Professor Cooper and Pain-Immunity Girl

Medical Center.

After Megan agreed, Adam called Sheldon.

"No!"

Sheldon refused without hesitation on the other end of the line.

Megan's eyes dimmed.

Megan's adoptive parents breathed a sigh of relief, but they also grew anxious.

Although they trusted Adam and believed his description of how this friend named Sheldon could benefit Megan,

it was impossible for them not to worry at all about letting their six-year-old daughter befriend an eighteen-year-old boy.

Now that they saw Sheldon decisively refuse, it basically ruled out the possibility, in their eyes, that Sheldon was some kind of pervert.

With their biggest worry gone, they began eagerly hoping that this friend Sheldon could bring earth-shaking changes to their daughter Megan.

Pain-Immunity Syndrome could not be cured; it could only be prevented through self-protection.

And judging by how roughly Megan used to play, relying on her own precautions would still be very difficult.

Under such circumstances, the future Adam described seemed dreamlike in its beauty.

"Don't be so quick to refuse."

Adam raised a calming hand toward Megan's family and gave them a reassuring look before smiling at Sheldon over the phone. "If I remember correctly, it's Wednesday today. You should be at the Comic Book Store buying new comics, right?"

"Of course!"

On the other end, Sheldon said as if it were only natural, "Everyone knows Wednesday night is New Comic Day. If I'm not at the Comic Book Store at a time like this, where would I be?"

"Did X-Men get a new issue?"

Adam asked with a smile.

"Yes!"

After saying that one word, Sheldon stopped himself. "Don't worry, I won't spoil it for you."

"If I remember correctly, someone is Chewing Man?"

Adam continued leading Sheldon along. "Didn't he also overcome his fears through the X-Men comics and become a member