Old Osborn's Calculations

While the tiger-walking event was underway in Central Park, another conversation was taking place inside Osborn Mansion.

"Sir."

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The old butler took the call in the grand study of Osborn Mansion, where Norman Osborn worked from home. The master of the house sat behind his desk, listening to every word through the speakerphone.

Thanks to last year's Green Goblin Incident, Norman Osborn had put his only son, Harry Osborn, who was still in college, directly into an important position at Oscorp in order to reduce the public's unfavorable perception of the company. He himself had reduced his public appearances.

To persuade his son to take on the part-time role, and to train him as well, Norman Osborn had naturally delegated considerable authority to Harry. He had not simply made his son a figurehead, though Oscorp's real power still remained in old Osborn's hands.

The father and son created the illusion of succession through an arrangement of, "Go make your mark, and I'll cover for you." In reality, Norman used a subtler method to influence Harry Osborn's decisions while gradually shaping his son's way of thinking.

Such control was nothing to Norman Osborn. He had not done this before partly because he had looked down on his son. But... Oscorp could not fade away in future developments just because it lost him and lacked a qualified successor.

Although he had not spent long in that other future world, nor had he learned enough about it, Norman Osborn's vision had allowed him to see more than enough. Naturally, he needed to make corresponding arrangements.

Besides heavily training a successor, another change was distancing himself from Peter Parker—Spider-Man.

Originally, that gifted young man with no background had seemed likely to become the fuel that would