Chapter Summaries

Five-year-old Jino Luthor used his brother Lex’s fear to earn a chance to replicate someone’s abilities as the boys explored a Kansas cornfield. They followed a cry for help and found a bound young man marked with a red “S.”

• Lex Luthor became frightened during a helicopter ride to Kansas, earning Jino Luthor enough negative emotion points to exchange for a replication ability.
• Jino comforted Lex, and the boys landed with their father, Lionel Luthor, at a factory in town.
• Lex led Jino toward a cornfield after spotting a crow, and the boys followed a mysterious voice calling for help.
• Jino and Lex found a bare-chested young man tied to a wooden cross with a red “S” painted on his chest, and he begged them to save him.

Kilo and Lex survived the meteor shower that devastated their town, while Kilo realized Clark Kent had arrived. Lionel visited them in the hospital and revealed that the only farm owners refusing to sell their land were Jonathan and Martha Kent.

• A young man said he had been tied to a cross as a school bullying prank, but a meteor struck nearby before Kilo could free him.
• Lex shielded Kilo from the meteor's shockwave, and the falling meteors caused widespread destruction across town.
• Kilo woke in the hospital beside the unconscious Lex and recognized the meteor shower as a sign of Clark Kent's arrival.
• Kilo woke Lex, and the brothers argued about their absent father, Lionel Luthor.
• Lionel arrived and told Kilo that Jonathan and Martha Kent were refusing to sell their farm to make way for his fertilizer plant.

Jino accompanied Lionel to the Kents’ farm, where he met baby Clark and used his system to copy Clark’s ability. On the drive away, Jino discovered that the copied power had already made him strong enough to crush a knife.

• Jino rode with Lionel and Lex through the town devastated by meteor explosions to visit the Kents’ farm.
• Lionel offered Jonathan money for the farm, but Jonathan refused to sell it.
• Jino spoke with Martha and touched baby Clark, triggering his system to copy Clark’s ability.
• Lionel left the farm angrily, and Jino wondered whether the ability had worked.
• Jino clenched his fist in the car and crushed the fruit knife in his pocket.

Thirteen years after arriving in Kansas Town, Jino returned with Lex and was ordered to attend high school. On his first drive to school, he met Clark Kent and offered him a ride.

• Lex welcomed Jino to the family castle in Kansas Town and gave him a Bugatti for his high school entrance.
• Lex threatened to tell their mother if Jino refused to attend school, and Jino agreed to go.
• Jino reflected on his growing powers and resolved to live freely in this life.
• Jino spotted Clark Kent near the Kent farm after the school bus had left and gained Negative Emotions points from Clark.
• Jino stopped his car in front of Clark and offered him a ride to school.

Clark met Jino Luthor, who drove him to school in a reckless sports-car chase and drifted past the school bus. They arrived safely, and Clark learned Jino belonged to the Luthor Family and introduced himself.

• Jino urged Clark into his sports car and raced after the school bus.
• Jino drifted past the bus, alarming Clark and angering the driver while Chloe and Pete recognized Clark.
• Jino sped away from the bus and promised Clark he would not drive recklessly again.
• Jino introduced himself as Jino Luthor outside the school, and Clark shook his hand and gave his name.

Jino Luthor arrived at the school with Clark and quickly drew attention from students, including Lana Lang and Whitney. After meeting Chloe and Pete, he went to report to the vice principal, while he privately resolved to investigate why Lana’s presence made him feel uneasy.

• Jino arrived on campus beside Clark in his Bugatti, drawing the attention of students and making Clark enjoy being in the spotlight.
• Chloe and Pete met Jino, learned he and his brother had moved from Metropolis, and Chloe considered recruiting him for the school newspaper with Clark’s help.
• Lana watched Jino and thought he resembled a boy she had known as a child, while Whitney grew jealous and threatened to put someone else on the football team’s list.
• Jino noticed that Lana’s presence made him feel unwell, decided to investigate her, and left to report to the principal’s office.
• Jino met Vice Principal Mr. Guan, who welcomed him to the school.

Jino agreed to join the School Newspaper Club to earn points from Clark, then received a threatening call from Jeremy over the meteor incident. When Whitney attacked him in the hallway, Jino broke Whitney’s arm, shocking Clark and the watching students.

• Jino turned down an invitation to a party and promised to host a dance party at Luthor Manor once it was cleaned up.
• Chloe prompted Clark to invite Jino to the School Newspaper Club, and Jino agreed so he could earn points from Clark.
• Jeremy called Jino and threatened him, blaming him for failing to save him from the meteor strike.
• Whitney demanded that Jino become the school’s scarecrow and attacked him in the hallway.
• Jino caught Whitney’s punch and snapped his forearm, leaving Clark and the crowd horrified.

