Illusory World

This troublemaking comrade-in-arms switched positions again and hooked an arm around Henry's shoulder. "Come on, tell me—are Hollywood starlets different from other women? Do they have a special flavor?"

A name that should have been forgotten by the world had unexpectedly become connected to him again. Henry looked shocked and bewildered, but he hid those feelings skillfully and spouted some meaningless nonsense to fob off these guys whose brains were ruled by their dicks.

So this was another parallel universe? He and that woman were still connected... oh, no, it was the kind of relationship where he had already been dumped.

What kind of world was he in? Henry pondered.

After completing U.S. Marine Corps recruit training, they received ten days of leave.

During those ten days, Henry did not return to New York or Los Angeles. Instead, he stayed in San Francisco to search for his own "past."

Everything had changed during the Sentry War in New York. Unfortunately, news reports on that battle could only describe it from the sidelines, while rumors and speculative articles flew everywhere.

In short, the crazed Sentry had been defeated, while half of New York City had been destroyed in the rampage of two superhumans. The girl who had been filming The Matrix in Australia had not been dragged into that battle.

So he had not resigned from Stark Studios either. Then, half a year ago, the two of them broke up. A pair considered Hollywood's golden couple had split up—how could entertainment reporters not descend on them like sharks smelling blood?

All sorts of fabricated articles immediately flooded the news. Some claimed Charlize Theron was pregnant with another man's child, others said Henry Brown had found a new lover. There were even vivid accounts of Henry Brown dating a mistress and Charlize