Chapter 245 Chapter 245 There are always some things in common...
Benjamin: "Do you think coming out and saving the universe can go together?!"
"You can tell a person's potential by how he treats small things." Albedo glanced at Li Hua while holding a bag of French fries. "Isn't there a similar proverb in your hometown, 'If you can't even clean your own room, how can you clean up the world?' Is it difficult to understand by analogy?"
Li Hua: "You know all this? I thought you only studied English."
"I've learned your Earth's common language," Albedo said calmly, as if describing what he had eaten that day. "It's not that difficult anyway. Even a kindergartener like Gavin could learn it in a day."
Li Hua, Jason, and Benjamin recalled racking their brains to memorize words and grammar in language class...
Damn, the people of Gavin are so unreasonable!
Albedo said, "Benjamin, you really should learn from your partner's nonchalance. Look at Li Hua, he's always wearing a skirt and running around everywhere, he's almost got the word 'coming out' welded to his face, and he doesn't seem embarrassed at all."
Hit by the boomerang he had thrown, Li Hua instantly lost all his strength and could only weakly defend himself: "I don't have a closet to go out. I wear a skirt because it is my combat uniform and I have to wear it."
So, like the Evolved, Albedo interpreted Li Hua's cute skirt as a unique cultural custom from Earth, commenting pertinently, "Oh, promoting traditional culture is good."
".......Thanks."
Although Li Hua didn't know whether he was upholding the traditional culture of magical boys or the traditional culture of magical girls, and whether he, a magical boy who came up with all kinds of weird methods, could be considered "evil"... he really didn't want Albedo to continue like this!
Although Albedo had no intention of attacking them at this time, sometimes unintentional actions are the most damaging.
Jason silently pushed his portion of spicy chips to Albedo, intending to divert Albedo's attention in this way.
I beg you, Albedo, please just say less.
Benjamin and Li Hua seem to be a little discouraged by your persuasion.
"A lot of people have been invited this time. As the host, Gwen and I will be heading to the hotel tomorrow with our family to help with the arrangements." Benjamin smiled wryly, holding his head. "That means I only have one night to memorize my speech. And the family tree, so I don't miss those relatives I haven't seen in years."
As someone who struggles to remember all of his relatives' names every Lunar New Year, Li Hua sympathetically put his arm around Benjamin's shoulder and said, "Based on my experience, you and your family's elders can discuss this. If you discover a relative you don't recognize has arrived, give them a signal to let them know."
Benjamin sighed, “Actually, remembering relatives is not so bad.”
Although the Tennyson family was a large one, the members had more or less heard of or seen each other over the years. With the help of his parents and grandfather, it was not a problem for Benjamin to remember people by looking at photos.
What bothered him most was——
"My grandma said she was coming."
Jason:......
Li Hua:.......
Albedo: "Isn't it strange that your grandmother isn't from your family?"
Li Hua: "You mean, your Anno star, the one who discovered Gwen's celestial powers and tried to forcibly kidnap her and destroy her body, awakening her Anno star form, and who can defeat all of you by herself, the super willful and powerful magic grandmother is coming?"
Benjamin smiled bitterly and nodded: "I only have one grandmother, Vidona..."
Li Hua:.......
Jason:......
What if Benjamin's grandmother discovered that Benjamin had awakened his natural powers, or found someone with natural powers among the Ice Ghost cubs, and this triggered the development of "a talented offspring was discovered, and he wanted to go back to Anno Star with me~", wouldn't the venue explode!
Benjamin nodded. "Then Gwen and I just heard that we have an Anno cousin named Sunny, who will also be coming with grandma and her parents."
It is said that the last time they met was when they were three years old, but I have no memory of it at all.
Jason asked, "So, does your cousin have a good personality?"
If he had a better personality, maybe he could help to comfort Benjamin's dizzy grandmother.
"I don't remember having this cousin, but according to my family..."
Benjamin smiled bitterly again, saying everything without saying a word.
"That's how the Anno people are. They're one of the best masters of celestial energy in the universe. They're willful and arrogant, but they're not completely insurmountable."
Albedo said.
"The Anno people have acquired natural enemies. Wouldn't it be better if you go find that race and get some natural energy limiters and Anno-specific weapons to spread throughout the venue?"
"...Those are my grandmother and cousin, not Vilgax." Benjamin sighed. "Anyway, I have a lot of things to deal with, so I need to leave early tomorrow. Li Hua and Jason, please help me look after the child for a day."
"Go ahead and do it without worry, Ben," Li Hua said. "Remember to check the public video feeds to see if there are any clips of us in cross-dressing combat. If there are any, destroy them immediately."
"Yeah... there's also this." Benjamin's eyes dimmed. "I feel like tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are both bleak."
In any case, Benjamin got in the car with his parents to go to the hotel the next morning.