Jino drove Whitney off after Whitney attacked him, but Lana Lang’s Kryptonite necklace weakened Jino and caused Clark to faint. Jino and Clark left the school to talk, and Jino revealed that he had powers while rejecting Clark’s belief that power meant taking responsibility for the world.

• Whitney’s arm snapped after he punched Jino, and Lana Lang arrived to find her boyfriend injured and accused Jino of hurting him.
• Jino recognized the Kryptonite necklace around Lana Lang’s neck and moved away from her as Clark collapsed at the sight of blood.
• Jino counted down, and Clark woke moments later; Clark told Jino they needed to talk, so Jino drove him away from the school in his Bugatti.
• At a bridge outside town, Jino told Clark that the meteor shower had awakened his powers, and Clark admitted that he was not ordinary either.
• Clark urged Jino to use his power responsibly, but Jino said he would protect himself, his family, and his friends, and make anyone who provoked him pay.

After learning that Jerome had awakened with powers and threatened him, Jino warned Lex to be careful. Police questioned Clark about Whitney’s shattered arm, and Clark chose to claim he knew nothing and suggest a paranormal cause.

• Jino told Lex that Jerome had awakened, vanished from a Metropolis hospital, and threatened him at school.
• Lex ordered Jarvis to turn away the police officers who arrived at Luthor Manor to question Jino.
• The officers went to Kent Farm and told Jonathan and Clark that Whitney’s arm had been shattered during a conflict involving Jino.
• Jonathan suspected Clark had caused Whitney’s injury, and Clark felt hurt by his father’s distrust.
• Clark told the officers he did not know what had happened and suggested Whitney’s injury might have been paranormal.

After Jonathan warned Clark to stay away from Jino, Clark left their argument unresolved. Jerome attacked Lex on the road, but Clark rescued him, and Jino learned that his brother had fallen into the water.

• Jonathan questioned Clark about Whitney's broken arm and urged him to avoid Jino, while Clark protested that his father was controlling his life.
• Lex drove toward the Luthor Family chemical plant, but Jerome stopped him on the road and used electricity to destroy his car's tires.
• Lex's car crashed through a bridge railing into a lake, and Clark saw Jerome flee before diving in to save Lex.
• Clark tore open the car, pulled Lex out, and revived him with rescue breaths and chest compressions.
• Lex identified the attack as a premeditated murder and suspected that Jerome had gained superpowers.
• At school, Jino answered Clark's call and heard that Lex had fallen into the water.

After Jeremy attacked Lex, Jino vowed to find him, but Lex ordered that he be captured alive. Jino returned to the high school and asked Chloe to help track down Jeremy Cree.

• Jino arrived at the bridge and found Lex and Clark safe after Lex concealed the supernatural cause of the crash from the police.
• Jonathan checked on Clark, thanked him for saving Lex, and refused Jino's offer of repayment.
• Jino said he would find and kill Jeremy, but Lex insisted that Jeremy be captured alive.
• Jino realized Jeremy's past at the high school might provide a clue and drove back to the school.
• Jino found Chloe and Pete at the School Newspaper Club and asked Chloe to help locate Jeremy Cree.

Jino tracked down Jeremy Kri, who had awakened after twelve years in a coma, and found the former football players who had bullied him. After Jeremy tortured David Sken in an auto repair shop, Jino arrived and challenged him.

• Jino asked Chloe and Pete to find information about Jeremy and the football players who had bullied him, then called Chief George for more details.
• Jeremy confronted David Sken at his auto repair shop and mocked him for becoming a mechanic.
• Jeremy used electricity to torture David, saying the strong should humiliate the weak.
• Jino struck Jeremy with a powerful punch, knocking out several of his teeth, then repeated Jeremy's words and asked if he was ready.

Jino defeated Jeremy, whose electrical attack left him unharmed, and killed him after Jeremy tried to surrender. The chapter ended with Jino standing over Jeremy’s corpse, warning him not to threaten anyone’s family.

• Jeremy realized Jino’s punch had overwhelmed his enhanced body and suspected Jino had awakened an ability.
• Jeremy unleashed a powerful electrical attack, but Jino emerged unharmed and explained that it had posed no threat.
• Jino grabbed Jeremy by the throat and beat him, then rejected his plea to be spared and his offer to work for him.
• Jino killed Jeremy with a punch to the head and warned him not to threaten other people’s families.

Jino made a bet with Lex that he could get the Kents to accept a gift, wagering for the assassin contacts in Lex’s phone. The next morning, Jino spotted a lovesick Clark waiting for the bus and tossed him the keys to a Cadillac.

