Chapter 263 Chapter 263 Goodbye (Main text...
As soon as the dimensional barrier closed, Dr. Contradiction emerged from the blue-lit portal with Azmis. Even Dr. Contradiction, a man of great experience, couldn't help but be amazed at his nemesis, who was wearing a red dress and was tied up.
"Are you finally going to try a new style and color scheme?"
"You can tell with your knees that I didn't want to be dressed like this." The veins on Huankong's face bulged as he roared at his mortal enemy, "Where did you find these two clueless outsiders?"
"If you hadn't separated me, a professional guardian, from them, I don't think they would have resorted to such brutal tactics."
Dr. Mao Dun nodded in thanks to Li Hua and the others with a smile on his face.
"You've saved this dimension. Well done. Thank you, Albedo."
"I'm flattered, but I'd like to hear someone's opinion."
Albedo lowered his head and stared at Azmis. Azmis was silent for a moment and said.
"Albedo, you did a great job this time. I've decided to take back my previous assessment of your uselessness."
Everyone: That's it? Azmis, you've been holding it in for so long, and that's it?
Jason, Li Hua and Benjamin decided on the spot to let Azmis learn the art of speaking, but they heard Albedo's loud laughter, like the sound of a seal patting its belly after receiving a reward.
"Ha! I told you so!"
...No, buddy? You're being too nice!
No wonder Albedo has been able to work for Azmis for so many years, this guy is really good at self-improvement.
"Azmis, Albedo stopped two people by himself this time. He did a really good job. Can't you praise him a little?"
Jason said to Azmis.
"If you keep silent like this, Albedo might rebel next time, roar, argue and fight with you, argue with his next assistant, run away to another city or planet to stake out his territory and not let you get close to him."
Li Hua: You are talking about Dick, right? Definitely Dick, right?
"That would be best. I'm not planning on having him come back."
Azmis uttered something that instantly wiped out Albedo's smile.
"What's so good about that? How could three of the smartest people in the galaxy not figure out something so simple?"
Before the master and disciple started arguing again, Benjamin took the initiative to speak to Azmis.
"Nightwing's mental age has reached the point where he needs to pursue independence, and he took the initiative to leave his mentor and become independent. It's not like you kicking out a student who isn't mentally ready to become independent. Wild animals need an adaptation period before they're released. You can't call that letting a child be independent. To put it nicely, it's releasing them, but to put it bluntly, it's abandonment!"
"It's five galaxies. Is this number really that hard to remember?"
Azmis looked at his students and sighed.
"Albedo, you are smart, but not clever enough. That's the problem with me sending you away."
Albedo: "Is it because I made you unhappy?"
"If I were really unhappy with you, would I let you participate in the creation of my greatest invention?"
Azmis sighed heavily.
"Do I really have to explain myself? Albedo, you won't grow if you always follow me. Your knowledge and age have long since reached the standard of independence, but your mind is still as immature as Ben Tennyson's."
How could Azmis not be aware of the strength of his own disciple and his respect and love for him?
Because it was so clear, Azmis became more determined to drive him away.
The shadow of a large tree will strangle new seedlings.
Albedo, the extremely outstanding and proud Gavin, was at a loss at this moment: "So you have always acknowledged my ability? I thought you never acknowledged me, you never said..."
"Look at you, you're still caring about such insubstantial things." Azmis interrupted Albedo, pointing, "You care too much about me and what others think of you."
"You should find your own path and learn to think twice before you act. Don't be discouraged by what others think of you, and don't be proud of what others think of you. This is far more important than taking first place or getting full marks, Albedo."
Obviously, Azmis has never had a heart-to-heart talk with Albedo. At this moment, Albedo's eyes were blank and he looked like he had crashed.
He spent a long time and countless efforts, which was also considered by the Gavin people, to gain the recognition of Azmis, but in the end, he had what he was looking for all along?
Li Hua said to Azmis, "Could you please explain yourself more clearly next time like you did this time?"
Azmis put his hands behind his back. “I thought I made myself clear.”
Jason said kindly, "I understand. After meeting you, I've come to believe that Batman is always eloquent, direct, and pleasant. The Riddler speaks clearly and doesn't beat around the bush. The Lasso of Truth should be welded to your head."
Albedo was still digesting the negative text on the wall, but he couldn't digest it anymore: "Are you guys finished? The guy next to me looks like he's dying... Hey, are you still alive?"
Bad Ben glanced up at him and said, "Are you not trying to be cool now?"
Negative: "My pursuit of cool is not yet so great that I have to live next door to my own corpse."
"What's going on?"
