When an unchanging life underwent earth-shattering changes, its so-called peace had long since vanished.
Smallville Town Sanatorium.
"I don't know why you're bored enough to come to the sanatorium with us."
Hallway.
Smiling as she sidestepped an elderly dementia patient being pushed in a wheelchair, Lana Lang wore a helpless expression. She turned toward Clark and gave him a similarly helpless smile.
"I just can't go back to school, so I'm bored." Clark sighed, carrying a stack of boxed lunches in both arms as he followed behind Lana Lang.
"And..." Clark's gaze grew complicated as he recalled the many major events of the past week. One after another, they had kept him almost unbearably busy. "I need a vacation."
It had been two days since Jino had led the Justice League back to this universe, but Clark's situation had not changed.
Everyone knew that Smallville Town was home to two extraordinary individuals.
Naturally, that attracted curious troublemakers to town, all hoping to pry into the private lives of those two people.
"I can't even show up at school." Clark smiled bitterly. "Otherwise, those students would drag me around for a full day and night of autographs."
As for Jino? Ever since Zod had called him out before the entire world, he had never set foot in school again.
"Fine. You can come along if you want, but you have to stay quiet."
Lana Lang shot Clark a glare, then pushed open the sanatorium room door and stepped inside.
As the girl opened the door, a room filled with flowers, grass, and trees came into Clark's view. At its center sat a sofa, where an elderly white-haired woman wore black sunglasses and ran her fingers over the book resting on her lap, a kindly smile on her lips.
"This is Ms.