Superman Termination Manual - Chapter 454

Chapter 454: Chapter 238: Dice Monster Takes the Stage, The Promise in the Corridor Chapter 454: Chapter 238: Dice Monster Takes the Stage, The Promise in the Corridor At night, Bai Ke’s home.

The temperature in Huanjing during August and September was highly variable, with a significant difference between its peak and trough: extremely hot during the day but quite cool at dusk.

The noisy sound of the television echoed inside the cozy cabin, occasionally accompanied by the gasps of a girl.

The evening breeze swept into the room, brushing past the strands of hair by their ears. Apart from their mother, who was lying upstairs, and Ke Mingye, who was grappling with Octopus Man on the television, the rest of the Bai siblings and their father were all gathered in front of the TV. The crowd was as full as a morning roll call at military training–it was rare to see so many of them together.

They mostly remained silent while watching TV, as they all knew about Ke Mingye’s identity, but had silently agreed to keep it a secret from their parents.

Therefore, they tried to keep their reactions from looking too odd: at most changing their facial expressions occasionally, or showing a hint of worry in their eyes.

However, compared to the others’ subtlety, the girl with a high ponytail sitting in the middle of the sofa seemed somewhat out of place.

In the quiet living room, she was the only one babbling incessantly from start to finish, not pausing for even a second, constantly reacting dramatically.

Looking at her, she seemed almost ready to start stomping her feet in frustration any second.

Bai Zini was slightly raising her eyebrows, motionless as she stared at the TV screen, her pretty pupils reflecting the figure of the blue owl dashing along the wall with Octopus Man in close pursuit.

“Ah… Ah? Ah!”

“Old, old, old, no, Lao Lao Lao Xiao got caught.”

“It’s over, it’s really over now–!”

Seeing the blue owl lose its foothold and get pulled toward Octopus Man by the sucker, Bai Zini covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes widened as she spoke in a fluctuating tone, more dramatically than the female commentator.

Until the next moment, when she saw the blue owl cut off two of Octopus Man’s tentacles, she momentarily paused, slightly stunned.

The crowd in front of the sofa watched the red and blue figure that fell on the ground on the screen, silently, apparently not expecting him to turn the tables.

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Bai Zini first breathed a sigh of relief, then murmured, “Is it real? He actually counterattacked, how did I not know that the blue owl had a move like scissor hands?”

She turned her head to look at the other people on the sofa; it seemed they too were unaware that Ke Mingye had this move.

Bai Zini narrowed her eyes, thinking: He really knows how to hide. So, big bro also has this skill. But seriously, who has a superpower as childish as “rock-paper-scissors?” Isn’t that a bit too childish?

She had to mention, a few days ago, she saw a thread online analyzing that the blue owl’s superpower was related to “rock-paper-scissors.”

Moreover, the author of the thread even deliberately mentioned a point: Superpower users, in the process of developing their powers, are influenced by their personality and life experiences–this theory, proposed by a superpower scholar from the United States, had been certified by multiple authoritative figures and held a certain credibility.

Then, borrowing this scientist’s view, the author went on a lengthy analysis of the blue owl’s personality, describing him as someone lacking love in real life, wishing to draw attention to himself, somewhat childlike and immature yet somewhat of a performer, which is why he talked non-stop after putting on the mask, and his superpowers manifested in the form of “rock-paper-scissors.”

At that time, especially after seeing the words “childlike” and “immature,” Bai Zini couldn’t help but laugh out loud in her bedroom in the middle of the night.

If it weren’t for Bai Ziling who was sleeping with her, covering her mouth in time, both would have been scolded by their mother.

It must be said, typically Bai Zini didn’t browse forums–this could be ranked in the top five in her Magic Girl daily rules.

Because the forums discussing superheroes and magic girls were described as “smoky” environments–just opening a forum and looking around, one would either see sarcastic and mocking posts, or some brainless species engaging in unspeakable discussions.

Initially, she was quite keen on searching for information about herself online.

However, influenced by the general environment, she had already kicked the habit of browsing forums, a bad habit she got rid of in her second month as Magic Girl Ash.

However, after learning not long ago that Ke Mingye was the blue owl, Comrade Bai Zini picked up the habit again after many years.

It was summer vacation, and after finishing meetings and playing games every day, her greatest pleasure when she was bored was to open the Huanjing forum and see how others criticized the blue owl.

After a month, she truly enjoyed it.

Browsing the forums, fun!

Up to now, she finally understood the thrill Xiaohongmao felt when she regularly browsed the forums and complained about various Ash fan posts to her; it was the thrill of seeing others discuss gossip about people you know…

When Xiaohongmao becomes famous one day in the future, she definitely plans to turn the tables, using the same tactics on Xiaohongmao that she had used on her.

Unfortunately, Xiaohongmao was still an unknown new Magic Girl with very low discussion rate online, not even comparable to a single hair of the blue owl.

All in all, not browsing forums is just the fifth most important rule in the Magic Girl code. The first rule had been on top ever since it appeared and had become the gospel of Magic Girl Ash’s actions.