Bad Ben had been keeping his head down just now, and Dr. Maodun only then noticed that Bad Ben's head was bleeding.
This is the most evil Ben Tennyson in the observed multiverse, bar none. His combat prowess is comparable to that of the Main World's Ben Tennyson, but he enjoys torturing and intimidating his enemies with cat-and-mouse tactics. His battle desire was also high during the previous Spacetime War, making him a formidable opponent.
So how did he become like this?
The last time we fought the time-space war, Bad Ben and other Ben Tennyson were just wiped out by the Kronoshapian time bomb with one click, and then restored with one click. They were not in such a mess.
"Oh, it's nothing. He hit his head on the ground when he fell, so he probably doesn't have a concussion. I removed his limbs, and I'll put them back in place later if necessary. I guarantee he'll be able to jump and run again in no time."
As he said that, Jason grabbed Albedo, whose brain was still in a state of panic.
"Come and lend a hand, we can't get rid of this spider silk of yours."
Jason seemed to be very cooperative, but what he didn't say was that although the dislocated joint could be repositioned quickly, the damaged surrounding tissues would also need time to rest and recover for a few weeks. During this period, even if Bad Ben returned to his own universe, he would have to be more obedient.
Li Hua asked Dr. Mao Dun: "After that, should we just..."
Dr. Contradiction: "Yes, all the time walkers here will go back to their own places, including you and Jason."
Li Hua: "Then can we meet again in the future? Look, my colleague who is not in the same timeline can come here for vacation, so can I do the same in the future?"
"That's not up to me. After all, it's not up to me to decide how long your organization's vacation will last." Dr. Contradiction said gently, "However, if there are any other matters in this universe, I will come to you for help."
"What about me?" Jason asked as he repaired Ben's broken joint. "Since Ben and you can both work part-time at Li Hua's place, can I? They can even hire Li Hua, so they probably don't have a rule against child labor."
"Of course, you can too," Dr. Contradiction said. "The connection between your two universes is far closer than you realize. If you are willing to respond to my emergency call for assistance, I will also apply for it on your behalf."
Li Hua asked Dr. Mao Dun: "What kind of person will I be in the future?"
Dr. Contradiction smiled and said, "I won't tell you, because that depends only on you."
Huankong, who was stripped of his clothes by the Bad Dynasty, curled his lips: "Tsk, isn't it obvious? Of course he has become a pervert."
"Why do you talk so much?"
Jason quickly restored Bad Ben's joints, pretending not to notice the device on his wrist that prohibited transformation. Then he grabbed the back of Bad Ben's collar and lifted him up from the ground, making him stand up.
"Say one more word, and I'll loosen your bones again."
Of course, it was just talk. Jason knew very well that loosening bones would not make the stubborn person shut up. Only death would do that.
Bad Ben covered his aching arm, sweating profusely, but still stubbornly grinned provocatively at Dr. Contradiction. "It seems we left a deep impression on you last time, so you specially summoned these two lunatics this time. Ha... I'm ashamed you still call me 'evil'."
"Don't worry about him." Benjamin stopped Li Hua, who was about to use his staff. "He doesn't have a backup plan. He knows he's going to lose, so he's saying some harsh words to calm down and hide his fear and anger."
"I've had enough!" Huankong suddenly roared, yelling at Dr. Contradiction, "Hurry up and don't waste any more time!"
"Why are you so anxious? We have plenty of time."
Dr. Maodun had just finished speaking slowly when he turned around and saw that Jason and Li Hua had already started staring at his head. The mature adult couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to defect. Huankong asked me to send him back to his own dimension, but if that happens, you and Li Hua will leave too. I think you might need some time to process the separation."
Jason quickly stuffed the magic girl transformation wand back to Li Hua: "No, no, let's go quickly."
Li Hua said with a bitter face, "We finally managed to pin these guys down. If they catch their breath and try to turn the tide, I'm really going to throw up."
"Take care." Benjamin gave Jason and Li Hua a hug each and said to Dr. Mao Dun, "That's all."
Although they really wanted to say goodbye properly, if the price of saying goodbye was to endure the possibility that the four troublemakers on the opposite side might recover and cause trouble again, then forget it.
Dr. Mao Dun pulled out a golden pocket watch from his bosom and pressed it lightly. All the time travelers present who did not belong to this world returned to their own places in a ray of blue light.
"Thank you for your help this time, Ben. I'll take Azmis home now, and we'll meet again."
The smiling Dr. Contradiction and Azmis also turned into a blue light and disappeared in an instant. The corridor, which was a little noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.
Benjamin was a little uncomfortable with the silence. He touched the back of his head, suppressed the feeling of separation and emptiness in his heart, and prepared to go home.
