Aunt May and Uncle Ben Had No Idea What Had Happened

Aunt May and Uncle Ben Had No Idea What Had Happened

"Unbelievable. It feels like I'm dreaming!"

"My body feels so light, like I'm walking on clouds!"

On the road.

Peter Parker sped along on roller skates, swift as the wind, feeling indescribably light and delighted.

The changes brought by his increased strength, improved looks, and sharper mind were obvious.

At school, his grades had improved. No matter what his classmates thought, his teachers liked him even more now.

His improved looks had made him more popular too. Both boys and girls wanted to talk to him more.

Several especially adorable, rosy-cheeked girls had even taken the initiative to talk and play with him. Little Peter had experienced a happiness he had never known before, and his mood soared to its peak.

Still, none of them were as pretty as Rimuru. If only Rimuru's personality were not so awful and she did not keep wanting him to wear women's clothing.

At the mention of women's clothing, Peter Parker's little face could not help turning red.

Mayday Parker's image uncontrollably surfaced in his mind... Aaaaah!

What had happened in the Villa that day was truly the darkest chapter of his life!

Especially when he remembered how Rimuru had tricked him, claiming that getting stronger through women's clothing required a ritual, then made him perform all sorts of embarrassing cute poses. Every time he thought about it, he was so ashamed and furious that he wanted to die.

Most shameless of all, Rimuru had even taken photos of those humiliating moments under the pretense of keeping records!

When he asked Rimuru to delete the pictures, that awful person's response had been—why should I delete photos I took with my own skills?

So infuriating!

How could there be someone as vile and shameless as Rimuru in this world?

What hurt even more was that he could not beat Rimuru in a fight, nor could he snatch the photos back.

This was undoubtedly a tragic story!

Now that his mind was sharper and his thinking more meticulous, Peter Parker also knew that the reason he had become stronger was because Rimuru had named him [Mayday].

The women's clothing stuff was most likely Rimuru's twisted hobby, but he could not be one hundred percent sure.

According to Rimuru, being able to grow stronger by wearing women's clothing was a talent that 99.999% of humanity did not possess.

The reason he needed to wear women's clothing lay in the ancient Eastern philosophy of the I Ching: a lone yang could not flourish, a lone yin could not grow; one yin and one yang made the Dao...

He was a boy. Wearing women's clothing and taking a girl's name were meant to balance yin and yang, allowing him to reach the realm of "unity between heaven and man."

Naming him had merely been the final step of the strengthening ritual. It was important, but the earlier steps could not be skipped either.

Peter Parker did not believe a single punctuation mark of it.

Rimuru had given him an example. Since he was still growing, he needed to eat a piece of bread, an egg, and drink a glass of milk to fill up.

He had only become full after drinking that glass of milk, but that did not mean the bread and egg he had eaten beforehand were unimportant...

When Rimuru said all that, she had sounded utterly convincing, without the slightest hint of lying.

Most importantly, Peter Parker had found it very reasonable too.

He was someone who believed in science. He had even gone to an aerospace exhibition specifically to look at all kinds of rocket models.

The final step in launching a rocket was ignition, but that did not mean a rocket only needed to be ignited to take off.

But when he thought of Rimuru's terrible personality and awful track record... As if I'd believe your nonsense, you twisted little freak!

Yet if he did not believe her, Peter Parker felt a little awkward.

According to Rimuru, his current power had been forcibly "poured" into him by Rimuru. His foundation was unstable, like rootless duckweed or a castle made of sand.

That was absolutely unacceptable!

He might even suffer "realm regression" or "a drop in strength." In the worst case, he could even "suffer qi deviation."

For that reason, Rimuru had specifically recommended several martial arts manuals for him, telling him to consolidate his realm step by step.

Ancient Eastern philosophy was still far too difficult for Peter Parker.

Trying to learn too much at once would only leave him unable to digest any of it. The I Ching was the last of all the martial arts manuals he could study.

The first book he had to read was called Crossdressing: From Beginner to Mastery. Rimuru said it could help him consolidate his realm and balance his yin and yang.

This had to be Rimuru's twisted hobby, right? But... what if it was true?

What if he suffered qi deviation because he did not practice this martial arts manual?

Honestly, Peter Parker was a little panicked now!

Power was fine when you did not have it, but once you had it, you absolutely never wanted to lose it again.

Forest Hills.

Peter Parker's home.

The moment Peter Parker returned home, he smelled an intoxicating fragrance.

"Aunt May, I'm back!"

Peter Parker took off his roller skates while calling out to Aunt May in the kitchen.

"Peter's back. Dinner will be ready soon, so sit down and rest for a bit!"

Peter Parker said, "Okay!"

Peter moved with an easy gait, and his face was full of smiles.

Aunt May and Uncle Ben exchanged a glance, each seeing joy and relief in the other's eyes.

Aunt May said, "Peter has become more and more cheerful. Now when he comes home, his face is clean and he doesn't have any injuries on him. Looks like he isn't being bullied at school anymore!"

Ben said, "I heard Peter has even made new friends. God bless him, that's definitely the best news I've heard all year!"

Aunt May secretly glanced outside the kitchen and lowered her voice. "Ben, have you noticed that Peter suddenly seems much fairer and cleaner? He almost looks like a girl. When he came home the day before yesterday, I could hardly believe my eyes. What do you think happened to Peter?"

Ben chuckled. "Maybe it's because he made new friends. You know, there's only ever one reason a sloppy young man starts caring about cleanliness."

Aunt May, an experienced woman, understood immediately and smiled. "Peter has grown up too!"

Uncle Ben nodded in agreement.

Aunt May and Uncle Ben did not know that there was more than one reason a sloppy young man could become clean.

Kamar-Taj.

Mordo, his expression solemn, bowed and requested, "Sorcerer Supreme, the New York Sanctum has not found the source of that unusual magical power. I request permission to go to New York and investigate!"

The Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One, dressed in a bright yellow robe, shook her head. "Mordo, you are too fixated. Though that magical fluctuation differs greatly from any magic we have seen before, its essence is not evil. There is no need to get to the bottom of it."

Mordo did not agree with his master's vague response. "A single horseshoe nail can lead to the loss of a war. Light is light, and darkness is darkness. Sorcerer Supreme, please grant my request!"

"Mordo, this world is not simply black and white. There are far more gray areas... Fine. Go."

"Thank you, Sorcerer Supreme!"

Watching Mordo's departing back, Ancient One could not help shaking her head.

Her eldest disciple had more than enough integrity, but he did not understand flexibility at all. He was simply too rigid!

It would have been fine if his strength were unrivaled, but his strength was not sufficient to shoulder such a burden.

It seemed she needed to find a new successor...

"Such entirely different, unusual magical power... what kind of impact will it bring to this world?"

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