Martha Wants Bruce to Get Married

The dark figure suddenly spoke, letting out a pitiful cry.

"Kino ~"

Everyone was stunned. This person knew Kino. Wait, the voice sounded so familiar.

"Haha, Kara, you've gotten such an even tan, even your hair is tanned!"

Venom recognized it immediately, clutched his stomach, and burst into laughter.

The others also realized that upon closer inspection, it was indeed Kara, but her face was too dark. The dark color blurred her facial contours and features, disrupting their familiar visual patterns and causing them to not recognize her for a moment.

"Pfft~"

The others couldn't help but laugh out loud, and Kara felt even more aggrieved.

"Don't cry, I'll clean you up right away."

Kino approached Kara and snapped his the Snap.

Instantly removing the ink from Kara's body, she returned to her original appearance, wearing a conservative white the Spot swimsuit with her hair tied in a ponytail.

"Kino, let's have some grilled squid! I was having a great time in the sea when this guy suddenly sprayed ink all over my face."

Kara pointed angrily at the giant squid that was trying to escape back into the sea.

The colossal squid, the world's largest cuttlefish.

The creature Kara caught was a full 100 meters long, with thick tentacles powerful enough to crush a person into a pulp.

"You've gone all the way to Atlantis?"

"Kino asked."

"I don't know, but I passed by a huge building without disturbing them. Kino, is this edible?"

Kara said.

"It's edible, it's not poisonous, but we don't have a hot plate that big."

Bruce said.

"Then I'll put it back."

Although Kara was furious, she never killed innocent people indiscriminately.

"It's alright, today I'll let you try my special grilled squid."

Kino created a giant iron plate and placed it on the beach, then cleaned and chopped the squid, along with onions, green peppers, and scallions.

Finally, heat is applied using Heat Vision.

Sizzle!

As soon as the giant squid chunks and side dishes on the hot plate came into contact with the high temperature, a cloud of white steam rose up.

The squid tentacles curl into a spiral shape under high temperature, and golden oil gradually seeps out from the dark red flesh, intertwining with the aroma of charred onion slices.

The beach vacation atmosphere was completely transformed into an open-air BBQ.

"Using Heat Vision to grill meat, now I finally understand why a woman like you would fall in love with him."

Selina sighed softly.

The contrast between a man's willingness to use world-destroying power to cook for you is undeniably irresistible.

"While you're right, that's not why I fell in love with him."

Venom took off his sunglasses, his gaze gently following the busy Kino.

She was wearing a black backless one-piece swimsuit.

"What's that?" Selina asked curiously, leaning closer.

Venom beckoned with his finger and whispered in Catwoman's ear, "It's a secret~"

That seductive voice made Selina's ears burn, and she couldn't help but shiver.

Venom possesses a gender-neutral charm that draws people in unconsciously.

At this point, Martha joined the conversation.

"Selina, you really like gold and jewelry, don't you?"

Selina's face stiffened.

"Actually, it's not that bad... okay, I like it."

When facing Martha, Selina always felt a unique sense of oppression, and she always felt that lying in front of him would lead to terrible things.

"Are you interested in becoming a shareholder of Wayne Enterprises?"

Martha looked at her with a half-smile.

She didn't dislike Selina's greedy nature, as long as the girl truly loved Bruce. And as the Violet Lantern, she knew better than anyone her son's feelings for Catwoman.

"Really! Mrs. Martha."

Selina's eyes lit up; just one percent of the shares would allow her to roll in mountains of gold and silver.

"Really, if you marry Bruce, I can give you five percent of the shares. Even if you divorce Bruce later, I won't take those shares back."

Martha held up Five Fingers. Bruce only had 32 percent of the shares left, which couldn't be touched to maintain absolute control, so she planned to pry some off from the other shareholders to make it 5 percent.

Selina's feverish mind suddenly cleared, and she hesitated, biting her lower lip.

"Mrs. Martha, you may not know about my past..."

"I know, thieves, orphans, criminals—none of these are problems if you're willing."

How could Martha not have investigated Selina's identity beforehand?

Selina grew up in the lower rungs of Gotham City, and her impoverished and difficult life made her deeply aware of the importance of wealth.

Gold and silver jewelry, as a direct representation of wealth, can bring her a sense of security, help her escape past hardships, and obtain a better life.

Venom also got interested, leading to a marriage proposal scene.

Selina's eyes flickered; it was impossible for her not to have fantasized about marrying Bruce and having children.

But she was used to living alone, and marriage meant being closely connected with others, which conflicted with her nature. She worried about losing her freedom and found it difficult to fully adapt to married life.

Furthermore, Bruce's past experiences of pain and trauma have made him emotionally cautious and reserved. Although he loves Catwoman, he worries about whether he can provide Catwoman with happiness and manage the relationship between his feelings and other matters in a long-term commitment like marriage.

So the two maintained a relationship like lovers, occasionally resembling that of Batman and a criminal.

Martha wasn't urging her.

Seeing Selina's conflicted expression, Venom said, "This isn't just your problem."

Selina suddenly realized, "Right, why am I worrying about this all by myself? Let that equally stubborn jerk experience the same thing!"

"If Bruce is willing, I am too," she said almost defiantly, then blushed as red as a ripe tomato at the words she had blurted out.

What are you willing to do?

Bruce walked over carrying a plate of grilled squid and happened to hear this.

"Nothing!"

Selina got up, snatched Bruce's squid, and started eating it.

Bruce looked at Martha blankly.

"Nothing."

Martha smiled slightly, took the other plate of squid from Bruce's hand, and said that it was vacation time now, and she would have a proper talk with Bruce when they got back.

He's in his thirties, it's about time he got married.

Bruce had a bad feeling. Kino also came to Venom's side with a plate of iron squid, the surface of which was covered with thick chocolate sauce.

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, please have your meal."

Venom, with a smile in his eyes, began to eat.

"It tastes good, but it's missing something."

"What else is needed?"

Kino was somewhat puzzled.

"A servant who applies sunscreen to me, you're not bad at all."

Venom crossed his long legs, hooked his toes under Kino's chin, and curled his lips into a smile.

"It is my honor, Your Her Majesty the Queen."

Kino's eyes lit up, and a bottle of youth appeared in his hand without him noticing. He applied it to Venom's back, as it also had sun protection properties.

However, because there were other men present, he didn't go too far.

(The next few chapters are more slice-of-life; I feel like I'm writing at too fast a pace.)