Chapter 1889: To Each Their Own

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

Whatever jokes Selina might crack about the little witch, the truth was that Big Dipper was indeed closer to Wanda.

But she wasn’t really a kid.

Big Dipper was cold and ruthless, and could be considered a ‘decent’ version of Wade.

In battle, he would occasionally talk crudely just to infuriate the enemy to death.

He wasn’t a taciturn person.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so ‘notorious’ among the ladies in Afterlife.

By the same logic, he was strict when it came to teaching, but was very easy to get along with outside of that — provided that he could accept the occasional poisonous tongue.

After a few days, even Pietro liked to chat with him, let alone Wanda.

After all, the serious Big Dipper was actually quite cheeky when it came to casual talk.

For example, they had talked about girlfriends once and Pietro had bragged about how quickly and easily he had found one, when Big Dipper suddenly said, “Then did you finish very quickly that night? And break up even faster after that?”

Pietro hadn’t been able to react for a moment. After thinking about it, he vaguely got it: This guy was saying that he came too fast, so his girlfriend dumped him!

The young man immediately retaliated.

Wanda was both amused and embarrassed, but she couldn’t help but want to listen to their nonsense.

Under Big Dipper’s attentive gaze, the siblings unknowingly went through a dramatic change in their lives — they got new and real identities, matching nanosuits, and new lives without any worries.

As backup members of the Justice League, the siblings enjoyed basic protection and were middle-class in America.

For other people to reach this level, they would have to work from nine to five every day. On the other hand, the siblings received education and professional training.

The siblings had never expected to ever be able to study or make money.

The treatment was too good, and the siblings felt a little ashamed.

With their superpowers, they could take time out of their training to carry out missions.

But when Pietro asked the question at Wanda’s prodding, Big Dipper told them very formally, “You’re potential members of the Justice League. We have to demonstrate to you through our actions that ‘justice’ isn’t just a temporary catchphrase, but something which the League abides by everyday. Only by treating you this way can you treat us the same.”

Looking at the bewildered siblings, he explained, “When you join the Justice League, you can’t treat your teammates as tools. For example, you’re young, impulsive, and lack systematic training. Letting you carry out a mission now would be irresponsible.”

The siblings nodded thoughtfully, but the straightforward boy who liked to ask questions asked again, “I think I saw a PDD under the Justice League. The people there don’t seem to have this treatment?”

Big Dipper smiled indifferently. “They’re just temp workers who get paid for the jobs they take on. Rather than talk justice with them, you might as well give them more money. For example, if you talk to a temp worker who gets paid by the hour about your feelings, do you think they won’t charge you for it?”

Pietro said, “No.”

Big Dipper patted the young man’s shoulder and said earnestly, “That’s right. In this world, talking about money hurts feelings, while talking about feelings loses you money. When you get a girlfriend for real, you’ll understand!”

“What does this have to do with a girlfriend?” Pietro was bewildered, before he realized that something wasn’t right. “Wait, I’ve already had a girlfriend before, alright?”

Wanda was lost for words. How was she supposed to deal with an idiot brother?

…

Whether or not Pietro personally verified that having a girlfriend hurt his wallet, life finally calmed down.

Apart from researching his new Vibration ability, Luke also researched the little witch’s ability.

He also studied Pietro’s ability, but it was too difficult, and he could basically only record the data.

It could only be said that this boy’s ‘light speed’ ability was special.

Pietro’s physique was far from strong enough to support such speed, but he was still faster than Luke.

There was no way for Luke to learn Pietro’s or Wanda’s ability in the system.

Luke wasn’t surprised at all.

The siblings’ superpowers were products of the Mind Stone, and Luke’s body clearly wasn’t as ‘mystical’ as the Mind Stone.

However, the effects of these abilities could be monitored and analyzed.

This was enough for the time being

During this period of calm, Christmas 2010 arrived.

In a season when families had reunions, CEO Jenny had nowhere to go.

She had nothing to do with her father’s new family, and their relationship was in limbo.

Ever since her father read the global economy trend wrong in 2008, he lost his position and standing with his foundation.

If the higher-ups didn’t know that he was Jenny’s father, the debt collectors would’ve already forced him to jump off a building.

This was what the finance world was like.

Everybody supported him when he was in the limelight because he could make money for them.

When he lost the money, it was as if he had killed their parents; a lot of people wanted him dead.

Later, it was Jenny who personally cleared his debts and helped her father escape disaster.

Now, her father had no more chance of playing with financial speculation, and could only look after the small phone component manufacturing companies which Jenny gave to him to manage.

While his days weren’t as extravagant as before, he was still part of the upper class.

If her father was willing to work hard, he could rely on Jenny’s status and support to become a medium-sized supplier in three to five years.

With what Jenny had given him, he could make a comeback of sorts.

Maybe it was because of his glory days of the past that he liked being flattered all the time, but her father never stopped obsessing about speculation.

Those who knew better didn’t dare get involved with Jenny’s father; that would be making an enemy of her.

So, he had been trying to get investment funds out of Jenny for the past two years.

Her father earned millions every year, and naturally wouldn’t look for Jenny for a ‘small project’ worth 10 to 20 million.

He had asked for 200 million at first, and then lowered the amount many times; 100 million was fine.

Of course, Jenny refused!

Her father had made a loss of more than a billion in 2008, and he himself had been almost 100 million in debt.

To prevent him from being sent to prison, Jenny had finally forked out almost 300 million.

For her sake, many people didn’t demand the exorbitant price of 500 million.

If her father now borrowed 200 million, and something else happened, wouldn’t she have to fork out another several hundred million?

Forking out hundreds of millions was rare, even for her father’s sake.

That was USD, not toilet paper.

If it were 2005, Jenny would probably be tearing her hair out.

Thankfully, it was the end of 2010 and, while she had already stepped down from the managerial positions of several major companies, she had a lot of connections and resources; it was basically impossible for anyone to threaten her through her father.

So, although her father’s problem was a headache, it was ultimately just a family matter.

As long as she was patient and didn’t give him a chance to squander money, Jenny didn’t have to worry about anything untoward happening.

In the name of visiting her ‘boss,’ Catherine, Jenny visited Texas again for the holidays, and was enjoying himself. She also envied Luke’s family.

If her family cared less about money, she might not have to hide here.