Then he turned his head and found Albedo in a daze. Two pairs of eyes, one red and one green, looked at each other blankly and awkwardly.
Albedo: ".......Azmis didn't take me away."
Benjamin: “….Obviously.”
Good man, Azmis. Jason just told you to take it step by step, but you didn't listen at all and just released Albedo on Earth, right?
Benjamin sighed and said to Albedo, "Anyway, let's go back. There are plenty of empty rooms now, and we can't afford a small, bad-tempered Gavin like you."
Having said that, this doesn't mean that Benjamin was mentally prepared to find someone else in the living room as soon as he opened the door.
"Hello, it looks like everything is going well for you guys."
An Asian woman in her twenties with long black hair tied in a ponytail put down her phone, smiled and waved hello.
"Well, Albedo, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
Albedo: "She is the person I mentioned who suddenly broke into the attic to look for me. She said she knew you."
"I do know him." Benjamin certainly remembered this face; it was the owner of this face who had given them the key to the house. "He was my former neighbor, the previous owner of this house."
"Then you guys can chat among yourselves." Albedo turned and walked towards the attic. "I need to be quiet for a while. Don't come to me if you have nothing to do."
The mental shock and amount of information he received today was a bit too much, and he needed to calm down.
After hearing the sound of Albedo going up to the attic, Benjamin spoke: "You are not Miss Cheng."
"Why do you say that?" The woman's smile didn't waver at all. She tilted her head and looked at Benjamin. "Is it because I packed your backpacks? That's normal. My timeline is different from Li Hua's. He asked me to do it."
"I don't know, maybe it's intuition. If you must say... it's because you asked Albedo to lead it."
Benjamin said.
"Ms. Cheng is a very gentle, kind, and civilized person. She wouldn't play the 'I'm your father' joke at a time like that."
The visitor's smile froze for a moment, but soon recovered, and his tone became somewhat sincere: "I think you have a misunderstanding about 'me'."
"Whatever you say."
Benjamin didn't understand what time and space entanglement was, but since "she" didn't want to talk about it, he wouldn't ask about it.
"So what are you doing here?"
The visitor just smiled gently, with mixed emotions in his eyes: "I just came to see you."
Benjamin: "So I'm dead in the future?"
The visitor's smile froze again: "Why do you say that?"
"Because the way you look at me is as complicated as seeing a dead friend come back to life," Benjamin said. "Don't worry, I understand. You can't ask about the specific cause of death. I just want to know if my death has any meaning."
"I don't know, because as far as I'm concerned, you're not dead yet." The visitor sighed. "DC really does harm people. You've become a joke after just a few months of wandering around there."
Benjamin: "...So why are you looking at me like that? That look makes me creepy."
The visitor flashed that complicated look again. "If you pay close attention, you'll find that many older people look at you the same way. It's called that 'Ah, it's so good to be young' feeling. It's something you automatically unlock when you reach a certain age. In a few years, you'll understand."
That's perfectly understandable. Even a superhero would find it hard to handle the 14 rebellious Nakfuji kids, and the orders for hair care products are increasing day by day.
"Okay, I'm done looking, I should go back."
The man stood up and patted Benjamin on the shoulder. Before "she" left, Benjamin asked.
"Will I definitely become like the future I saw when I was a child?"
Benjamin didn't like the prospect of a powerful, popular future that alienated him from his family.
But he was also worried that if he tried to forcibly modify the future, an Oedipus-style tragedy would occur, which would bring about the most feared future.
The person who was opening the door heard this and turned around with a bright smile: "I don't know."
Benjamin: "...How come you don't know anything! Aren't you from the future? If you can't tell me, you can just tell me directly."
"Because I really don't know," the visitor said. "That depends solely on you. Your future is determined solely by your present self. Timelines and worldlines have countless branches, so we also have multiple futures to choose from."
"Bye now."
The door was closed from the outside.
In the morning light, the colorful lights peeled off the "visitor" like candy wrappers, turning into a glittering playing card. The person casually put the card into his pocket and made a phone call:
"Hey, Lao Cheng! I'm finally done with get off work. How are things going over there? Did you catch anything today? Don't be surprised. I've been to the same planet and fishing spot before. Although it's not in the same timeline, I fished all afternoon and didn't catch a single fish—"
"...What do you mean you just caught a five-ton fish?"
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Author's note: The main article is finished! Spread the flowers~~~[Come on][Come on]
Then it’s time for a relaxing and enjoyable extra episode!
The next chapter tells the joyful story of Jason, Li Hua, and Benjamin working together again after several years of growth in their respective fields.
【Catch a bug once】
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