I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 585 Gift

"I see... Wait, you said Geed is your son... Will Belial agree to that?"

After Dr. Asakura—or rather, Zhou Hao—openly introduced himself, Riley quietly relaxed.

After all, Riley had never told anyone this secret since birth.

Even when Riley traveled through time to meet the Ancient One from the past, and dug his own grave, he only told the Ancient One that he came from outside this universe, but never mentioned the existence of the "System".

Therefore, the moment Zhou Hao finished speaking, Riley was certain that the person in front of him was indeed the creator of the system, the great benefactor who gave him a second life.

Therefore, since everything he has now can be said to be thanks to the person in front of him, Riley certainly doesn't need to be paranoid and wary of the person in front of him.

But soon, Riley seemed to remember something, his eyebrows raised high, and he asked curiously.

"How could that be? Of course he wouldn't agree!"

"I knew it! With Beria's volatile temper, how could you possibly steal his son—"

"So when Belial found out, he immediately got angry. He claimed that Riku was not his son, but a clone created by Fukuide Kei based on his genes. So strictly speaking, he is my real eldest son. And on this basis, he directly fought with Riku, wanting to compete with Riku for the title of 'eldest son'."

"……ha?????"

However, Zhou Hao's casual response froze Riley's body, which was leaning back in his chair, for a full two seconds.

Until her lips moved, her facial expression gradually went out of control, looking like she was saying, "Are you kidding me?" She let out an instinctive exclamation that was a mixture of confusion, shock, and a fundamental questioning of the parent-child relationship in the universe where Zhou Hao was located.

"Ahem, that's all in the past, it's not important... I'm here mainly to cover for you, consider it after-sales service? After all, this system, although still in the testing phase, would definitely cause considerable trouble for this world if it fell into Amora's hands."

Seeing that Riley could no longer maintain his calm and composed demeanor, and that Zhou Hao had seized the opportunity to take several meme-worthy photos of Riley's expressions with a pinhole camera, Zhou Hao chuckled and waved his hand, changing the subject.

"However, I really didn't expect that after all the behind-the-scenes maneuvering I did for Amora's plan, the Chitauri shouldn't have been able to invade. Yet, the world's will in this universe has no shame whatsoever and still forcibly opened the portal. Even more unexpectedly, even without the system and those items, you were able to easily overcome this crisis, without me even having a chance to intervene..."

Of course, Zhou Hao had another purpose, which he didn't say aloud...

It's true that he'll cover for Riley, but if the situation really gets so serious that Zhou Hao has to intervene personally, then it's reasonable for him to take a little "kickback" as well, right?

For example, the Golden Cudgel, which, thanks to Hei Xiaoyu's incredible luck, broke through the limitations of the underlying code, ignored the extremely low drop rate set by Zhou Hao, and was obtained in one go, thus leaving the gacha pool and becoming the precious toy Zhou Hao had been longing for for so long...

Yes, even if Zhou Hao possesses the power of Ultraman Tiga and can freely develop systems—high-tech products that transcend the three-dimensional level—…

But before transmigrating, like Riley, he was a true-blue Chinese...

Who could resist the temptation of the same Ruyi Jingu Bang as the Monkey King!

Unfortunately, Riley's performance was so stunning that Zhou Hao's plans fell through.

So much so that when Zhou Hao said these words, his gaze toward Riley contained not only admiration for Riley but also a hint of resentment.

"It's really kind of you to go to so much trouble, but isn't this what you expected? After all, since I got this system, it hasn't given me resources for free; I have to earn them myself. In fact, after I made up my mind to change the fate of this world, even the occasional system tasks haven't popped up for a long time... This is enough to show that from the very beginning, you decided that the system would only provide necessary auxiliary functions, but would never give me the opportunity to rely on the system and just lie around doing nothing?"

Of course, because Zhou Hao didn't deliberately hide his emotional changes, Riley, who was good at observing people's hearts, also noticed this resentment. He subconsciously recalled the system's immediate crash when Hei Xiaoyu pulled a good item in a ten-pull.

After roughly guessing Zhou Hao's intention, Riley, who wanted to laugh but dared not, could only subconsciously raise his hand to cover his right ear where he had hidden the golden cudgel, while tensing his facial muscles and trying to maintain a serious demeanor as he continued to respond.

"Furthermore... now that the crisis has been resolved, and Mr. Kengo has reached an agreement with the Goddess of Death... are you planning to leave now?"

So, now that the crisis has been resolved, are you planning to leave?

"Tch, you're smart enough. If you're just a fool who only knows how to rely on external forces and doesn't strive for anything, you don't deserve this power."

Seeing that Riley had revealed the true meaning of the system's existence in just a few words, Zhou Hao's smile deepened slightly.

"What? Are you in such a hurry to get rid of me, afraid that I'll lose face and just snatch your toy? Don't worry, don't worry, although it does hurt my heart, I, an old man, am not that petty... Besides, seeing how hard you've worked, I've decided to give you an extra bonus."

The moment the words left his mouth, without waiting for Riley's response, a golden light separated from Zhou Hao's body and quickly entered Riley's head.

The entire process was seamless and natural, like water and milk blending together. Riley himself felt no discomfort whatsoever.

However, merging with this light did not bring Riley the slightest feeling of physical enhancement.

However, in his mind, it was as if long-sealed memories had been suddenly awakened, and a series of data appeared that were extremely unfamiliar to Riley, yet inexplicably familiar.

"This...this could be...?!"

"Hmm, that's right, these are Earth's coordinates, Earth from our universe."

"Whether it's Brother Ming's belt or the portal of the sling ring... with your current abilities, you can go back right now if you want to."