Chapter 178 Chapter 178 Teacher, our child seems...
For a moment, Benjamin even wanted to seriously consider whether "postpartum weakness period" might be an abbreviation for "the weak period that the mother herself is not aware of."
Even "postpartum weakness" wasn't the most bizarre or serious problem. Why did Damian describe himself as a personality-shifted version of a poor girl who got pregnant by a scumbag and then abandoned her?
.......wrong.
Benjamin, who was half-dead from the trauma, forced himself to calm down and began to think about the reasons behind this.
Damian had only met him twice and obviously didn't know him very well. It was impossible for him to figure out such details as that he had a child. Someone must have told him.
In ancient times, people used a borrowed knife to kill someone, and now people use a cub to create someone else. What a vicious strategy!
So, who is actually ruining his reputation?
Benjamin was the first to cast a suspicious look at Jason: Is it you?
Benjamin's stern, accusing gaze quickly brought Jason back to his feet, his jaw nearly dropping to the ground in surprise. He then passed his suspicious gaze to Li Hua, like a game of pass the parcel: "This kind of work is too unethical for me... Li Hua, isn't it you? You've a history of intimidating enemies by calling Benjamin a 'big, naked guy playing with tentacles'!"
Li Hua turned his gaze to Bruce: "I haven't even met Damian alone... It's you, isn't it, Bruce? You were the one who tricked Benjamin into his first magical boy transformation."
Bruce turned his gaze to Tim. "That was a complete accident... Was it you, Tim? You and Damian have been having a lot of trouble lately, and besides me, you're the one who interacts with him the most."
Tim cast his gaze at Dick. "How could it be me? The tension between that guy and me was so intense that even the slightest static electricity from dragging a sweater between us was enough to set off an explosion. Does he believe me... Dick, was it you? While you may not have consciously chosen to create man, it was you who brought up the question of "Benjamin created everything" at the dinner table!
Who on earth did this immoral thing of using a child to create a new person?
At this moment, everyone present was united in mind, with suspicious eyes flying around the room.
In this quagmire of suspicion, no one can remain immune except Benjamin and the Ice Ghost cubs, who have met Damian the least and are the victims.
Damian didn't understand the real reason why the people around him exchanged silent glances. He just thought it was their doubts about him, so he tried again:
"I know my age isn't enough to convince you. My abilities aren't even close to the capabilities of your unique race. But a truly powerful person requires more than just physical strength; education is also essential."
"You can test me, and I will never let you down."
Benjamin then realized that his silence had sent a shiver of anxiety through Damian's eyes, who waited for a response. So, he spoke as softly as he could to the child, who had the same green eyes as his own, "Damian, I'm not denying your abilities. It's just that my children are only two months old, and I don't think we should rush into arranging their education."
"If you just want to play with them, just tell me and I'll agree. I'm happy they can find friends their own age."
Children should act like children. Children of this age should fully unleash their natural love of play and exploration.
Damian stared intently at the ice ghost cub that climbed onto Benjamin's head using its hands and feet. The two pairs of green eyes looked at each other. "I'm seven years old. The age difference between them and me is the same as the age difference between me and Drake."
Benjamin: "Considering that the Nakfuji people are not considered adults until they are eighty years old, the slight age difference between you and them can be ignored."
Tim said darkly, "If you hadn't tried to kill me at first, I would have been happy to play with my little brother, Damian. Before you came, I got along well with the Ice Ghost cubs."
As he spoke, Tim took out the small metal block he had prepared long ago from his pocket and clenched it in his fist, then hooked his finger at the fifth cub, the one who liked to put things in his mouth the most.
Soon, the cute cub that Damian had been coveting for a long time flew happily over his head and came in front of his cheap third brother, allowing the other party to touch him all over.
Tim put the small piece of metal into the cub's mouth and winked at Damian. "If you'd ask politely, I can also teach you some tips on getting along well with babies."
The human child's facial features wrinkled together, and he was obviously quite disgusted with this proposal, but he had to think about the feasibility of doing so.
Before Damian and Tim could have a brotherly chat, Benjamin had to intervene. "Damian, can I ask you why you assumed I was...weak from childbirth and experiencing a romantic setback? I think there's been some misunderstanding between us, and I'd like to explain it to you."
Benjamin couldn't control or manage the explosive gossip in those newspapers, but he could still take care of Damian!
Not only Benjamin wanted to know how Damian could have such a serious misunderstanding, but everyone else in the room was also curious.
Damian: "What misunderstanding?"
Benjamin: "First of all, how did you come to believe that I was 'unlucky in love' and 'weak after childbirth'? Where did you get these two pieces of information?"
"I made this conclusion based on my own observations and the intelligence available," Damian said. "The first piece of information I received was from Todd, who told me you were hermaphrodite. Lee was there at the time."
"Kid, stop talking nonsense!" Jason got anxious as everyone looked at him, "How could you be so wicked?" "He was covered in mud, and I was afraid of misunderstandings, so I asked him if he was a boy or a girl. If he was a girl, I would have gone out and asked someone else to bathe him!"
