People with superpowers are not superheroes [Comprehensive + British and American]

At that time, Qi Mu was in a bookstore-this bookstore has everything, from classics, tutoring materials to novels and comics, it can be said to have everything.

He first picked out a few textbooks that the school required to buy in the supplementary materials area, and then moved to the comics area.

"Sure enough, it's still different."

You know, Saiki would occasionally come to the United States to buy some games or comics that have not yet been released in Japan-in order to prevent being spoiled by people around him.He also deliberately found a bookstore that he had been to before. At that time, it could be said that Marvel and DC each occupied half of the comic section of this store, and some other small comic companies survived in the cracks.

... As for now, it can be said that a hundred flowers are blooming. Various comic companies and publishing houses that Saiki has never seen before, most of the comics sold are still traditional American superhero types, but the characters on them are quite unfamiliar.

Or rather... mostly unfamiliar.

"What is this, the malice of the consciousness of the universe?"

Saiki picked up a manga, the title was a big "CAPTAINAMERICA".

Is there no Captain America in this world?

Qi Mu took a closer look, but found that the character shape on the cover was different from the comics he had seen before—wait a minute, the logo on Captain America's chest seems wrong, right?

He glanced at the publisher again...

A name I've never heard of.

"Hey!"

A hand waved in front of Qi Mu's eyes: "Are you interested in this comic?"

……Who are you?

Qi Mu had already heard someone approaching, but this guy had no intention of saying hello to him before.

The person who came was a man who looked about 50 or [-] years old: "I am the boss here. I see that you have been here for a long time. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"……Have."

Seeing someone answering questions, Qi Mu unceremoniously showed the comic in his hand: "Excuse me, is this Captain America's comic?"

It sounded like a very endless question, but Qi Mu was about to add it, when the boss suddenly realized it.

"Oh, you said this, you didn't know it when you first came here, right? Most of these comics are fictional, but some of them are based on real stories of superheroes in reality."

...are those superheroes so generous?

Seeing Qi Mu's doubts...or maybe there are too many people who have such doubts, the boss then explained: "Of course there are those who don't want to make their own experiences into stories for everyone to read, such as Hulk... … Hulk, you know? It’s that big green guy with a very bad temper. I heard that someone from a comic book company approached him for the adaptation rights, but he was so scared that he resigned on the spot and went back to the countryside to farm.”

An ordinary person... under what circumstances would he have the chance to meet the Hulk?

Qi Mu imagined that scene a little bit, and sincerely expressed his admiration for Americans who are good at killing.

"...It seems that what can be released in the store is of course approved by the hero himself. Iron Man and Wonder Woman are both of this type. They are very happy to let the world know their adventure stories. Of course, after going through Artistic processing. Captain America is a special case, after all, his comics have been serialized since World War II, and he himself was only recently confirmed to be alive."

The boss flicked the new issue of Captain America on the bookshelf, and sighed: "Fortunately, the captain doesn't mind his story being adapted. Since he returned to the world, the sales of the Captain America series have skyrocketed!"

It turned out to be the case.

Qi Mu got the answer he wanted, and nodded politely: "I understand, thank you."

With that said, he was about to take the few books he had picked out to the front to check out.

The boss asked strangely: "Don't you want to buy some comics? I think you are very interested in this aspect."

Qi Mu shook his head: "I'm not interested in stories adapted from reality."

——After all, the "reality" in this world is just a "story" in another manga, which he has read long ago.

"If it's because of this reason, you should read a few more new issues! In addition to the adaptations based on real stories, there are also quite a lot of content that has nothing to do with reality."

Having said that, the boss has already picked up the Captain America comic that Qi Mu had just put down: "Let's just say that you just took this one, the plot is quite interesting..."

'Hey, wait a minute! '

[Unexpectedly, there is an author who dared to draw that the captain turned out to be an undercover agent of Hydra. At the critical moment, he revealed his identity and turned everyone into an army. He also killed several former colleagues, and finally tied up several heroes and brought them back to Hydra for brainwashing and dominance. world story.Let me tell you, since the captain returned to the human world and expressed that he doesn't care about this kind of comics, this group of screenwriters has gone too far. ]

"...But I won't spoil it, you can go back and watch for yourself." The boss smiled mysteriously.

……too late.

Saiki put down the manga he just picked up and picked up another one.

Just listen to the voice of the boss.

[Not interested in Captain America stories?That's right, he is a foreigner after all, does he prefer Superman?But I thought the orientals would be a bit reserved, I didn't expect their young people to be so precocious. ]

what are you saying?

Qi Mu looked down, and the book he picked up casually...was Superman's pornographic publication. Looking at the cover, he knew that the scale was very large. Superman's uniform was broken into pieces, and his naked clothes were tied up by green tentacles. .