Since Benjamin went to the venue, he occasionally posted some ambiguous but painful-looking texts or emoticons in the group chat, expressing the central idea of "I'm still alive, but I'm in pain."
Gwen also looked a little uneasy, but she said that Benjamin, as the protagonist of the meeting, helped her attract a lot of energy. She had more time to pay attention to the group chat and send some relatively complete sentences or replies.
Most of them were complaints about that cousin of Anno Star, such as:
"This cousin is completely unreasonable, and yet the adults are asking me to take care of her because we had a great time together when we were three years old! I don't even remember having this cousin!"
"Help! I heard her parents discussing with my parents about letting her stay at my house next summer vacation. I hope I can set a good example for her!"
"I'm really impressed. Can adults please stop using me as a good example of a good girl? Can't you see that we can't stand each other?"
"Great! My mom turned it down! Great job, Mom!"
...and so on.
Even though Li Hua did not arrive at the scene, he could still feel the lively atmosphere of the scene arrangement from the chat records of Benjamin and Gwen in the group chat.
And—as expected, even a young and promising superhero would be afraid of visiting relatives!
Li Hua originally thought that the most nervous person at the banquet should be Benjamin, the central figure, and he and others only needed to pay attention to when the meal would start.
But Kevin's arrival proved that other people could also be nervous.
As soon as Li Hua opened the door, Kevin rushed towards Jason like a whirlwind and said, "Jason, you have to help me. I really don't know what to do!"
Jason turned on the TV for the Ice Ghost cub and played the movie "Butterfly Fairy" to attract the little moths' attention. He stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Didn't you read the group message? This party is bigger than I thought. Gwen's whole family is here."
Kevin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
"I've never been to a party of this size before. I've only been to the dance at Gwen's school! Ben said you're very experienced in this area. Please help me think of a solution. I don't want to embarrass myself in front of Gwen's family."
Kevin saw the pictures Gwen and Benjamin posted. They wore dresses to the party! Dresses!
Hell, he didn't even have a tuxedo. The suit he wore to Gwen's last ball was borrowed by Benjamin!
As a fellow street kid, Jason could fully understand Kevin's restraint, but the problem was, "I'd really like to help you, man. But this isn't the kind of party I'm attending."
As the adopted son of the Wayne family, Jason was taken by Bruce to attend a super formal banquet filled with celebrities. It was a completely different type of gathering from this relaxed one, and there was no content like Kevin's, where he had to meet his partner's extended family.
Moreover, Jason was not used to and did not like those occasions where people drank and chatted, and the conversations were filled with soft knives and temptations, so he seldom participated in them.
So what on earth was Benjamin thinking, asking Kevin to be his banquet etiquette instructor? He really doesn't believe what he says!
But this didn't dissuade Kevin. Instead, he was overjoyed and shook Jason's hand. "You can even handle such a daunting situation without making a fool of yourself. A celebration like this among familiar people must be even better! Let's go! We have to get the dresses ready before tomorrow!"
After listening to the conversation, Li Hua opened the door further and made a standard welcoming gesture to Kevin, who had entered without changing his shoes. "Goodbye, both of you. I won't see you off."
He just finished mopping the floor!
At lunch, Albedo came down to get his food and noticed that someone was missing from the room, so he asked, "Where's Jason?"
"He was dragged away from the idea of attending the banquet by Kevin." Li Hua couldn't help but joked, "Four out of five people in the group were charged. This banquet is really terrible."
Of course Albedo was not in the chat group, but he could guess what was going on over there.
"That's why I said you were still kids, and you were so nervous about an informal dinner. If I were Gavin's age, I'd attended several professional academic conferences and even hosted them. As the freshman representative and the top graduate of my class, I'd also given speeches."
Whenever Albedo thought of the anxious look on that kid Benjamin's face, he felt in a good mood. He even took the initiative to talk to Li Hua.
"I'm in a good mood now. If you have anything you want to ask, you can ask."
Li Hua: "You are so outstanding. The academic conferences you attend must be full of experts and very impressive, right?"
Albedo puffed out his chest proudly. "Of course, they're all academic masters. It's precisely because I'm so outstanding that Azmis chose me as his assistant and his student."
Li Hua: "If that's the case... then the tea break during your meeting must have been delicious, right?"
Albedo:?
Albedo: "I told you it was a high-tech academic conference, but why is your focus on food?"
Li Hua: "Look at what you're saying. I don't know what your high-tech academic conference on Gavin Star is talking about, but don't I know whether the food is delicious or not?"
Albedo, who had originally wanted to show off his experience and resume, was speechless. Gavin's clever brain couldn't find a single word to refute Li Hua's statement, so he could only say:
"I'm not sure, but it should be delicious."
Li Hua: "How do you know?"
Albedo's tone was filled with grief and anger: "Because the food always disappears the moment you turn your head, you can't snatch it away without some skills."
Li Hua:.......
I feel like there are a lot of stories hidden in Albedo's words.
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