"Because I was worried that this kid was a problem and that he'd lie and use Wonder Girl to get away, I said you were a hermaphrodite. If he were a girl, I'd let you go in and wash him! If you don't believe me, ask Li Hua!"
Li Hua: "I testify that this was indeed the case at the time."
Damian's gaze towards Jason also grew sharper. "So this information is false?"
Dick looked at the ice ghost cub floating nearby, then at Benjamin: "Uh...it can't be considered fake."
"It's half true." Benjamin felt conflicted and embarrassed about having to explain this to a child. As Damian's increasingly confused gaze settled the matter, he said, "Anyway, I'm a male now. A genuine, biologically and psychologically male human male."
"So your human form is male, and your plant form is hermaphrodite? Is this your ability to transform? Switching race and gender?" Damian understood, but then posed an academic question, "Does that qualify you as transgender?"
Benjamin: “….”
Everyone: “…”
Good question, it silences people.
Li Hua even looked at Jason: "You two are half-brothers. When we met, you said you would take us to undergo sex reassignment surgery, and your brother directly asked if I was transgender."
You two are really not from the same family and you don't even belong together.
Jason looked straight ahead, seemingly oblivious to the others' gazes. "Look at it this time, Damian only has one goal, and he's not as ruthless as I was. Besides, who wouldn't think twice after hearing about your explosive situation?"
When they first met, Dick, who thought Benjamin was a transgender pregnant woman who had died before she could finish her confinement period after giving birth, silently took two steps outside.
When Bruce first told his colleagues about the relationship between Benjamin and the Ice Ghost cub, he deliberately waited for a few seconds to appreciate his colleagues' shocked expressions and silently looked away.
Tim is now glad that he knew the full information and did not create any misunderstandings that would be disastrous.
"Well, I'm not very good at academic questions. Let's move on to the next one."
Benjamin finally found his tongue and said.
"But why does my gender issue cause you to have those misunderstandings?"
Damian: "Because you are a local magical plant, and the Ice Ghost cubs are an alien species. So their other parent must also be an alien moth. I have confirmed this with Grayson."
"If I remember correctly...at that time you only asked me whether the Ice Ghost looked like the children, and whether the Ice Ghost was dead, and if not, where did he go."
Facing everyone's gaze, Dick expressed his innocence.
"Then how else can I answer? I'm bound to say, 'The babies seem to be cast in the same mold as the Ice Ghost,' or 'The Ice Ghost is not dead, he sometimes appears in Blüdhaven.' What's wrong with that?"
He is telling the truth!
"That's a big question. Todd and my father both said that Lee and Tennyson also live in Blüdhaven." Damian turned to Benjamin and said, "Let me confirm first. You gave birth to these fourteen ice ghost cubs. You are also their biological mother, correct?"
After Benjamin nodded, Damian began to explain his point of view in a torrent of words.
Why did a love affair between a swampfire plant and an alien moth, the Ice Ghost, spark? Because they'd both been to Bludhaven!
According to Benjamin himself, Jason and others, the only one who took care of the child was Benjamin, the biological mother, with help from Jason as the godfather and Li Hua as the godfather. There was no help from the "Ice Ghost". Why?
As a father, if you completely abandon the other party and the baby without taking care of them, in most cases there are only two reasons: either they are dead, or it is worse than death.
Of course, Damian's father belongs to the third small group - completely unaware.
But "Ice Ghost" definitely does not fit this situation.
Because Dick said that the "Ice Ghost" was not only not dead, but was still haunting Blüdhaven.
"Ice Ghost" and his "old lover" live in the same city, and have common friends such as Dick and Jason. How could he not know that his ex-girlfriend...boyfriend...ex-partner is pregnant?
There is only one possibility - the Ice Ghost doesn't care!
Combined with the information obtained from other people, Benjamin Tennyson is "underage", "unexpectedly pregnant", "giving birth alone", and "a single parent". Isn't the only conclusion that the children's biological father - Ice Ghost is a scumbag who seduces minors and doesn't care about his partner and children!
“........”
This reasoning...putting aside the right and wrong parts, this logic is absolutely flawless and impeccable!
In a suffocating silence, Damian finished his shocking reasoning. Seeing Benjamin's ashen face and dimmed eyes, out of courtesy and concern for his "future partner's mother," Damian, who had also been raised by his own mother, offered a word of comfort.
"Emotions aren't everything in life, Tennyson. Although you met an unfortunate person, you also gained fourteen of the most perfect and powerful children."
"My mother has always loved my father because he is a man worthy of love. It was her decision to give birth to me alone. But Ice Ghost obviously does not possess the same noble character as my father. The universe is so vast, there is absolutely no need to hang yourself on a moth."
"Okay, okay." Li Hua put his hand on Damian's shoulder, "Thank you for your comfort, Damian, but don't comfort me yet."
Benjamin seemed a little dead because of your comfort.
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The author has something to say: Benjamin: Is this the power of the Assassin's League... I was able to inflict such heavy damage with just words.
【Catch a bug once】
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