Chapter 14: Peter is green

New York's Central Park is the largest public garden in the city, and it has always been a place for citizens to have fun in.

The jungle was lush, and with the landscape trees that are neatly arranged, and the spacious outdoor theatre, this park has become a landmark.

The Carnival was being held there today.

So now the park was full of people, colourful festival ribbons were flying, and floating balloons flooded all across the sky. Some people even dress up in cosplay or tried to sell dolls while walking on the street. Among them, Spider-Man, a rookie superhero from New York, appeared the most in the surroundings.

Many children were attracted by them and surrounded the spidermen as they appeared. Adults also laughed and had joyous smiles. Several singers sang and preformed on various stages. The music exciting people's hearts, and the noisy sound swept though-out the street in a wave.

"Gali, it's too noisy here."

Lucien frowned as he got out of their taxi. The chaotic atmosphere really didn't suit him. He would much rather go back to paint.

After all, he was a comic assistant in his previous life, and Lucien much rather seeked quietness as this was his instinct.

When Gali heard this though she immediately pretended to be pitiful and shook Lucien's arm, and say coquettishly: "No! No! Have fun."

"Okay then(Sigh), just for a while."

Lucien reluctantly agreed.

As soon as Lucien finished speaking, Gali seemed to act like a bird returning to the forest. Withdrawing her hands from Lucien and running into the crowd, though Lucien was afraid that all Gali was going to be thinking about is food.

As for safety, Lucien thanked God that there was no one causing trouble.

Looking at the crowded park, Lucien saw Peter Parker taking pictures in the distance. His face was full of confidence and excitement. It seemed that living as the hero Spider-Man has made Peter truly enjoy his life.

But Lucien is wonders what Peter thinks about the definition of a superhero.

Nowadays, influenced by Saitama, society has begun to develop the idea that ​​heroes can be driven by interest. Peter was a fan of "One Punch", which held a completely opposite idea to Uncle Ben's concept of "The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility".

As Lucien was about to walk over, he was patted on the shoulder, and a pleasant voice came from behind him.

"Lucien, you are here too huh, did Peter call you?"

Lucien looked behind him and saw that there was a smiling girl with blond hair and blue eyes, She seemed to be full of confidence. Lucien could tell from his memories that this was Gwen Stacey.

Both Peter and Harry and Gwen are students at the same level. But there was difference from them beyond that even with a good family background, Gwen worked very hard and had been admitted to university earlier. So she was now a classmate of Lucien.

When Lucien first saw Gwen, related memories started to flash in his mind, and a cold sweat broke out, and he secretly thought: 'This was a strange coincidence too.'

He then whispered loudly to Gwen: "I didn't expect the carnival to be so noisy."

"Peter likes to pull people to participate in activities." Gwen smiled a little at Lucien before asking with curiosity: "I heard from Peter that your the one who painted 'One Punch Man'. That really interesting, follow up question, can Saitama beat the Underworld King? Also how does he exercise?"

Unexpectedly, Gwen was also a fan, but Lucien was loyal to the spirit of OPM.

Lucien had made a slight change to the story regarding the fight with the Underworld King. He had the fight happen at the end of the chapter without revealing the truth, so the final reality was in the next issue. In the eyes of the readers, the two characters were fighting hard.

The purpose of this was to, of course, to further stimulate the hearts of the fans. Just think about it: Finally after a week, the next issue comes out and once the readers see that it was just a dream, how could they not be angry.

And the more angry they get, the more they will like to read.

Lucien felt that this plan was a master piece.

Faced with Gwen, a fan close at hand, Lucien certainly wouldn't reveal the future of the story. So he avoided the seriousness and spoke lightly; "You will know when the time comes. The next issue of the comic is released tomorrow, and there will be two new comics."

"What did you paint?" Gwen joyfully asked.

"Ahh, I advise you not to read them. They are very violent and bloody."

"Hey....Don't understate me!"

When Gwen heard this, she felt embarrassed enough that she slapped Lucien on his shoulder to express her dissatisfaction, though this only caused Lucien confusion.

'What's the matter? ?'

'Isn't Gwen's actions just like a girl whipping her boyfriend for misbehaving'

'Since when did we have such a good relationship?'

Lucien looked at Gwen deeply, while holding onto her hand that hit shoulder, which she noticed immediately after she finished. Gwen paused and seemed to think that perhaps her actions were a bit too much, as she lowered her head slightly as she stared back at Lucien.

A Sakura red colour floated across Gwen's cheeks.

Lucien was not however not stupid. Seeing this look, he can make a good guess that she felt embarrassed, however that caused him a headache to think about.

During this period of time, Harry has chased Mary Jane, and Peter could only watch his crush plunge into the arms of his best friend, and although he was secretly hurt, Peter was ok, and his relationship with Gwen had stayed only as classmates.

Lucien smiled knowingly, with knowledge from the marvel comics he knows that they may get into a relationship. However, why would he give her up to Peter if Gwen fell for him, if it would only end in pity.

Gwen was still a daze at this moment, her face still flushed and her head down. She had never been touched like this and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

She took a deep breath and calmed down before explaining; "Uh....that....um, I was just a bit excited...."

"It's okay, it's ok, it's just human nature."

What else could Lucien say? Only a charming arc curled up at the sides of his mouth, and his eyes held an intense teasing look.

Only then did Gwen react, and found that there seemed to be a change in the atmosphere. Before, Lucien held a handsome appearance with a touch of cold indifference and decadence, but now the air around him seemed to be completely relaxed and warm.

Just as the two looked at each other, a sharp hoarse laughter suddenly sounded in the sky.

"Lucien look, hahaha, happy carnival!"