"Don't worry, you won't be arrested and jailed for reading this kind of comics in the United States." The boss winked at him.

"..."

Qi Mu was expressionless.

……

In the end, Qi Mu still picked out a few new comics that were on the shelves, and the bookstore manager didn't even have time to read them to check out together.It’s not that he is interested in the story, but he wants to study this world where there are real superheroes, these vigilantes in strange costumes… Sorry, this statement is a bit too much, these people with special abilities are in the ordinary world. image in human eyes.

No, of course he is not preparing to show his superpowers to others. In fact, Qi Mu never intends to let others know about his superpowers, whether it is in the world where there are ordinary people around him, or in this world. A new world of superheroes and more special abilities.

It's just...to prepare for the occasional use of super powers as a last resort.

Oh, and one more special thing - the Superman pornographic publication was placed on top of a stack of books by the store manager as a gift for buying more than ten books.This is the only one in the entire comic section... It has been on the shelves for a while but the store manager hasn't read it yet.

It is said that he is not interested in male bodies, even Superman's.

Don't get me wrong, of course Qi Mu didn't accept this book because he was interested in Superman's body/body, otherwise he could see it openly with his clairvoyant ability, and it is impossible for ordinary clothes to block his eyes.

He was just suddenly curious. To what extent does Superman indulge in this kind of... let's call it a work of art?

However, just as he turned into an alley, the red cloak fell from the sky.

"!!!"

Qi Mu subconsciously hid the important book behind his back, but it seemed too late—although ordinary people might not be able to see it, but I swear with the eyesight of a superman, Superman's face that was so white that it could see through light instantly turned red .

"cough."

Superman coughed in embarrassment, and said as matter-of-factly as possible, "Don't worry, it's okay... Everyone has their own hobbies, and I don't intend to criticize them."

Qi Mu, who was inexplicably identified as having special "hobbies": ...

No, this can be explained!

……

After Qi Mu seriously explained that the manga was forced by the bookstore manager and he hadn't read it yet, Superman was visibly relieved, although his expression remained unchanged.

He replied almost immediately in a radiant state, and asked, "I heard that you didn't choose to stay in a hotel affiliated with Zhenglian. What are your plans in the future?"

"..."

...So you came to him specifically for this little thing?

Qi Mu was speechless.

Seeing Superman's earnest expression waiting for an answer, Qi Mu certainly couldn't say that he planned to find a fast food restaurant for a month. He could only choose a conventional answer: "Let's rent a cheap apartment first."

Hearing this, Superman raised one eyebrow: "Have you found it?"

"No."

"Since that's the case, I know a place is being rented out and it's cheap because it's in a hurry."

Where does Superman know?Qi Mu subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Superman immediately added: "Don't worry, the neighbors are ordinary people."

…Is my resistance to superheroes so obvious?

Superman is also a little helpless, it seems that the oriental boy in front of him doesn't like people like them very much, but his blue eyes are still looking at Qi Mu.

"I just want to help you."

Gee.

Qi Mu looked away, it was too dazzling, hey.

This kind of pure kindness... Although he doesn't need it, it's really hard to refuse.In particular, Superman is mentioned - looking at his warm smile like the sun, most people may just throw away their armor and armor.

"……I see."

Forget it, let's go and have a look, otherwise I'm afraid it will be considered biased against superheroes.This kind of standard villain flag Saiki does not intend to stand up. Although the probability is not high, if he is paid attention to by a superman with super hearing, he will be in big trouble.

……

So, the so-called ordinary people's friends...

Is it referring to the human identity of Superman?

The person who met him at the door of the apartment——Clark Kent had a shy smile on his face and took the initiative to say hello: "Hello, Mr. Saiki Kusuo." His Japanese pronunciation is quite standard, "Listen to my friend...um , Karl said, you seem to need to rent a house, I told him before that my neighbor moved out temporarily, I think Karl has always remembered."

"..."

Qi Mu was silent.

In fact, he wanted to turn around and walk away when he saw Clark, but his reason told him—that was too deliberate, as if he knew that the little reporter Clark was not an ordinary person.

Although he does know.

Clark seems to be a little nervous when facing strangers, and his performance is to keep pushing his glasses: "Uh... about the house, because the landlord is in another city, so I entrusted me to show you, if it is acceptable, directly Just sign an electronic contract online..."

As he spoke, Clark rummaged through the briefcase for a long time, finally found the key, and stepped into the door first, but then tripped over the threshold.He frantically propped up the shoe cabinet by the door, and finally got his balance...

He knocked down a lot of things on top with a clatter.

"...oh, that's too bad."

Buried in the debris like a hill, Clark slowed down for a long time, as if he felt too embarrassed, he covered his face, and after a while he said regretfully, "I'm sorry, I've always been... inflexible, usually like this. "

Qi Mu, who watched the whole process from the sidelines: ...