• Jino told Lex that the extreme test subject had died and explained that Clark was a Metahuman who had saved Lex’s life.
• Lex wondered how to repay Clark, and Jino bet he could make the Kents accept a gift in exchange for Lex’s assassin contacts.
• Lex accepted the wager and mentioned a Cadillac in the garage.
• Jino drove past Kent Farm and noticed Clark was upset, while the system reported Negative Emotions from Clark Kent.
• Jino stopped his SUV, greeted Clark, and tossed him the car keys.

Jino gave Clark a red Cadillac Escalade as thanks for saving his brother, and persuaded him to accept it by threatening to smash it. Clark drove the SUV to Smallville High School, where Chloe and Pete were astonished to learn it now belonged to him.

• Jino offered Clark the Cadillac Escalade, but Clark tried to refuse because his father would not approve.
• Jino threatened to smash the SUV, so Clark stopped him and agreed to keep it for him.
• Clark drove the SUV with Jino to Smallville High School, excited to be behind the wheel.
• Chloe returned the Bugatti keys to Jino, and Pete admired Clark's red SUV.
• Jino told Chloe and Pete that the SUV belonged to Clark, leaving them shocked.

Jino confronted Coach Watt after Watt accused him of skipping class and tried to punish him by making him wash the football team’s socks. Jino stood his ground and called Lex, threatening to have LuthorCorp stop funding Smallville High School.

• Jino explained that he had given Clark a car to thank him for saving his brother, and the group headed to the school building together.
• Coach Watt approached Jino with Whitney and the football team, accusing Jino of injuring Whitney and skipping gym class.
• Watt ordered Jino to wash every starting player’s socks for a week, while Chloe, Clark, and Pete objected.
• Watt threatened the three friends, but Jino calmly reminded him that LuthorCorp funded the school and called Lex to discuss ending the donations.

Jino used LexCorp’s annual donation to pressure Smallville High School after Coach Watt threatened to make him wash the football team’s socks. Principal Guan and the administrators arrived to handle Watt, who faced the prospect of being fired, while the school sought to keep the Luthor Family’s support.

• Jino called Lex and asked him to stop LexCorp’s annual funding after Coach Watt threatened to make him wash socks.
• Lex ordered his secretary to notify the school that LexCorp would end its donations, despite the tax consequences.
• Jino told Watt that Principal Guan would arrive within a minute, and Watt began to regret provoking the Luthor Family.
• Principal Guan arrived with school administrators and warmly checked on Jino before glaring at Watt.
• The student-conduct administrator accused Watt of violating school rules and harming Jino by threatening him.

Jino forced Coach Watt to choose between losing his job and washing Whitney’s socks in public, then left when Kryptonite made him and Clark feel ill. Jino took Lana’s public rebuke personally and resolved to deal with the small threat affecting him.

• The school administrators fired Coach Watt after Jino demanded accountability, but Jino offered to let Watt keep his job if he washed Whitney’s socks in public.
• Watt accepted the humiliation, and Whitney removed his Winnie the Pooh socks while students watched and laughed.
• Jino warned Watt to remember the lesson and left with Clark, Chloe, and Pete.
• Lana confronted Jino and accused him of bullying Whitney, while Kryptonite’s effects made Jino and Clark turn pale and green.
• Jino leaned on Chloe as she helped him leave, then told Lana he looked forward to seeing her again and resolved to remove the threat affecting him.

Clark brought home the SUV Jino had given him, but Jonathan insisted he refuse the gift. Angry at his father, Clark smashed the vehicle and ran off, leaving his parents behind.

• Clark drove the SUV Jino had given him to the farm and told Jonathan it was a gift.
• Jonathan argued that Clark should not accept the car, while Clark insisted it was a harmless thank-you gift.
• When Jonathan refused to change his mind, Clark threatened to smash the SUV and punched a dent into its hood.
• Clark blamed Jonathan for making him destroy the car, then ran off while Martha and Jonathan called after him.

Jino invited Clark to dinner at Luthor Manor after interrupting a fencing match, and Clark confided that his father opposed him accepting a gift from the Luthor family. Jino shared his own experience with his parents and encouraged Clark to talk with his father, leaving Clark with advice to consider.

• Jino lost a fencing match to Annie, then told the butler to let Clark into Luthor Manor and prepare dinner.
• Jino showed Clark the manor’s antiques and served him wine and French pan-seared chicken, which Clark enjoyed.
• As the wine affected him, Clark asked Jino why his parents did not understand him and explained that Jonathan opposed his accepting the Luthor family’s gift.
• Jino told Clark about his parents’ concern over his childhood abilities and advised him to communicate with his father, whose love and worry were putting pressure on him.