating a Devil Fruit.

After reading the first few chapters, he also learned that it wasn't part of DC Comics, but a new comic.

But it was unexpectedly good.

"Why is that all?"

"You were too engrossed in it, dear,"

his mother replied.

"No, I mean Pirate King. There's only this much of it."

William immediately became a fan of Pirate King and had little interest in "Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World," which came after it.

He was still a child and only liked cool things. He wasn't very interested in those pretty young ladies.

Another like William was Peter Parker, who was still in elementary school.

Peter Parker also liked reading DC Comics, and as soon as he saw Pirate King, he immediately put himself in the story.

He felt just like Luffy, so he shouted in class, "I'm the man who's going to become the Pirate King!"

"Pirate King" was suddenly taking America by storm across all age groups.

Although its story had only just begun, its style was completely different from American comics, and that attracted readers instead.

Everyone had long since grown tired of the uniform art styles of American comics, so when they saw Pirate King's style, they found it fresh and distinctive.

By comparison, however, "Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World" wasn't nearly as popular.

Children under ten were basically uninterested in it, but it caused a storm in middle schools, and even many adults came to like it.

After all, who wouldn't want a pair of sisters like Ram and Rem serving them?

Compared with the thrills of combat in American comics, Re:Zero was a breath of fresh air, and boys experiencing their first stirrings of youth fell in love with it immediately.

It had to be said that this was a standard otaku comic. The protagonist was a high school student, and aside from him, the important supporting characters were mostly beautiful women.

Emilia, Ram, Rem, Priscilla, even Elsa the Bowel Hunter, and the others were all beauties who set countless otakus' hearts pounding.