Wakanda, this enormous hidden city, remained concealed beneath a massive energy shield. To outsiders, it appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary mountain forest.
Who could have imagined that this mountain forest concealed one of the most technologically advanced civilizations on Earth?
Atop a tower,
a dark-skinned, slender girl sat on the edge of the platform, gazing boredly at the barrier around the edge of the city. Her legs swung back and forth, and her eyes were somewhat distant.
"Shuri, what brings you out today? You're not still staying in the lab?"
Behind her,
another tall, broad-shouldered man with a Black face walked out. "You didn't even come out for dinner the day before yesterday."
"Hey, my experiment was at the final stage then, and I was only an hour and forty-five minutes late."
Shuri turned back and looked at T'Challa with some exasperation, then immediately turned back toward the edge of the city.
T'Challa casually hopped up and sat beside Shuri. "What is it? Are you still looking for news about Leo? Forget it. The gap between him and us is too great. You two aren't suitable for each other."
As Shuri's brother, T'Challa tried to dissuade her.
"I don't care about him! I'm just wondering how much vibranium ore he swallowed from us. Dad was heartbroken over it."
Shuri spoke stubbornly. Although everyone else had long since seen through her feelings, she naturally refused to admit them.
"Was Dad heartbroken? He seemed pretty understanding. I don't quite get it myself, but I don't think he was angry."
T'Challa was somewhat baffled as he said this.
"What did you come here for?
Can't I come out and enjoy the scenery?
Honestly!"
Shuri said angrily. She jumped to her feet and stormed toward the inside of the tower.
"Hey,