"My Uncle Ben died because of my mistake, too." Seeing the look on Spider-Man's face, Tobey-Spider seemed to think of what had happened to him.
Tobey-Spider began, his expression heavy with emotion, to tell them how he had once let a robber go, only to indirectly cause his Uncle Ben to be killed.
Back then, Tobey-Spider had also fallen into hatred. He had wanted to kill that robber to avenge his Uncle Ben, and he had indeed done it. Facing the robber's desperate pleas, hatred had flashed in Tobey-Spider's eyes as he killed him.
But Tobey-Spider had gained no pleasure from it. Instead, he had sunk into regret, especially when he realized that the robber he had killed had not been the one who murdered Uncle Ben.
Now, Tobey-Spider hoped that this universe's Spider-Man could hold on to his true self and not let hatred blind him.
Garfield-Spider, who felt the same pain, also began tearfully recounting how he had lost his beloved Gwen. When Gwen had fallen from high above, Garfield-Spider had failed to save her, and he could not forgive himself for that.
Garfield-Spider had wanted to keep going, to continue being everyone's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, because he knew that the deceased Gwen would have wanted him to keep being Spider-Man, too.
But sometimes, when Garfield-Spider faced certain criminals, he became merciless. His heart would fill with rage, only for him to regret it afterward. Garfield-Spider hoped Spider-Man would not walk the same path he had.
Perhaps it was because Spider-Man simply needed a mentor in life. Perhaps it was because Tobey-Spider and Garfield-Spider were both Spider-Man. Or perhaps it was because when Spider-Man said, "With great power," Tobey-Spider had followed with, "comes great responsibility." Spider-Man was quickly persuaded. He gathered his courage again, ready to resolve the