DC Universe, United States, Nashino City.
Two troubled girls lay side by side on the grass in a park, complaining about the troubles they had encountered in their lives.
Rachel looked thoroughly displeased. Even though several days had passed, she was still fuming.
"Kara, you have no idea how annoying Lorna is. I said I wanted to go back and help Dad. Guess what she said? She actually said that staying here was helping! It's infuriating! I'm perfectly capable of helping, but they all think I'm just dead weight!"
With both hands behind her head and her right leg crossed over her left, she lay flat on the lawn. It could be said that this posture had absolutely nothing to do with being ladylike.
Beside her was a blonde girl dressed in casual clothes, jeans, and a cheap shoulder bag.
Hearing her complaints, Kara, the girl beside her, thought of her own similar fate and could not help chiming in. "Exactly, exactly. In their eyes, we're just unnecessary baggage. I was sent out to protect my cousin when I was thirteen, but what happened? When I got to Earth, I found out he was already grown up!
"When I was thirteen, he had only just been born. But now my cousin is nearly ten years older than me! Can you imagine a cousin ten years older than you treating you like a child and trying to soothe you?"
The girl could not help sighing. "I'm the one who's unnecessary. I came to Earth full of hope, only to discover that my mission had ended before it even began. A cousin ten years older than me, who even wanted to take care of me in return! Heh..."
Seeing someone else having bad luck made Rachel happy. Having inherited the Johnson family's