"Is that Peter?"
"..."
During physics class.
Hawk glanced at the words on the small note pushed in front of him, raised an eyebrow, and looked at Gwen sitting next to him.
Gwen gestured towards the small note in front of Hawk.
Hawk smiled, noncommittally returning the note to Gwen.
He made no statement.
It was one thing for Gwen to guess it herself; it was another for him to nod.
It was still the same point.
Spider-Woman hadn't betrayed him, so he naturally wouldn't betray Peter.
Soon.
After class.
Gwen walked with Hawk towards the locker corridor, holding her books, wondering if Spider-Man was Peter.
She thought it must be Peter.
After all, Hawk's social circle was too simple, and considering Peter was previously a vulnerable student at school, he suddenly rose to prominence.
Most students thought this was probably because Peter had been practicing boxing with Hawk.
This was also the origin of the rumor that Peter might be Hawk's only friend.
But others might not know, but Gwen knew.
However, precisely because Gwen knew very well that Peter didn't get stronger by practicing boxing with Hawk, she hesitated to confirm it.
Because it was a bit too simple.
It was like a poor student and a top student doing the same problem.
For the same problem, the poor student would look at it and exclaim, "Holy cow, I know this one! It's A!" and then fill in the answer without thinking.
But the top student might ponder the answer, which was almost explicitly stated.
"Could there be a trap in this question?"
This was Gwen's situation.
She was highly confident that Spider-Man was undoubtedly Peter, but as for whether he truly was, she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, so she didn't dare to assert it.
After a while.
Hawk opened his locker, put his physics book inside, and then took out his shoulder bag.
"I'm going to Mrs. Snow's office."
"Okay."
Gwen had also taken out her backpack from her locker and nodded, "Then I'll go to the library and wait for you."
Hawk hummed, slung his shoulder bag over his back, and walked towards Mrs. Snow, the counselor's office.
Tomorrow and the day after were the weekend.
But the tenth was a Monday, so if he wanted to take that day off, he could only ask today; otherwise, if he waited until next Monday to ask for leave, it would be no different from acting first and reporting later.
Gwen, meanwhile, walked towards the library.
Tomorrow was the weekend, and also the day of the twelfth-grade prom. She needed to confirm all the details with the prom organizing committee before school ended today.
After all, she was also one of those who didn't attend the prom.
However, Gwen belonged to the type who prioritized studying over the prom and thus didn't participate, but because she was the grade assistant, even if she didn't participate, she was still responsible for prom matters.
But now that she was with Hawk, although she hadn't said anything, if possible, she still wanted to attend the graduation prom with Hawk.
She just didn't know if Hawk would agree.
Should, maybe, he would?
Gwen thought, feeling a little uncertain.
Just as Hawk and Gwen temporarily split ways in the resting corridor, one heading towards the office building, the other towards the library.
Below ground.
In the filthy, foul-smelling, sewage-filled sewer pipes, accompanied by the gradually clearer sound of a Lizard's tongue flicking from afar, a massive Lizard monster, like a swimming champion, rode the waves in the sewage pipes, then, with a splash, shot out of the sewage and landed at the crossroads of the sprawling underground pipes.
"Midtown High School!"
"Gwen Stacy."
"Capture her, threaten Hawk!"
"Hiss! Hiss!"
Lizard Dr., now seemingly fully Lizard-like, rolled his compound eyes, flicked his scarlet tongue, and these few words, like a demonic whisper, were branded deeply into his mind.
Soon.
Lizard Dr., standing at the underground pipe crossroads, seemed to smell something.
The next second.
With a roar, Lizard Dr. shot like a streak of light, instantly diving into another underground pipe again, landing on all fours, like a true reptile, quickly heading along the current sewer pipe towards Midtown High School's... student restroom.
A ninth-grade student who had just enrolled this year was squatting on the toilet, playing on his phone.
Suddenly.
The ninth-grade student, whose face had many spots due to puberty, felt something was wrong.
The ground seemed to be shaking.
And...
An unknown chill was now flapping against his buttocks from below.
The ninth-grade student was a bit confused.
"What's going on?"
"Earthquake..."
"Boom!"
Just as the ninth-grade student was still wondering if an earthquake was coming, a powerful impact from below directly and unexpectedly sent him flying, along with the toilet.
With a thud.
The student, who was knocked out of the stall along with the toilet and fell directly to the ground, was stunned.
The other few students who were also in the restroom stared at the student who was launched out of the stall like a cannon, also frozen in place.
But they quickly reacted.
Before their eyes.
With the stall door gone, the ground was tearing apart, and then, a green claw scraped against the floor tiles, sparking.
The next second.
Hiss!
Lizard Dr., who emerged from beneath the restroom floor, stood firm, spread his arms, and roared, seemingly announcing his arrival.
"Hiss!"
"Huh?"
Peter, who had just finished chemistry class and returned to the resting corridor to get his backpack, suddenly noticed the hairs on his arm standing on end.
Before he could react, several screams instantly shattered the original relaxed atmosphere of the resting corridor.
"Ah!"
"God, Lizard!"
"Run!"
"Boo hoo, Mom, I don't want to go to school anymore."
The restroom door was suddenly pushed open, and then, those few students who had been in the restroom, with terrified expressions, ran towards Peter while shouting warnings to other students.
Behind them was another student who was so scared that he had pulled up his pants.
He didn't seem to notice that his pants weren't properly worn.
Clearly.
He was terrified, and it was estimated that for a long time afterward, he probably wouldn't dare to go to the restroom alone.
It was just as the other students' gazes fell on these few students who ran out of the restroom.
With a loud bang.
The restroom wall shattered in response.
Lizard Dr.'s figure instantly appeared in the sight of the other students.
"Oh my God!"
"Lizard!"
"..."
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