I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 191 Riley: Isn't this the wrong focus?!

With the help of two Jade's lucky draws, Riley, the "lying down and winning dog," only spent 1,100 points and made a fortune of ten high-level items.

So much so that after a brief celebration, Riley couldn't wait to use the item that was supposed to allocate skill points on Intelligence. He raised it from seven points to ten in one go.

If you were to use points to upgrade this, it would cost 300,000 points!

The only drawback is that Riley's physical condition remains consistently good.

When he drew a random skill book as his backup, after using it, Riley only received the "Language Proficiency" skill.

And because the system crashed—or rather, the administrator was not there and busy finding someone to fix the "bug"—this skill did not come with a detailed text description.

Therefore, Riley interpreted this skill literally as the ability to learn multiple languages ​​without instruction, which was better than nothing. He quickly shifted his attention to other props.

Of course, Riley initially set his sights on the Golden Cudgel.

I can't wait to take it out, transform into the chosen one, and personally experience the majestic demeanor of the Monkey King!

But when Riley glanced around to look for the whereabouts of the Golden Cudgel, his gaze lingered on the little crystal doll-shaped gadget.

Stimulated by that familiar outline, Riley finally belatedly realized where this thing came from...

Good heavens! Isn't this the silly girl from "Magic Phone" who has all sorts of amazing abilities and can travel through time freely?

No wonder it can sell for one million points in the store...

The ability to travel through time and space at will is absolutely worth a million points!

This is what brought Riley back to his senses. He subconsciously glanced at Black Jade, who, like Jade, was incredibly obedient and well-behaved, showing absolutely no resemblance to the Queen of the Shadow Legion.

Riley's mind exploded with an extremely audacious idea!

After a brief hesitation, Riley took out the high-grade life potion that Hei Xiaoyu had just drawn from his storage space, and placed his free hand on Hei Xiaoyu's shoulder.

Meeting the puzzled gazes of the two girls, he asked them solemnly, word by word.

"...Xiaoyu, tell me honestly...before you came to our universe, did you already see me and drink this potion?"

That's right, the moment Riley recognized the girl, he immediately realized...

It is highly likely that at some point in the future, I will travel to the parallel universe where Hei Xiaoyu lives.

Then, using Silly Girl's time travel function, she went back to the day when Hei Xiaoyu had just become the queen of the Shadow Legion.

So that, taking advantage of the fact that Hei Xiaoyu had not been corrupted for long and had not yet fully mastered this power, they forcibly poured the high-level life potion, which focused on "purification," down Hei Xiaoyu's throat!

Of course, if it's just to remove Tara's tattoo, Riley, who is now quite skilled in using magic and has just received the complete spellbook from Valon, could easily concoct an antidote himself.

However, as Hei Xiaoyu regains her senses, she will also lose the ability to command the Shadow Legion.

So Riley was worried that, let alone finding an antidote...

I'm afraid that before I've even started preparing my setup, the omnipresent ninja soldiers will realize that I'm trying to take away their queen!

Driven by a self-preservation instinct, the ninja soldiers would immediately inform Black Jade of this news. This would cause Black Jade, who was extremely resistant to the antidote, to believe that Riley wanted to "betray" her! And, fueled by the dark energy, she would transform into a world-class boss!

Because of this concern, Riley, who is not only shrewd but also extremely cautious in his actions, has remained inactive, racking his brains to find a better solution.

In order to minimize the potential losses during the operation, and help the Queen of the Shadow Legion to transform back into the mischievous Cheng Xiaoyu.

But now, after thinking it over carefully, Riley, whose mind had suddenly become clear, was astonished to discover...

My worries seem to have been unnecessary from the very beginning...

After all, in the original animation, Hei Xiaoyu showed no mercy even when facing Uncle Long.

How could she possibly restrain her tyrannical temper and behave exactly like Jade just because Riley from this parallel universe appeared?

In this way, when Hei Xiaoyu appears, he is willing to stage a "real and fake Xiaoyu" drama with Xiaoyu.

Instead of taking the opportunity to deliver a blow to Riley and forcibly take him away.

Or, as Valon hoped, a new crisis would erupt the moment he arrived in this universe.

Even when facing Coulson, he managed to suppress his emotions until the very end, without immediately summoning ninja soldiers to "send him off"...

Any one of these points taken out alone is enough to show that Hei Xiaoyu's mental state has actually returned to normal!

Following this line of thought, Riley could easily guess...

It's definitely a high-grade life potion. This concept-level item produced by the system not only cleared the Tara tattoo pattern from Hei Xiaoyu's mind, but also preserved the ability to command the Shadow Legion at will, which is clearly more beneficial than harmful to Hei Xiaoyu!

So much so that it's like Riley from the future traveling back in time to trick his past self, and in doing so, to establish connections with his past self through his father and the Ancient One, two powerful magical beings...

Hei Xiaoyu's nine out of ten draws are, in a sense...

Perhaps it was an inevitable event in a history that had already been set in stone?

"...Heh heh, so it's been exposed already? I have to say, as expected of Riley? Even faster than I expected~"

Just as Riley had guessed, seeing that Riley had realized the crux of the problem and personally exposed her disguise, Hei Xiaoyu not only did not show hostility, but instead showed a happy and satisfied smile.

When confronted with Riley's questions, Hei Xiaoyu simply put her hands on her hips and readily admitted it with a straight face.

He then turned to look at Xiaoyu, who was stunned, blinked, and teased her with a cheerful smile.

"Sorry, my other self... But, who told you to kick me first? The atmosphere was already there, it would be too awkward if I didn't play along~"

With Hei Xiaoyu's affirmative reply, Riley finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.

Then, following the shift in the topic, he turned his gaze to his own little jade.

Riley originally thought that Jade was just shocked that the "fake" in front of her had suddenly become the "real" one from a parallel universe, and he was ready to strike while the iron was hot and tease Jade with a smile.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Xiaoyu stared intently at Riley with a pair of resentful eyes, clenched her little pink fists, and asked through gritted teeth.

"So, Riley... you actually knew from the moment she appeared that I was the real one, but you just pretended not to know and watched me worry all by myself, right?"

"...Eek, this...this...ah! You must all be thirsty after playing for so long, right? I'll go buy you some drinks!"

"Don't even think about running away! Riley! Stop right there! Explain yourself—!!!"

And so, with her focus shifting, Xiaoyu keenly sensed something was amiss, and her provocative question led to Riley suffering a boomerang punishment!

So much so that Riley, who was already sweating profusely as he faced the furious Jade, immediately triggered a frantic warning from his spider-sense.

Without even thinking, he instinctively turned around. A real-life cat-and-mouse game unfolded between him and Xiaoyu in this deer park!

Along with Hei Xiaoyu, who was acting as a spectator in the front row, while watching with a smile and occasionally cheering for Xiaoyu, she couldn't help but recall the promise Riley had made to her in that future timeline before she traveled to this universe...

"The Riley who will help revive me when the time is right... I'm really looking forward to it."

"When that day comes, I must bring my Riley to the Deer Park for another day..."

"It's just the two of us, nobody's going to bother us!"