God knows

I almost screamed when Finnis dropped the comic book on him.

That's the latest episode of Superior Spiderman!I don't want to spoil it, but there are several classic parallel time and space travels in it. How about this book being crumpled?

While Derek was still in a daze wondering why the comic book was floating towards him out of nowhere, I heard Phoenix turn his head and urge me, "Run! Run!"

yes... yes...

I got through the gaps in the shelves, and shuttled between each row of shelves with difficulty, trying to reach the door as quickly as possible.The store is small, but its space planning is very complicated and narrow, if there are more than three people standing and reading comics in the X-Men aisle, it will take almost three times the speed to squeeze through that path.

It didn't take Derek a few minutes to hold me in the palm of his hand, he literally knocked people away with a ram.All this was just less than half a minute of you chasing me and fleeing, but it has been as long as half a day, and I know that although I am close to the door, being caught by him is already an imminent plot.

"Go straight and turn right."

Phoenix reminded me that this command was directly off the entrance, but I almost intuitively believed in Phoenix and decisively missed the target.Derek didn't seem to think that my traveling route was weird, and he followed behind me relentlessly. It really wasn't a guy who was using his brain.

In fact, I don’t understand why Phoenix wants me to go in this direction. This is DC’s comic area, and there are naturally many people. There is a girl reading comics right in front of me. I have no choice but to squeeze her away. , crossing the aisle apologetically.

Because of this obstacle, Derek finally caught up with me.

"Okay, okay, I admit it, show me some fucking respect..." I reluctantly raised my hands in a gesture of surrender, but seeing Derek's expression, I finally figured out what Phoenix was saying. Why should I go in this direction.

That stupid face, in front of the girl, was a dull expression.

I gave up Derek's expression and turned to look at the girl next to me.Then I couldn't help but marvel at Derek's taste.Not to criticize, but I always thought that Derek should be like the average boy and dream of being a cheerleader, instead of seeing a petite, pale girl with thick glasses on the bridge of the nose. It's just because it's one of the millions of books she's read.

Not a nerd, but a nerd.

"I'm so sorry," I said apologetically when she finally looked away from her book and pushed her glasses back to look around me and Derek.

"Well, no, it doesn't matter." She stammered slightly, as if we were her first contact with living people today.

I turned to Phoenix, waiting for her to explain to me.

"It's related, he loves her."

I think I will really feel numb to the emotional state of everyone around me because of Phoenix. Knowing people's secrets is a scary thing, especially when I am not Phoenix, not the one who needs to know. Guilt for having their secrets lying in the palm of their hand.

If only he wasn't Derek, I don't think this girl would like a boy like Derek.

"What's wrong?" The girl asked after she closed the book after seeing us stiff for too long.

I pushed away Derek's hand from my collar, waved the latest SpiderVerse in my hand and smiled apologetically, letting her think of an explanation for herself.

"...That's why, I prefer to order books from the Internet, and the environment of reading books at home is less troublesome." She glanced at the book in my hand again, and concluded, "Parallel time and space are very tempting, but all together Together, the picture will be very full and messy..."

"...so I don't like the Avengers very much. They like the grand picture and it's tiring to watch."

Surprisingly, she is very fluent in manga.

Derek moves restlessly behind me, not knowing what to do, and at the same time he squirms because he likes the Avengers so much.

"But you're reading Justice League," I said, pointing to the book in her hand, "that means the same thing."

"No, this is Injustice, it has ideological metaphors, so the messy picture can be tolerated a little bit."

Phoenix pushed past me, clearly interested in the comic.This Eros is so ignorant of current affairs, can he still study comics during working hours?If I hadn't been caught between two potential "them"s, I would have thought Phoenix's move was cute enough...

"Hey, this is Derek..." I said, pointing to the boy next to me, and felt his whole body tense up, "We're classmates." This sentence is a lie, but such details are not important anyway, "I'm Ann."

"Sasha." When she said her name, her eyes drifted randomly, and her eyes fell again, not as comfortable and generous as when discussing comics.

"So...so you like DC?" I asked her, in a casual tone.

"It depends on the situation, but in general, DarkHorse is bigger than DC, DC is bigger than Marvel, and Image can occasionally rank first."

I opened my mouth slightly, and Sasha really saw a wide range of things. When I opened my mouth, I saw four well-known comic companies. In this case, she has read almost twice as much as me and four times as much as Derek.I turned my head to look at Derek, who had a bewildered expression, and wanted to tell him with my mouth, you can't reach this girl at all.

She's not just reading manga.

"It just so happened that I told Derek recently that he should also try to read DC comics. Since he met an expert, he shouldn't miss the opportunity." I said and pushed Derek forward, "You Do you have any recommendations?"

Sasha looked up at Derek, pushed his glasses, and seemed a little confused.

"If I really want to recommend it, I would rather recommend a novel...but..." She shrugged, "Which character do you like the most?"

Fortunately, fortunately, Derek was not too embarrassed, he finally chose Captain America.

"Although it's very old-fashioned..." Sasha gave Derek a copy of Batman, and I leaned over to take a look, "I like characters with brains, and villains who are not exaggerated and weak. At least the clown can Do it."

I chuckle, and Derek takes the comic, nodding strangely quietly.

I dragged Derek away while Sasha put her head down and continued reading the manga.

"You...you..."

Derek grabs me by the collar as soon as I leave the comic shop, I don't know why he's in the mood for revenge.

"I'm helping you." I pushed his hand away and said, "Oh my god! The girl you like is too difficult for you!" I said, "You are not as good as a high school graduate Graduation girl." Then I jumped back in time to avoid his oncoming punch.

Derek didn't really want to hit me, and if he did, I might not be able to avoid it. He lowered his fist, his face full of frustration.

"I... Am I really not good enough for her?"

I've never seen such a human look on Derek's ruffian face, and it blows my mind.

"Hey, don't worry about it!" I reached out and patted him on the arm because of my height, "You'll get results, I promise." The connection Phoenix said, I believed without a doubt, " It just depends on whether you are willing to work hard or not."

Derek looked at me anxiously, and finally nodded uncertainly.

"I've had a crush on her...for a while," Derek said, sounding like a grunt when he said it shyly, "I know it's...not like everyone's typical choice, but the way she reads..."

"Honestly, I think you have a good eye. Sasha sounds like a really smart girl. Her light is dim, but you can still see it." I said, "That alone makes you Got some base points."

Derek finally had a more confident look on his face.

"What's my next step?"

"Go back to reading." I said, "Sasha likes to read and is willing to chat with people about books, so you can find a way to cultivate some interest?"

Derek looked at me uncertainly.

"But I really hate reading."

"It's okay..." I sighed, "It can take your time, but first, you have to finish reading this series of Batman." I pointed to the book in Derek's hand, "Next time at the comic store When you meet Sasha, maybe you can chat with her."

Derek nodded, as if getting some brilliant advice.Carefully put the book in his hand into the bag.

"Uh...uh..."

He hesitated for a long time, I thought he still had some questions, so I waited patiently.

"Uh, Swengesen, thanks."

Oh…

I laughed out loud.

"No problem." I said, "Smelly ruffian deserves happiness too!"

I ducked to dodge the punch again and saw him grinning and waving goodbye to me.

It wasn't until he was gone that I realized what was missing around me.

"No... no..."

I turned around and rushed back into the store, only to see that Phoenix was still standing beside Sasha, looking down at the "Injustice" intently.