“Things are getting more and more interesting.”

After Clark left, Eric stood in front of the window and watched the night outside and muttered to himself.

I thought my private actions were secret enough, but I didn't expect Clark to understand it very clearly.

but......

This is normal, right.

I had no intention of hiding from Clark. With his extraordinary ability to gradually awaken, I found that his whereabouts were not difficult.

He went to the Metropolitan Wave late at night and came back with a faint smell of blood. This is indeed something he often did before.

With the unblocking of the "Motherlander Template", the power continued to increase. Eric, who could not hold back, often went to the metropolis to vent his feelings.

Those criminals and gangsters became unlucky people who vented their power.

He did not have the idea of ​​becoming a superhero to eliminate violence and maintain good fortune, but the pure force of these guys is worthy of his attack.

Of course, while venting its power, it also helps to get some "Franklin" back.

This is why Clark said he "has a lot of money."

Dan Brown's death...was it done by the 'scarecrow' named Jelomy?

Sitting at the desk, Eric put Clark's affairs aside and thought to himself.

He had no regrets or sympathy for the murder of the rugby team.

The idiot with only muscles in his mind was killed by the returned "revenge ghost". He was very interested in the plot of "revenge and death".

As for stopping Jelomy?

He doesn't have this interest yet.

Tomorrow's prom...

Turning around and staring at the misty night, Eric's mouth slightly raised.

Maybe it would be a gorgeous grand performance.

I'm really... looking forward to it!

......

The next day, early morning.

Smallville High School is full of youthful hormones.

The arrival of the return-to-school dance made all students restless.

The girls who were looking forward to the dance were sitting together in groups of three or three to discuss their dance partner, while the boys were hurrying to invite their dance female companions in the last time.

A tense and warm atmosphere enveloped all the students.

"Hey, Eric!"

As soon as Eric closed the locker door, he heard a female voice ringing from behind.

Looking back, I found that it was Clark's best friend, Chloe, a reporter from the Torch newspaper.

Chloe, who had short blonde hair, holding a book in one hand and coffee in the other, greeted Eric, "Good morning, Eric."

"Chloe?"

"Chloe Sullivan, reporter and editor-in-chief of the Torch. This is the first time we are talking in Clark's absence, right?"

Chloe said with a smile on his lips.

It looks like she is in a good mood.

"Is there something wrong?"

Eric is not very familiar with this weird Miss reporter.

It was just that Clark knew that the other person was a very curious girl.

He has always hated trouble and always respects people with strong curiosity.

If the other party has a label of "reporter", the degree of "no cold" will be further improved.

"Can we talk? It only takes you a little time and you can do it before class."

Chloe asked expectantly.

“Things about Clark.”

Perhaps because he was afraid that Eric would refuse, Chloe added another sentence.

Eric, who hesitated for a second, nodded in agreement with Chloe's request.

In the Torch Office, Chloe sorted out the tables filled with paper to make the office look less messy.

“Do you need coffee?”

"no thanks."

"OK."

Chloe nodded, his expression a little unnatural.

She had some longing for a boy like Eric who was not very intellectual but hot.

Chloe, who has never been confessed to by a boy and has never dated, has lacked confidence in himself.

Eric looked at the furnishings around him and focused on the mountain of newspapers on the bookshelf.

"This is the Torch of the recent year." Chloe took the initiative to explain to Eric.

"Is the Torch? Is there any newspaper that happened three years ago around the return to school dance day?"

Eric asked Chloe.

Although he was a little surprised why the other party was interested in the old newspaper three years ago, Chloe nodded.

"Of course, I'll find it to you right away."

The decisive Chloe quickly handed Eric a stack of newspapers.

"The return day is April 21, which was the newspaper from April three years ago. If you think the layout is different from now, don't be surprised, because I was not the editor-in-chief of the Torch at that time."

Chloe said a silly word.

But after seeing Eric still had a poker face, he felt the urge to sigh.

Eric took the newspaper from the frustrated Chloe with a expressionless face and soon found a report about Jelomy.

"Jeromy, a student who disappeared three years ago, was selected as the 'Scarecrow' and tied to the cornfield for a night, and then disappeared mysteriously the next day. I remember this incident caused a lot of sensation at that time. Jeromy once participated in the 'AppT Physics Cup' and was the only student who won the award at Smallville High School."

Chloe saw Eric's eyes on Jelomy's report and told him what he knew.

Nodding, Eric read the information on the newspaper in ten lines at a glance, and then handed the newspaper to Chloe.

The newspaper said that the other party was hospitalized for meteorite radiation when he was a child, and he was a physics expert...

It seems that Jelomi's mutation is closely related to kryptonite, and the other party may have found a way to use kryptonite to obtain energy.

“Eric?”

Eric, who was immersed in thinking, was interrupted by the Miss reporter.

"That... Clark always thought Dan Brown's death was related to you, is it true?"

Chloe asked Eric directly.

"Maybe."

Eric did not deny it or admit it.

“Generally speaking, uncertain answers contain more of the meaning of ‘not wanting to answer’.”

Chloe blinked, "So Eric, you 'don't want to answer'?"

"What do you think? Chloe."

Eric asked back to the other party.

"My opinion is different from Clark. Of course, it's not because you taught Dan Brown a lesson before, so I share the same hatred with you."

Chloe skillfully put the newspaper back on the bookshelf, "I suspect the murderer is Coach Watt. Coach Watt is obviously not normal recently and there are signs of physical punishment for students. Maybe Dan Brown is the whistleblower, so Coach Watt will attack him."

"Forget it, Coach Watt put it aside in advance. Clark thinks you will definitely attack at the dance party at night and he will stop you, so... to clear your suspicion, are you going?"

Chloe asked Eric solemnly.

“Why not?”

Eric expressed his attitude in his short vocabulary.

"Why do I feel...you're luring Clark into conflict with you step by step?"

Chloe frowned slightly and expressed his intuition as a woman.
Chapter completed!