"Not only did I not teach you well, but I also led you astray." Yang Le raised his left hand and looked at the Omnitrix on his wrist.
"After becoming the true Master of the Omnitrix, I became arrogant. I started treating things with a playful attitude."
Speaking of this, Yang Le felt ashamed. Countless examples were right in front of him, yet he still indulged in power and was blinded. Indeed, the saying "people never learn from their mistakes" is true. It seems Azmuth was also right; he still has a long way to go if he wants to master great Strength.
"Habby..." Gwen looked at Yang Le worriedly. She was afraid Yang Le would get hung up on this and wanted to comfort him, but didn't know how to start.
"I'm fine, Gwen. I just figured some things out." Yang Le raised his head again, the confusion in his eyes gone.
"I really am a blockhead. I picked up the Omnitrix. Some big fool (Huazhi - Flower Branch, metaphor for someone foolish) would probably be furious if they knew."
"Uh? Can you tell me what you figured out?" Gwen raised her right hand like a student. "I want to see if I can get some inspiration from you. After all, I'm not doing so well myself right now."
"It's nothing. I just figured out my position. From beginning to end, what's powerful is just the Omnitrix, not me. The Omnitrix is still the most powerful Device in the Universe without me, but I'm nothing without the Omnitrix."
After Yang Le said this, he felt a sense of relief. Admitting his true self in front of someone he cared about was really a courageous thing to do. To be honest, he didn't even think he dared to say it.
"Don't worry, Gwen. I'm not being self-deprecating. I'm just recognizing myself." Yang Le explained immediately, afraid Gwen would worry.
"I know." Gwen's hand touched Yang Le's face. "But, Habby, maybe you haven't noticed, but you've actually done things that many people can't do."
"Me?" Yang Le grasped the hand touching his face, looking at Gwen expectantly.
"That's right." Gwen's watery eyes were full of tenderness. "You saved Peter and me. Before I met you, Peter and I were like two airplanes without landing gear, possibly running out of Energy and crashing in the next second."
"Peter has always been bullied. He's like he's been haunted by some Filth. Ever since I met him, I've found countless troubles coming to him, and I've been helping him solve them. But to be honest, I'm also feeling a bit overwhelmed. After all, my own life is also a mess."
Gwen smiled self-deprecatingly as she said this.
"A loser helping another loser, sounds funny, right? Unlike Peter, trouble finds Peter, but I create trouble. I've always felt that my forte isn't playing the Drum, but making a mess of everything."
Gwen gently pinched Yang Le's face and said softly.
"Until you appeared, you saved Peter and me, and changed us."
"How come I didn't know I was so charming?" Yang Le blushed a little from Gwen's gaze, and joked half-heartedly to ease the awkwardness.
Gwen gently shook her head and said, "You don't understand. In your eyes, it might just be driving away some Thug, but for us, it's more than that."
"First is Peter. Actually, I only recently realized that my protection only brings Peter inferiority and more Bullying. Those bastards always say Peter is a Weakling hiding behind a girl."
"I think if you post those people's words online, the ones in danger might be those bastards." Yang Le said seriously.
Feeling the Finger on his face, Gwen's pinching force grew stronger and stronger. Yang Le quickly begged for mercy.
"I was wrong. I won't interrupt casually and say unimportant things anymore."
"Hmph!" Gwen glared at Yang Le reproachfully, composed herself, and continued.
"Like I said before, you discovered Peter's true thoughts. You taught him how to resist, letting Peter defeat Thompson on his own. Peter earned everyone's respect on his own. That's what Peter truly wanted."
"And I only knew how to protect him, but completely failed to see his true thoughts. Our roles are completely reversed, as if you were Peter's longtime friend."
'Uh, if you also watched Spider-Man for over ten years, you'd understand him this well too.' Yang Le complained in his heart.
"Indeed, I'm only good at making a mess of things. If things continue to develop like this, I really dare not think about what will happen."
Yang Le's face became serious. According to the original development, Peter's heart would be distorted under long-term Bullying, turning into Lizard Man and finally dying in the arms of Gwen, who would become Spider-Man. This was the part he knew.
Thinking of this, Yang Le interrupted, "Gwen, I have something to tell you."
Then, Yang Le told Gwen about Peter's matter. Gwen was shocked and lost her color, even forgetting her self-pity and withdrawing from her online depressive mood (Internet Depression Cloud) state.
"Peter was artificially turned into a Monster?!" Gwen was shocked and angry.
"Who exactly is it? Why would he do this?"
"I don't know about this yet." Yang Le shook his head.
"But I have a way to solve the Mystery."
"What way?" Gwen asked quickly.
"Clockwork." Yang Le slowly uttered a Name.
"It's the Alien Hero I used to save you just now. He has the Ability to control Time. He can replay what happened in a certain place in the past, like showing a Movie."
"In other words, as long as we know the crime scene, any criminal will have nowhere to hide in front of Clockwork. Of course, if he covers his face, then disregard what I said."
"With him, all the Police Officer and Detective in the World would be unemployed, right? Does such a Creature really exist in the World? To be able to control Time at will." Gwen thought of her dad. If George had this Ability, he would be very happy.
"Could it be done by people from The Hand?" Gwen guessed. Although she had the correct answer, she still wanted to reason it out, probably because of the influence of her Police Officer father.
"It's not excluded. I feel the other party's purpose is very strong. After all, a geek (Otaku) like Peter doesn't seem like the best Experiment Subject." Yang Le was also happy to discuss with Gwen, as it was good to bring her out of her online depressive mood (Internet Depression Cloud) state.
Maybe it was because he had also been in online depressive mood (Internet Depression Cloud) just now. Looking at Gwen just now, he always had a feeling of looking in a mirror. It was a bit awkward, so it was better to quickly change the Topic.
If only he could be as firm as General Duanmu, walking unswervingly towards a goal. Indeed, it's easy to say but hard to do.
(End of Chapter)