Dr. Curt Connors' left arm was missing, but that didn't seem to hinder him in the slightest.
After delivering a brief yet humorous introduction,
Dr. Connors posed a small question to the interns.
Unfortunately, none of their answers satisfied him.
That was when Peter Parker spoke up.
His response instantly caught Dr. Connors' attention—
it was insightful, sharp, and unexpectedly profound for a student.
He hadn't anticipated finding someone this bright among the interns.
Peter's answer impressed him greatly.
And it was because of this that Gwen Stacy finally noticed Peter.
She frowned slightly and flipped through the attendance list.
She didn't recall having any classmates or acquaintances among the interns.
Sure enough, Peter Parker's name was nowhere to be found.
『Dr. Connors』: "That was an excellent response. You are…?"
『Peter Parker』: "..."
Peter hesitated.
He had entered using someone else's name badge.
To make matters worse, he'd already forgotten the name printed on it.
Just as Peter was about to glance down and check, Gwen suddenly cut in.
『Gwen Stacy』: "He's one of the smartest students at Midtown Science College."
『Dr. Connors』: (raising an eyebrow) "Really now?"
『Gwen Stacy』: "He's ranked second in his class."
『Peter Parker』: (murmuring) "Second?"
『Gwen Stacy』: "That's right."
『Peter Parker』: "Are you sure?"
『Gwen Stacy』: "Of course."
At that moment, Dr. Connors' phone rang.
He took one look at the caller ID, then turned back to the interns.
『Dr. Connors』: "I'm sorry, but something urgent came up. Please continue the tour with Miss Stacy."
『Dr. Connors』: "It was a pleasure meeting you all."
And with that, he left the room.
Gwen Stacy took over, leading the interns through the rest of the laboratory.
Meanwhile, Peter decided it was best to slip away quietly.
After his earlier response, everyone had noticed him—
and Gwen probably had recognized him by now.
Better to leave before the security guards dragged him out.
『Gwen Stacy』: "Hey!"
Just as he turned to go, someone called out to him.
It was Gwen.
『Peter Parker』: "..."
He stopped and turned around helplessly.
『Gwen Stacy』: "What are you doing, Rodrigo?"
『Peter Parker』: (thinking) Rodrigo?
Then it hit him—
that was the name on the badge he'd taken.
He quickly glanced down at it to confirm.
Yep.
『Peter Parker』: "Oh—right, yeah."
Gwen smiled faintly.
『Gwen Stacy』: "What are you doing here?"
『Peter Parker』: "I… work here. I mean, I was planning to say I work here."
『Peter Parker』: "Actually, I guess you already know I don't… so…"
He trailed off awkwardly, glancing around for an excuse.
Gwen, seeing his guilty expression, couldn't help but laugh.
『Gwen Stacy』: "You followed me here, didn't you?"
『Peter Parker』: "No! I didn't! I had no idea you worked here!"
『Gwen Stacy』: "Then what are you doing here?"
She clearly didn't believe him.
Peter thought for a moment, then blurted out—
『Peter Parker』: "I… I love science."
『Gwen Stacy』: "You… love science?"
『Peter Parker』: "I love science."
Gwen's amused expression faded.
『Gwen Stacy』: "You sneaked in."
『Gwen Stacy』: "I'm leading this group right now."
『Gwen Stacy』: "I'll deal with you later. Don't cause trouble for me."
『Peter Parker』: "I promise I won't."
『Gwen Stacy』: "Then get back in line."
She turned and walked away, clearly dissatisfied with his evasive answers.
『Gwen Stacy』: "Alright, everyone, next we'll be visiting the physics reactor room."
The interns followed her out.
Peter, seeing an opening, slipped away in the other direction.
As he hurried down a hallway, he accidentally bumped into a middle-aged man.
『Peter Parker』: "Oh, sorry, sir."
He crouched to pick up the man's dropped files—
and froze.
There, printed on the folder's cover,
was a symbol Peter had seen before—
inside his father's old briefcase.
His heart skipped a beat.
『Peter Parker』: (thinking) Finally… a clue.
He quickly followed the man.
The stranger entered a secured room, inputting a passcode,
then walked off with two others.
When the hallway fell silent,
Peter approached the same door.
He replayed the passcode sequence in his mind,
typed it in carefully—
and the lock clicked open.
He stepped inside.
It was a sterile manufacturing chamber,
filled with rows of automated machinery.
He couldn't tell what they were producing.
After a few cautious steps,
he noticed a containment unit filled with spiders.
Curiosity got the better of him—
he reached out to touch it.
The machine suddenly stopped,
and hundreds of spiders scattered out,
some falling directly onto him.
Peter panicked, brushing them off as quickly as he could.
Fearing someone might notice the malfunction,
he bolted from the room.
Back in the corridor,
he ran straight into Gwen Stacy again.
『Gwen Stacy』: "Alright, hand me the badge."
『Peter Parker』: (awkwardly smiling) "Sorry."
He handed it over.
Just then—
One of the spiders that had fallen onto him earlier
crawled up his neck and bit him.
Peter flinched, but thought little of it.
Leaving Oscorp,
he boarded the subway home.
While dozing off in his seat,
an old drunk resting nearby tipped a bottle,
spilling a droplet onto Peter's forehead.
Peter jerked awake—
and in a blink,
he sprang upward,
landing on the roof of the subway car.
Everyone inside gasped.
Moments later, a brawl broke out,
and Peter—still dazed and confused—
fought off five or six grown men with shocking ease.
When the train reached the final stop,
he hurried home.
Once there, he scarfed down food,
then noticed strange bruises and marks on his body.
He searched online and found they matched spider bite wounds.
Not only that—
his body was changing.
His strength, speed, reflexes, and senses
had all been enhanced beyond belief.
───
At a high-end restaurant, Carl raised an eyebrow mid-meal.
『Jang Man-wol』: "Oppa, what's wrong?"
『Carl』: (smiling faintly) "Nothing much… I just discovered something interesting."
『Jang Man-wol』: "Alright then."
She resumed eating.
But what Carl found "interesting"…
was none other than Peter Parker himself.
He had been observing Peter for quite some time.
He knew the boy had just been bitten by the spider—
and that he now possessed immense power.
In other words,
the birth of Spider-Man had just begun.
But what truly concerned Carl now…
was Norman Osborn—
chairman of Oscorp Industries.
In Spider-Man's early story,
Norman would become the Green Goblin.
Carl knew that,
pressured by his company's failing profits,
Norman would personally take part in an unfinished experiment—
which would ultimately drive him mad.
The result:
countless deaths,
and Oscorp's financial ruin.
As a shareholder of Oscorp,
Carl couldn't simply watch that happen.
End of chapter...
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