I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 581 Riley's identity has been exposed yet again.

After a few simple words that delighted Thor, Riley, having confirmed that the war was over, returned Mjolnir to him without hesitation or reluctance.

Then, in high spirits, Thor gripped his old friend's hand again, turned, and soared into the sky. He prepared to find his brother Loki and boast to him about the praise and recognition he had received from Riley.

He'd even mentally prepared a draft, ready to deliver the line, "You yourself are a top-of-the-line anti-Ryley armor," verbatim right in Loki's face. Then he'd savor the look of envy on his brother's face, a look of feigned nonchalance masking deep envy. And, of course, he'd grab a camera and film this rare moment for future viewing.

But he didn't notice that Mjolnir, who was always honest and well-behaved, trembled slightly as if he were somewhat disgusted when he fell back into his hands.

The hammer handle trembled slightly in his palm, so slightly that Thor thought it was just turbulence caused by high-speed flight and didn't pay it any mind.

Who would have thought that in just a short time apart, his old friend with whom he had spent thousands of years had already "changed his mind"?

Clearly, compared to its current master who relied solely on brute force to swing Mjolnir around, and hardly used any lightning power...

Riley, whose every move exuded the charm of the Thunder King, won the favor of Mjolnir.

Those brief few tens of minutes of fighting side by side allowed this self-aware hammer to experience what it truly meant for Thor to descend to earth!

In Riley's hands, it was no longer a blunt weapon to be thrown around and smashed, but a vessel for the thunder of the world! A powerful artifact capable of summoning thunder and lightning and turning the tide of battle!

That feeling is probably like a piano that a master craftsman painstakingly created, which, after being buried for many years, finally meets someone who can play it!

Instead of being used as a larger, sturdier brick by a strong, reckless man, and smashed around everywhere!

Unfortunately, Mjolnir's current master is still Thor.

Odin's spell bound it to its owner.

Unless Thor dies in battle, or Mjolnir himself shatters, it can only continue to follow this stubborn brute until Thor himself gives permission.

This left Mjolnir, who clearly possessed a strong sense of self, with no choice but to accept his fate and continue to stay by Thor's side, despite his resentment.

But the thought that in future battles, Thor would most likely still use that sweeping, all-out fighting style—lifting himself up, slamming him down, lifting him up again, and slamming him down once more. Occasionally, he might summon a few bolts of lightning, but that coolness would only last three seconds before Thor threw him away again—Mjolnir felt a darkness descend upon his hammer.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality

Meanwhile, thanks to the hearing amplification system on the anti-Reeley armor, and the fact that Riley did not deliberately lower his voice, they were able to continue their conversation.

Tony, who was holding Amora's head in one hand and flying back to the tarmac, also heard Riley's evaluation of Thor.

As he carefully placed Amora's—or rather, Riley Parker's—body on the floor in front of Riley, his lips twitched as he looked down at Riley, trying to suppress a laugh, and asked, word by word.

"Thor is the top-of-the-line 'Anti-Ryley Armor'? You really think so? Thor has that much potential? I thought you were just fooling Thor and teasing him."

As Tony spoke, he activated the mechanism and bent down.

The hydraulic joints of the anti-Railley armor emitted a low mechanical hum. The massive steel armor opened to the sides, allowing Tony to jump out of the behemoth and land lightly on the ground.

He then suppressed his smile and looked at Riley, who, despite being covered by the symbiote suit, still maintained his "Black Spider-Man" form. After a brief silence, he added meaningfully.

"Also... should I call you 'brother' or 'kid'?"

After all, it's true that Thor, as depicted in mythology, was one of the strongest warriors in that mythological system...

But after witnessing Thor's performance firsthand, especially his goofy personality, Tony didn't believe a word of the assessment that Thor, once fully developed, could go toe-to-toe with Riley.

more importantly……

Just like Tony added at the end.

Through this incident, Tony has discovered an incredible secret.

I might need to re-examine and confirm the generational relationship between myself and Riley.

The reason is that Amora, who possessed Riley's body, displayed a different form after the nanotech suit was damaged and her true nature was revealed. This was not the mature and composed middle-aged version of Riley that Tony was familiar with...

Instead, it was a teenage version of Riley that should only exist in Tony's memory, something he only saw during his childhood.

Such a bizarre scene, coupled with the fact that Peter, as Riley's "son," was not at all surprised by the change in his "father's" appearance.

These two points combined were enough to make the exceptionally intelligent Tony realize that something was wrong.

So, during the brief separation from Riley while Tony was piloting the anti-Railley armor to intercept the fleeing Amora, he specifically instructed Jarvis to access the District 13 intelligence network and retrieve information about Peter's family situation.

Then, recognizing the familiar name on the household registration book, Tony was shocked to discover that the "older brother next door" he had always thought was much older than him was actually almost twenty years younger than him, the "little inventor"!

In other words, if Tony had simply followed the expected path in life, and honestly gotten married and had children...

At his age, he could be Riley and Peter's father!

So much so that Tony's final words to Riley were spoken in an extremely subtle tone.

Part of it was the pride of discovering Riley's little secret, and part of it stemmed from the disbelief that his worldview had been shattered...

But more than anything, there was a sense of resentment, like, "God, what else are you hiding from me? And why have you been hiding it from me for so long!"

That wasn't all; what shocked and shocked Tony even more was...

Jarvis, who seems honest and kind, actually betrayed himself!

Because Jarvis already knew this secret!

When Riley first recruited Peter and others to help Tony design the Mark II suit, he inadvertently revealed his brotherly relationship with Peter at Tony's villa. Unbeknownst to him, Jarvis, Tony's personal butler who was practically omnipresent in the villa, recorded everything without missing a single detail.

This completely baffled Tony, and upon learning the news, he couldn't help but question Jarvis on the spot about why he hadn't been told sooner.

As a result, Jarvis showed no remorse or guilt whatsoever. Instead, he spoke to Tony with an innocent tone and a self-righteous air.

"I do know that Mr. Riley's age doesn't match his appearance... but you've never asked me about it, sir. Considering you've known Mr. Riley for longer than I was born, I thought you already knew."

"..."

After her words, Tony was left speechless.

Then, in a fit of rage and shame, Tony secretly concluded...

Jarvis must have been hanging out with Riley for too long and gone astray! He's even getting angry at his creator!

Jarvis wasn't like this before! Although he spoke coldly and seemed rather unapproachable, at least he wasn't this infuriating!

After this is over, we must readjust Jarvis's personality module!