You Wouldn't Want Your Daughter to Find Out You're a Villain, Would You?

"Peter Parker?"

"No, no, no, Peter Parker, An Meng's Failure-Man!"

The Spider-Man pushed aside the branch, rubbed its back, and then heard the voice above. Before it could even turn around, it vehemently denied it, waving its hands incessantly.

When he saw Lin Xu floating in the air, the white eyes on the intelligent combat suit immediately magnified.

"Wow, you can fly! You can actually fly! What's your power source? You even have a red cape, just like Thor and Vision... wait... hooray!"

The Spider-Man rambled on and on, then suddenly realized that he didn't know Lin Xu.

"Perhaps you could contact Tony; he's a friend of mine."

"Cool, I know Tony too. I'm interning at Stark Industries now, at least that's what they say publicly. I even helped him fight Captain America over six months ago. But I can't get in touch with him now, I can only contact Happy. By the way, do you know Happy? I keep messaging him and he never replies..."

"Hiss! Blade! Thud!"

Lin Xu rubbed his ears. He knew Spider-Man was quite talkative, but he didn't expect him to be this talkative.

"Why aren't you sleeping at night... instead of fighting criminals, what are you doing here?"

"I'm going to participate in... cough cough, I mean, I'm going to fight criminals right now..."

Halfway through his sentence, the Spider-Man suddenly snapped back to reality. Yes, he had just seen an energy explosion and was about to go check it out.

Thinking of this, he turned and ran, muttering to himself as he ran.

"Sarri, this flying gentleman, I have to go now, see you later... and if you know Happy, remember to have him write me back!"

Watching the Failure-Man walk away into the distance, Lin Xu finally remembered where this story was set.

Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Spider-Man was on his way to Liz's party when he stumbled upon the energy gun test firing. He rushed over, only to be beaten up by Adrian's two henchmen using a Chitauri railgun.

Finally, he was thrown into the water by Adrian. If it weren't for the locator in his suit, which allowed Tony to rescue him remotely using the Mark 46, he would have been the first to drown and fail.

Well, Peter is only a little over fifteen years old. We can't expect too much from a fifteen-year-old who can be a superhero.

Lin Xu thought back to his fifteenth year, his final year of junior high, frantically studying for the entrance exam to a top high school, only to end up attending a regular high school...

"But I absolutely have to meet Ade from this world!"

Thinking of this, Lin Xu stopped converting his divine power and quietly followed behind the Spider-Man.

Watching him get brutally beaten by the Shocker and Prowler.

Watching him being lifted into the sky by Adrian, thrown into the water, and then enveloped by a parachute.

Intervening is out of the question; no one's Deadman yet, and as a rookie superhero, setbacks are inevitable.

Upon seeing the flames approaching from afar, Lin Xu knew it was Mark 46 and then chased after Ade.

At Lin Xu's current speed, even without using the Mystic Portal, he could cover hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.

Hey, Male Hawkman!

Adrian was already furious that his men hadn't restrained themselves and had actually provoked Spider-Man. He was just about to go back and deal with them when suddenly a stranger appeared, blocking his way and speaking a language he couldn't understand.

How can we tolerate this?

He pulled a Starry railgun straight from behind his back.

Bang~

The energy beam struck the Rings of Raggadorr without splashing a drop of water. Although it's a basic defensive Mystic Arts that anyone in Kamar-Taj can cast, it's not a one-size-fits-all solution.

A novice with rudimentary magical abilities might not even be able to stop a bullet, but Dark Strange could easily use this move to withstand Infinity Ultron's energy attacks. Keep in mind that even Thanos with five Infinity Stones couldn't withstand Ultron's energy attacks!

"Hey, Ade, it's only been a short time since we last met, and you've become so distant?"

"We... know each other?"

Adrian was somewhat wary. He hadn't seen Lin Xu make any move when a golden ring rose up and blocked his attack.

At the same time, he noticed that the other party could fly in the sky without any power source, which reminded him of the Sokovia Accords more than half a year ago, whose main target was also someone who could fly without power.

However, it was a woman...

The thought of its destructive power made Ade want to back out.

Looking into Ade's eyes, Lin Xu decided to give him another chance. After all, they had known each other for so many years, even though they weren't the same person.

Moreover, over the years, Ade has kept a low profile, focusing only on smuggling, modifying, and selling weapons.

"I know you, but you might not know me. After all, you're the New York superhero, Male Hawkman..."

"A superhero? Me?" Adrian incredulously, pointing to his face.

"I'm just a seller of contraband..."

Don't underestimate yourself. Do you know who the most famous superhero in the world is?

"Steve Rogers!"

"... And the second one?"

"Thor!"

"... And the third one...?"

"I know who you're talking about, but to me, Tony Stark isn't a superhero, he's just a capitalist."

Okay, Lin Xu suddenly remembered that it was the Damage Control, which Tony and the federal government jointly established, that caused Ade to lose his job.

"So you still admit that Iron Man is the most famous, right?"

"..."

"If an arms dealer can become a superhero, why can't you, a smuggler?"

Yes, why not?

Ade thought about it. He used to smuggle for his family's livelihood, and his hard work over the years had been enough; he could even buy a villa in the suburbs of Brooklyn.

Keep in mind that even Steve Rogers couldn't afford a house in Brooklyn! (From Avengers: Age of Ultron, at the party, Falcon asks Captain America why he doesn't live in Brooklyn, and Captain America replies, "I can't afford a house in Brooklyn.")

Why continue?

"Stop it, Adriano. If you keep going like this, today's Failure-Man, tomorrow he might be War Machine!"

Seeing that his persuasion had been effective, Lin Xu continued to follow up.

"Do you want Liz to have a superhero dad, or a villainous deadbeat dad?"

"Liz..." Adrian fell even more silent upon hearing his daughter's name.

"Think it over carefully, your chances are running out!"

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Lin Xu stopped lingering and prepared to leave. Considering the other Ade, it was already quite an achievement that he had managed to persuade him; if he didn't listen, he deserved to die.

As Lin Xu passed by Ade, Lin Xu added, "If you do well as a superhero, joining the Avengers isn't impossible. After all, they're actually quite short-staffed right now. Liz will definitely be proud of you then!"