Volume 1

63 How Cute Are the Spider-Men?

The battle within Guan Nie’s illusion had raged for an unexpectedly long time; by the time we crossed the endless boundary forest of the Southern District and into the Eastern District, the skies had grown dark.

Even though it wasn’t the Western District we had returned to, I still felt a sense of ease wash over me the moment we crossed the border.

Lifting her fingers to her lips, Jiao S blew a resounding whistle. All of a sudden, we were surrounded by ten silhouettes of people who leapt down from the trees.

But the ten of them…

Pfft…

There was no telling each individual’s gender, for they were all wearing matching Spider-Man outfits, complete with the mask. Seeing the ten of them in front of us, I felt a strong urge to say something teasing. However, as my grief had yet to dwindle, I chose to repress that urge.

“Commander, you’re back. Lord Tao Lie instructed us to lead the entire Rank E troop and stand guard in the boundary forest around the clock, awaiting your return.” The Spider-Man at the forefront of the group said.

(T/N: The honorific variation of ‘you’ was used throughout their address to Jiao S.)

One Spider-Man…

Two, three, four Spider-Men…

My mind was still fixated on their choice of costume. Whoever...