My Chapter is Here

Ah Zu stood at the door, his red and blue uniform gleaming under the lights, his face showing a hint of weariness that he was deliberately trying to project.

"you……"

Jessica's voice trembled slightly. She wanted to rush up and punch him, but she also wanted to run into his arms and cry her heart out.

But in the end, she just snorted coldly, crossed her arms, and put on a nonchalant, sour face.

"Hey, isn't this our missing person? I thought you died in outer space, and I was just about to turn your office into a bar."

"I'm sorry to disappoint you." Azu walked in with a smile. "The alien food was too awful, so I came back."

"Where have you been for the past month?" Jessica grabbed her employee badge from the table and threw it at Azu. "Do you know how I've been these past month? Do you know how difficult those old foxes on the board are to deal with? Do you know how chaotic that damn reality show is?!"

Ah-Zu easily caught the name tag, still smiling as he looked at her.

"You're back just in time, I quit!" Jessica gritted her teeth, her voice trembling slightly from the pain. "This is your mess, you clean it up yourself! Give me my wages, I'm going back to my apartment to sleep!"

After saying that, she endured the excruciating pain from the burst of etheric particles within her body, pushed away Ah Zu, and started to walk out.

She couldn't let him see her like this.

Like a monster, like a bomb that could explode at any moment.

Jessica.

Azu didn't move aside, but grabbed her wrist.

"Let go!" Jessica struggled, but the hand remained firmly in place, like an iron clamp.

"Your hands are very hot." Azu's voice lowered, and he stopped teasing her.

"Can't I have a fever? Let go!"

"You're in pain, aren't you?"

This sentence was like a needle, piercing through Jessica's disguise.

Her struggles stopped.

Ah Zu gently removed the sunglasses from her face.

Her eyes were bloodshot, with a reddish glint in them, and her face looked so haggard it was heartbreaking.

Ah Zu sighed inwardly and began his performance.

His eyes softened considerably, even carrying a hint of... deep self-reproach.

"I'm sorry, Jessica."

He reached out and gently stroked her cheek; the coolness from his fingertips soothed Jessica's burning skin.

"I'm late."

"You..." Jessica's eyes reddened. She bit her lip, stubbornly holding back her tears. "Why did it take you so long to come back?"

"I've been searching for a way to cure you." Azu sighed deeply, his eyes revealing a weariness born of hardship.

"I know that thing is dangerous inside you. And as I expected, even Asgard, where that idiot Thor is, can't do anything about it."

"So I broke into Odin's forbidden library, was imprisoned by Odin, made a deal with the treacherous Loki, and even fought against the dark elves..."

"Finally..." Azu pulled a golden apple out of thin air, waved it under the light, "I've found a way to suppress it a little. Although it can't be cured, it can at least reduce your pain."

"Anthony...you...idiot." Jessica couldn't hold back any longer and crashed into Azu's arms, hugging him tightly.

"Trust me, Jessica," he whispered in her ear, "Just a little longer. Soon... I'll be able to get it out completely. Then you'll be free."

"I trust you……"

Before she could finish speaking, Jessica suddenly felt dizzy and her body fell backward uncontrollably.

But she didn't fall to the ground; a strong embrace caught her.

Ah Zu gently put his left arm around her waist and back, while his right hand steadily supported her knees, lifting her up in his arms.

"Let me go..." Jessica struggled weakly, but her strength was like that of a baby in front of Homelander.

"Don't move."

Ah Zu carried her to the sofa in front of the French windows and sat down, letting her lean against him.

Jessica wasn't going to back down. She was Treasure Girl, a tough nut to crack, straight out of Hell's Kitchen.

But she couldn't resist.

I really couldn't resist.

She reached out and wrapped her arms tightly around Ah Zu's neck, burying her face in his chest and sobbing softly.

The fear and grievances that had been suppressed for so long finally burst forth at this moment.

Azu didn't say anything, but gently patted her back.

After a long while, Jessica calmed down a bit.

She seemed to realize that her behavior just now was too weak, and she pushed Ah Zu away abruptly, trying to stand up.

"Alright." She wiped her face, her eyes hardening again.

"Now that you're back, my temporary job is over. I'm heading back to Brooklyn."

After saying that, she turned to leave.

"etc……"

Ah Zu pressed down on her shoulder, his eyes turning serious.

"I know you want to leave, but you can't now."

"War has come, Jessica."

"Those bastards who caused you so much pain... they're here."

Jessica's heart skipped a beat: "What?"

"They're after you." Azu looked directly into her eyes. "Or rather, they're after something inside you. That thing is called the Aether, a weapon used by a group of evil aliens called Dark Elves to destroy the world."

"If you go back to Brooklyn now, your apartment will be in ruins in less than half an hour, and your neighbor and that stray cat will all die along with it."

"and……"

Ah Zu walked up to her and took her hand in his.

"Walter needs you, the kids on the reality show need you, and I... need you too."

"This is not only about saving yourself, but also about saving the world. This is what 'Jewel Woman' should be doing."

Jessica looked at him, the excruciating pain still lingering within her, but at this moment, another force sustained her.

"Okay." She took her employee badge back, hung it around her neck, and her eyes sharpened again.

"Let's do it. After we kill those alien bastards, you'll have to pay me double overtime."

"make a deal."

……

The following day, a media storm swept across the United States.

The White House press briefing room.

The White House spokesman stood solemnly in front of the podium, but the background behind him was not just the national flag, but the Vought International logo and the American flag side by side.

"...As everyone guessed, Homelander, the founder of Vought International and leader of the Super Seven, carried out a top-secret space mission directly authorized by the President over the past week."

The reporters in the audience were in an uproar.

"During the mission, Homelander successfully intercepted crucial intelligence: a hostile alien force—the Dark Elves—is attempting a full-scale invasion of Earth!"

"This is the second major survival crisis humanity has faced since the Battle of New York."

"But please rest assured, people!" the spokesperson raised his voice, "President Ellis has authorized Vought International and its superhero team to take full charge of this Earth defense operation!"

At the same time, Water International’s official Twitter account and the White House’s Twitter account posted a pinned video.

In the video, Azu floats in the stratosphere with the blue Earth behind him.

"I'm back."

It's just a short sentence.

But that's enough.

"Ding! You have gained 31252 popularity points!"

"Ding! You have gained 26525 popularity points!"

"Ding! Popularity gained..."

The entire internet is buzzing.

"I knew it! Homelander didn't die! He went to outer space to scout!"

"My God, aliens again? But with the people of my homeland here, I'm not afraid at all."

"That's real power! While some mysterious agency is still checking water meters, Homelander is already arguing with aliens in outer space!"