Marvel: The Twelve Spells.

Chapter 56 Dinner
Manhattan, Parklow Avenue.

The Staceys and Lorshaw are having dinner while the evening news is on:

"At 3:47 this afternoon, a robbery occurred at the Brooklyn branch of Morgan Bank, killing 17 bank employees and customers, and burning a large amount of cash in the vault. The main culprit was determined to be a demon. $40 in cash.

"After the police arrived, there was an exchange of fire with the devil, and 5 police officers were killed and 7 police officers were injured...

"According to the survivors, it was Captain America who had disappeared for 70 years——Steve Rogers, who finally stopped the devil from continuing to commit crimes. To ensure the safety of citizens and property..."

"Captain America! It's Captain America! I've seen the video on Twitter." Gwen's younger brother Howard was very excited. He pointed to the beautiful hostess on TV and said, "But she's lying. In the video, Captain America was killed by a The fat panda is beating up, if the police didn't come, he would be finished!"

"Ordinary pandas can't beat Captain America, that's Kung Fu Panda!" Angus, the youngest brother, emphasized. He is also a fan of Kung Fu Panda, and there are several surrounding dolls on the bed in the room.

"No, no, no, Kung Fu Panda is not Captain America's opponent! One is an anime character, and the other is a war hero." Howard retorted, "Kung Fu Panda was able to beat Captain America fat because the demon had beaten him half to death... ..."

"Kung Fu Panda is the strongest!" Angus said dissatisfiedly, "Devil and Captain America can't beat Kung Fu Panda!"

The brothers had an argument, and Howard had a hard time explaining to Angus that Kung Fu Panda was just a stuffed toy and that demons could do anything.Angus also can't understand that there are creatures in the world that are more powerful than Kung Fu Pandas...or a panda that knows Kung Fu and martial arts!
"The devil is the strongest!"

"It's Kung Fu Panda!"

"demon!"

……

When hearing the news, everyone except Luo Xia stopped their actions. George and Gwen looked at the TV screen and said nothing. Mrs. Stacey looked a little sad. She is a housewife who has nothing to do with the world. , she kindly put down her knife and fork and prayed.

Seeing this scene, Luo Xia also put down the fork, put his hands on his chest and muttered.

"Blessed Boundless Heavenly Venerable, Amitabha, Amen, together..."

"What are you doing?" Gwen asked curiously. She could only tell that Luo Xia spoke Chinese, but she couldn't understand the meaning of those syllables.

"Well... this is our Eastern prayer." Luoxia looked at her and said seriously, "I am helping those who died because of demons."

Gwen gave him a deep look, as if she had a lot of things buried in her heart that she didn't say...

Luo Xia finished "prayer" and continued to cut the steak. Mrs. Stacey's cooking skills are very good, and the selection is also the best tenderloin, which is soft and tender.

But after such a comparison, his "prayer" is a little distracted, and he might as well concentrate when tasting steak.

"Luo, do you want some vegetable salad?" Mrs. Stacy asked, she seemed to like Luo Xia's kindness just now.

"If possible, I'm in trouble." Luo Xia said with a smile.

Mrs. Stacey shook her head. For a cook, eating her food is the best compliment.

George, who was sitting on the main seat, said nothing, chewing food with a blunt expression. As the chief officer of the New York City police, he knew all the inside information of this bank robbery.

The police were once again defeated by the devil, and he didn't know how many times he had cleaned up the mess after the devil's destruction.

If you count the cases of fights, robberies, and destruction of public property on the streets, there are already hundreds of crimes that demons have participated in or created, but so far, demons are still at large.

"Dad..." Gwen hesitated to speak.

"I'm fine," said George, putting down his knife and fork. "It's not a setback for my job."

Mrs. Stacey nodded and said: "Demons and Spider-Women have made New York a mess, and the work of the police has become heavy, but I think you should relax, George, these superpowers cannot be dealt with by the police. of……"

"But this cannot be an excuse for the police. Our mission is to protect citizens and maintain order, no matter who the enemy is." George smiled reluctantly, "Citizens don't think about this, they just feel right. I used my taxes to support a group of useless idiots..."

Spider-Woman on the side buried her head in embarrassment and stared at the dinner plate, while the devil raised his head, but he often nodded, frowned, and showed empathetic expressions.

The two instigators had completely opposite reactions, but both tacitly did not participate in the discussion at the dinner table.

"Luo Xia, what are you doing today?" Gwen turned her head and asked casually, "I haven't seen you all day, and you haven't contacted me."

"Sorry, I'm playing games and watching anime at home, and there's an anime called "Spider-Woman vs. Demon" serialized on the Internet." Luo Xia replied casually.

"Did you see the scene where the devil robs the bank? Spider-Woman should be punishing him severely, right?" Gwen cut a broccoli in half and put half on Lorshaw's dinner plate with a fork .

"The plots of the anime are indeed taken from real cases, such as the battle between Brooklyn and the Lizardman, and the plot of the bank robbery will be drawn later, right?" Luo Xia said uncertainly, "But Spider-Woman doesn't punish demons... "

"Why?" Gwen asked curiously, "Because Spider-Woman isn't enhanced in the comics? She can't fight demons?"

"Uh...Because it's a romance-style manga, there won't be such an 'interesting' plot yet." Luo Xia said solemnly.

Gwen was stunned, and after a while she blushed and said, "The Devil and Spider-Woman, one is a villain and the other is a superhero, how can they fall in love?"

"Isn't this very common?" Luo Xia said: "In many literary works and film and television dramas, the hero and heroine are from different camps or even hostile camps, but they come together through the power of love, and they go through all kinds of hardships together. It's very interesting to kill each other, and I even tipped the creator of the manga!"

"No, Spider-Woman must hate demons!" Gwen vowed, "Even in the comics!"

……

After dinner, Gwen sent Lorsha downstairs, and the two of them strolled along the cobbled paths among the greenery.

"You still have the attributes of an otaku? I just found out tonight." Gwen looked at Luo Xia and said, "Didn't you hang out with your friends on weekends? Billiards, board games, parties or something..."

"No, I have no friends." Luoxia looked at Gwen with a smile, "Only you."

"We're not friends!"

As Gwen said, he hugged Luo Xia's neck, and the two kissed, before separating after dozens of seconds.

The two separated, and Gwen made a gesture to call.

"Call me when you get home."

"That should be a bit late." Luo Xia said, "I still have some things to deal with tonight."

Gwen didn't care: "I'll wait, call me..."

ps: I created a group, interested book friends can add it, discuss the plot and let me copy it... for reference or something.

(End of this chapter)