I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 136 Riley: The smile won't disappear, it will just move to my face.

Of course, Riley also wanted to complain about Toby. If the good brothers had just sat down face to face and calmly talked things out, clearing up the misunderstandings sooner, they wouldn't have ended up becoming enemies.

As for the cause of death of Harry Potter in the Fu Lanlan version...

In Riley's view, it was more like a plot-driven death that forced him out of the story.

After all, you managed to get to Peter before Venom could reach him. And like your father, you injected the serum and gained extraordinary powers.

Why not try to knock the venom away, or stage a scene of catching a blade bare-handed?

Isn't this more reasonable than turning your back to the venom and forcibly using your body to block it?

Even if we assume this is an example of your self-sacrificing spirit...

But what if Harry loses his footing? Wouldn't he and Peter be stabbed through the heart by Venom, who was holding a hoverboard?

In conclusion, in Riley's view, Harry's act of shielding the knife was a complete waste of his life!

The plot-driven death was so obvious, they didn't even bother to act it out!

However, putting aside the plot-driven aspect, Riley could understand why Toby the Worm was reluctant to tell Harry the truth.

Because Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin, begged Toby the Worm not to tell Harry that he was the Green Goblin before he died.

Kind-hearted Toby clearly didn't want his good brother to live with guilt and the burden of their parents' sins after learning the truth.

So, to ensure that Harry's life was not affected, Toby the Bug kept the secret even though his best friend misunderstood and targeted him.

Riley could understand all of this...

But Riley just couldn't hold back when it came to that old butler!

Hey, you know perfectly well how Norman died, and you know Spider-Man was framed...

But he only revealed the truth after his young master broke with his best friend and was disfigured by a pumpkin bomb!

If the fourth Spider-Man movie hadn't been cancelled and replaced with the Amazing Spider-Man series...

Riley, with his twisted sense of conspiracy, suspected that the butler might be a mole planted by Osborn's sworn enemy, sent to infiltrate Harry's inner circle to manipulate him and send him to his death!

And that's precisely why...

After a brief moment of thought, Riley turned his head away.

When Toby looked at Garfield, who knew he was in the same boat as Garfield but was dumbfounded and speechless after being teased by Riley, he couldn't help but smile.

Riley tilted his head slightly and continued in an innocent tone.

"Also, regarding you and Harry from your world... although I know you chose to sacrifice yourself so that he could have a better life, but..."

"You only promised Norman that you wouldn't tell Harry that he's the Green Goblin."

"But why didn't you just explain to Harry that it was the Green Goblin who killed his father, not Spider-Man? That way, you wouldn't be lying, and you wouldn't be going against Norman's last wishes, would you?"

"..."

Okay, now it's Toby's turn to stop laughing, just like Garfield, and fall into a state of existential contemplation.

"Peter!"

While Riley easily secured a double kill with just a few words, his face behind the mask was practically twitching from smiling so much.

Meanwhile, Ned, deeply shocked by the fate of his "Spider-Man's best friend" in the other world, who all ended up as villains and turned against Spider-Man, wandered back to Tom Holland's side in a daze, secretly resolving that for the sake of his own life, he must unconditionally support and believe in Peter!

Therefore, when Ned came to his senses and realized that Riley had been working on the computer and the progress bar of the calculation program had reached 100%, he instinctively shouted.

It wasn't until Toby, Garfield, Holland, and Peter, acting entirely on instinct, all turned to look at Ned, then realized something was amiss and awkwardly exchanged glances. Each then pointed with both hands to the other two "Peter Parkers," forming a closed square, silently asking Ned which one he had just called out.

Ned then realized that he might not have been clear enough, and called out again, a little guilty.

"Uh... I mean, what I just called was... Peter Parker...?"

"Hmm, Ned, you should know that we're all Peter Parker, right...?"

"...Okay, it's my fault...I meant to say, let me check the computer!"

"Oh! No problem, coming right away!"

Fortunately, Peter Parker has four, but computers don't have four.

After Ned reaffirmed the goal and called out to remind him, Tom Holland finally realized that Ned was calling him. He then went around to the other side of the table and started working on the computer, putting the finishing touches on.

Those who had finished their work ahead of time due to their experience also gathered around at this moment.

"So, before we officially begin the operation... are you planning to just leave like this, or...?"

While waiting for Tom Holland to finish his work, Garfield, having finally composed himself, took off his lab coat to reveal his Spider-Man suit. He then turned to Toby and the others, who were still in civilian clothes, and asked curiously.

Fortunately, Toby the Bug, who seemed unprepared, was actually wearing a battle suit and covering himself with ordinary clothes in order to deal with unexpected situations.

Even Gwen, who hadn't anticipated this turn of events and whose suit was in Section 13, was able to temporarily borrow Riley's nanotech suit, since Riley already had a symbiote suit. She even modified it to resemble "Ghost Spider-Man" to suit her personal preferences, thus resolving this awkward situation.

This relieved Garfield, but he couldn't help but look on with envy at the nanosuit that could be quickly donned with just a few simple steps. He secretly plotted to find a similar suit when he returned to his own universe.

"Here you are, Peter."

Meanwhile, to show his thoughtful side as a "good brother" to the other Spider-Men, Ned also handed Tom Holland a small box containing web-laying fluid, so that Holland could refill his web-shooters before setting off.

"Wait, what's this thing for?"

"Oh, this is my spider silk fluid, just like yours, used to fill the spider silk emitter to make sure it works properly."

"A web-launching device? So, you need other tools to launch webs?"

"Oh right? Why would you ask that?"

"..."

It was precisely because of Ned's actions that Toby the bug became curious.

Faced with the puzzled stares from Garfield and Tom Holland, Toby didn't say anything more. He simply raised his arm and, without even a second thought, launched a web that landed on the metal stand on the table.

So much so that the two who had originally thought that Toby Bug, who was now obviously much older due to the different eras they lived in, was the weakest one among them, suddenly widened their eyes!

"Wow! Wait a minute... you can shoot webs by yourself? Doesn't that mean you'll never have to worry about the web launcher suddenly malfunctioning?!"

"Really? Does that mean none of you can?"

Looking at the two younger versions of "himself," he showed a mixture of surprise, curiosity, and envy.

Even though Toby was already forty-six years old at this time.

But a man remains a boy until death.

Toby's innate competitive spirit made even the usually composed Toby smile. He asked a question with feigned seriousness, then scanned all the Spider-Men in the room.

That little expression on his face was so smug!

But soon, Toby the bug stopped laughing.

Because he saw that Riley, who deliberately retracted the symbiote slightly to reveal his hands which were not wearing any devices, was able to shoot spider silk on his own, just like him.

Even afterwards, he pretended to be nonchalant and raised his hand in front of him so that others present could clearly see the electric sparks dancing on Riley's fingertips.

He then grabbed a light bulb and lit it with his bare hands to prove that it was not an illusion or hallucination.

Even in this situation, Riley still did not remove his mask, so that no one could see his true face.

But, based on this deliberately showy maneuver...

Everyone could see that Riley, hidden behind the mask, was smiling broadly.

Oh, the damn competitive spirit between boys!

Even superheroes are not immune to this!

As a result, even as Toby's mouth visibly returned to normal, it couldn't help but twitch.

What to do...

He's starting to feel that his Spider-Man superpowers, which he's had for over thirty years, are suddenly losing their appeal!