Time Miko

An accident, well, let's count it as an accident, it barely passed.

Everything is back to normal, at least on the surface.

The watchtower is as busy as ever, and now the jurisdiction of the Justice League has already crossed the earth, and Green Lantern complained about it, but forget it, who doesn’t want to be easy even if he is a hero?

"Shazam? Why are you sitting here alone today?"

Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl had just finished a mission and returned to the watchtower. They planned to have a good meal and sleep well. When they passed by the restaurant, they unexpectedly found that a figure appeared too frequently.

Unlike Hawkgirl, Wonder Woman knows Shazam's identity, so it's strange that he will appear on the watchtower so frequently.

"Well.. let Vic help me with my homework"

Shazam gave a boyish grin and seemed to be about to skip the subject.

Wonder Woman didn't dispel his lie. After all, people with Solomon's wisdom need help with homework. This lie is simply too obvious.

"Really? Then don't bother"

Shazam always sat in the most remote corner of the restaurant, his attitude clearly told others that he didn't want to talk, so Wonder Woman wisely walked away with Hawkgirl.

"What's up with him?"

Hawkgirl asked.

"Who knows, boys' secret"

Wonder Woman replied.

Shazam thanked Wonder Woman for her thoughtfulness, he just wanted to sit alone at the moment.

Watching the two ladies leave, Shazam restrained the smile on his face.

He felt like he was back at a time when he had a home and couldn't go back. It's not right to say that, it should be said that he never had a home to go back to.

He thanked Uncle Dudley for taking him in and helping him in his most difficult time.

He trusted him like he trusted his father.

He even told him his secret identity, and he also hoped that the ordinary-looking old man could find his own happiness.

It happened to happen that Antana was making trouble, so Billy has been using the Justice League as an excuse for the past few days, and there are signs of intending to live in the watchtower for a long time.

"It doesn't matter, the Justice League won't care about a lot of people who eat and drink for free...how about a woman whose legs are almost as thick as my waist..."

Billy... No, it was Shazam, who buried his head in his arms in a depressed mood and muttered.

Because the mood was too low, Shazam was completely immersed in his own world, so he didn't see the person standing at the door looking at him with a worried expression...

The dark sky and the light rain are falling. This kind of weather that can't rain is the most likely to make people feel melancholy.

Dudley pushed open the door and lifted a bag of trash into the trash can not far from the door, then looked up at the dark sky.

Billy didn't come back today. Although the child had enough self-protection strength, he was still a child in Dudley's eyes.

Too naive, and too easily sentimental, after experiencing so many things, he still maintains that innocence, which may be the reason why the wizard fell in love with him.

However, Dudley didn't want Billy to take on such a heavy responsibility if he could.

【What happened to this world?You actually want a child to bear such a heavy responsibility]

Dudley shook his head, shaking out the dull and sad emotions in his head. He didn't have time to be sad about these things now.

Although it is not good to say that, after all, the Justice League is too busy, which means that various crimes are also breaking out in ordinary times.

But considering the current state, Dudley sincerely appreciates the busyness of the Justice League, after all...

"Mr. Dudley?"

While Dudley was thinking, a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

Dudley slowly raised his head, looking at the strong man in front of him.

so high!This is Dudley's first impression. He is probably much taller than Billy after his transformation. Even though he is wearing a large windbreaker, he can still see the strong muscle lines. He is so strong. I am afraid he is even stronger than Billy. Much... After the transformation, of course.

Dudley looked inexplicably at the man whose face was almost covered by the one-piece hood of the windbreaker:

"Yes, what's the matter with you?"

"It's not convenient to talk here, can I change the place?"

A man's voice came over.

Dudley was a little angry:

“Just say it here”

Without knowing the intention of the other party, Dudley will not easily follow the other party. This is not a high-end community. Who knows what the man in front of him wants to do.

The man looked at Dudley, but there was no sign of anger.

After the two stalemate like this for a while, the man was the first to move. He slowly pulled up the hood, revealing the lower half of his face inlaid with metal.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry, please come in the house"

Dudley led the man into the house, and after the door was closed, the man took off all his hoods, revealing half of his face inlaid with metal.

"What should I call you? Steel.. Bone.. Would you like tea or coffee?"

Dudley was rummaging in the kitchen, complaining about why that kid Billy didn't call ahead when his colleagues came.

"Don't be so polite, just call me Vic"

Having said that, Dudley served a cup of instant coffee.

"Then why is Mr. Vic here today? Ask Billy..he.."

"I know he's in the watchtower, and that's why I'm here today"

Vic wasn't being polite either, he straight to the point stated his intentions for coming, after all, he was here to confirm this matter.

He had thought that if Dudley was indeed no longer fit to be Billy's guardian, he would not mind letting his father take over.

Presumably that man who has never done anything for his son would not refuse his small request.

Seeing Vic's serious look, Dudley sat down nervously, wondering whether something had happened to Billy, and then kept comforting himself with the excuse that Billy just called yesterday.

"Let me get straight to the point. Is Mr. Dudley planning to get married?"

"what?"

Dudley imagined various reasons, but he didn't expect that Vic would suddenly ask such a personal question.

"I heard from Billy that you seem to have a girlfriend recently?"

"Hey?"

Dudley's surprised pronunciation surprised Vic. No matter how you listen to this answer, it's not the kind of surprise answer when a secret is discovered.

"Isn't it?"

".. oh.. my god, of course not.. how did Billy even think of going there... ah.. is it an excuse for the kid to say that the Justice League is busy and he just doesn't want to come back??"

Dudley, who suddenly figured out the cause and effect, suddenly understood why Billy hadn't come back for a long time.

"No, something happened in the Justice League, but it's not a big deal. Billy does live in the League. Don't worry about it. I'm just here to make sure. After all, you know that Billy's status is very special. If you are really inconvenient if.."

"No! Of course not..."

Dudley understood the purpose of Vic's visit, and hastily denied Vic's idea...but just for a moment, he seemed to think of something again, and his voice dropped.

Vic sensed the message in Dudley's words:

"What happened? Please tell me if you can"

Dudley looked at Vic for a long time and said:

"It's okay if Billy doesn't come back. It's better for him not to come back in the near future... That... that woman saw me talking to the transformed Billy. She insisted that I have something to do with a superhero and wanted to get out of here. What am I trying to figure out here, she even has some doubts about the relationship between Billy and Shazam, just in case, I try to keep Billy away from that woman as much as possible, so when Billy said that there is something wrong with the Justice League and needs to live in While there, I breathed a sigh of relief...”

Dudley's words made Vic frowned, he didn't expect the truth of the matter to be like this.

"Don't worry, I can handle that woman. I told her that Shazam saved Billy, so it was just to thank me for treating him to a meal, so sometimes he will come here to continue eating or something when he passes by, although That woman didn't quite believe it, but she never saw Shazam again, so she's been skeptical all the time, and she hasn't bothered me much recently... She should give up after a while... ..Billy...is he okay...”

In the end, Dudley still asked this question. Although he called every day, he was still very worried.

"Well, he's fine, it's just that he may lose another father, so it's a little sad and a little down"

Vic smiled. Dudley was a good guy, and there was a reason Billy trusted him so much.

After gulping down the coffee in the cup in front of him, he stood up and planned to leave.

"Are you going?"

Dudley looked at the man who was about to leave not long after he came in.

"Well.. some people need some news urgently"

Vic said with a smile.

"Heh... I will leave that child to you for the time being..."

"Well, don't worry, Billy can take care of himself"