This is great and everything, but Peter, have you seen Spider-Man?!
He was here in Paris fighting Cat Noir more than a week ago!!
Peter groaned at Ned's words. Peter was happy that the people of Paris did not recognize him and did not talk about him in the news, since their loved ones and friends had turned into stone monsters.
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Peter smiled shyly and then said, yes Ned, I saw the entire fight.
That was amazing!! With Spider-Man in Paris, I am sure that everything will return to normal again!!
Ned shouted with great enthusiasm.
Spider-Man? Who is that? Marinette and Alya asked in confusion.
Ned looked at them as if another head had grown on them and said, are you serious?! You don't know Spider-Man?! The most popular hero of New York and the world?!
Alya and Marinette looked at each other and then said, we are not from New York so….
That is not an excuse!! Spider-Man is known all over the world!! Were you really living under a rock?!
Peter sighed and then said, alright Ned, I think you are exaggerating a little.
Alya looked at Ned with an amused expression and then said, or maybe your supposed hero is not as famous as you think, and I believe that Ladybug and Cat Noir surpass him. They appeared only once and the entire world came to know them.
Ned gasped at Alya's words and looked at her as if someone had insulted his parents.
Marinette intervened quickly when she saw Ned's expression and then said shyly, or maybe we just did not hear about him. Can you enlighten us?
Ladybug and Cat Noir are better than Spider-Man?! Are you kidding me?!
Ladybug and Cat Noir are beginner heroes!! As for Spider-Man, he is a veteran hero who fought crime in New York and saved its people many times for more than two years!! And guess what?! He did it alone the entire time without the help of anyone!! Spider-Man literally kicked Cat Noir's butt last week!!
Alya was annoyed by Ned's words and immediately started arguing with him, because for her Ladybug and Cat Noir were the best two superheroes since they had saved her life from certain death.
Marinette and Peter looked at each other awkwardly and tried to mediate between them, but without any use.
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[Meanwhile at the Agreste Mansion]
"Didn't you see him leave?! Go and find him immediately!! If anything happens to my son, you will be responsible. Is that clear?!"
Gabriel shouted sharply at Nathalie and his personal bodyguard Gorilla, since when they woke up this morning they found that Adrien had escaped to school behind his back.
Nathalie lowered her head and then said, yes sir.
Then she turned and left with Gorilla to search for Adrien.
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Don't you really remember anything, Ivan?! You went crazy and turned into a huge monster, man!
Ned and Alya stopped arguing when they heard the words of their classmate Alix Kubdel, and several whispers.
Peter turned toward the source of the sound and then saw Ivan Bruel sitting on a bench in the middle of the school yard, surrounded by excited students.
Ivan looked down anxiously and said hesitantly, I… I'm sorry, I don't remember anything.
You were really angry, man, and you almost crushed me completely if it weren't for Cat Noir's intervention!!
Kim Lee Chen said enthusiastically, the first cause of this whole disaster.
Ivan looked at him and then said, I… I'm really sorry, Kim. I didn't mean to hurt you this badly.
Kim waved his hand and then said, don't worry Ivan, you were not yourself. Someone turned you into that monster.
Ivan looked around, then looked at a student who was standing far away shyly. It was Mylène Haprèle, Ivan's secret crush.
Mylène looked at Ivan, then looked away shyly. Ivan also quickly looked down shyly.
That was awesome and very crazy, man!!
Juleka Couffaine added with a happy expression, since it was rare—almost impossible—for Paris to encounter this kind of supernatural madness.
Ivan looked down sadly and did not respond to his classmate. Everyone was telling him how awesome it was, but he felt lost and confused due to losing a large part of his memory. He remembered himself from in front of the principal's office to the middle of the destroyed Stade de France.
Stade de France was the largest stadium in Paris and a national landmark, and important matches for major clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Monaco, etc. were held there—and he destroyed it.
The cost of repairing the stadium alone could put his family on the streets. Ivan doubted that even if he sold his kidneys, he would not be able to pay the required amount.
Luckily, the court or the authorities did not convict him, even though he was subjected to intense interrogation by the police and intimidation by a strange man wearing blue and red spandex.
Hah! Once a monster, always a monster.
Chloé Bourgeois said mockingly while blowing her gum and popping it loudly.
Ivan looked angrily at Chloé. Chloé smirked at Ivan's expression and then said, you are a monster and you will not change.
Aaah!!
Ivan roared angrily, then stood up and headed toward the locker room.
Don't come back here again!!
Chloé shouted mockingly behind him.
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[Meanwhile in Hawk Moth's lair]
The large lair window opened with a creaking sound, then light entered and fell on the figure of Hawk Moth standing proudly in the middle of the lair. Many butterflies flew around Hawk Moth and hovered around him.
Hawk Moth inhaled deeply and then said in a dark voice, a week of waiting and nothing happened, but one day at school stirs such emotions. School is indeed the most suitable place for negative emotions.
Then Hawk Moth smiled with joy and said, yes!! I feel the fire of her words! Lose your temper, Ivan!!
Then he raised his cane in front of him and tapped the capsule containing the akuma and said, the akuma is waiting for you.
Here it comes.
Peter narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, then without anyone noticing, he slipped away behind everyone and followed Ivan.
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Meanwhile, Adrien finally arrived at the school gate. He was about to enter, but he stopped when he heard Nathalie's voice.
Adrien! Don't do this, it will anger your father!!
Nathalie said worriedly to Adrien.
Adrien bit his lip, then turned to Nathalie and said, tell him you arrived late, please!!
Then he turned and entered the school.
Nathalie sighed tiredly, then turned and got back into the car.
What happened? Where is Adrien?
Gorilla said in a worried voice.
Gorilla was the perfect definition of the word bodyguard, as he had a rough face, a height of seven feet, and a weight reaching 400 pounds.
Nathalie looked at Gorilla with a cold expression, then adjusted her glasses and said, drive home, I will handle the matter.
Gorilla looked at her briefly, but he drove the car and did not argue.
Nathalie looked coldly at the road and decided that it was time to put some logic back into her boss's thick head.
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Marinette, Alya, and Ned looked at Chloé with feelings ranging between anger and disappointment. Then Alya stepped forward and said angrily,
"Why did you say that to Ivan?! You're heartless!"
Chloé looked at Alya with contempt and then said sarcastically,
"Oh! Was it me who broke Sabrina's father's arm?"
Then Chloé stepped forward and poked Alya in the chest with her finger and continued,
"Just because you took pictures of those silly heroes and got famous doesn't mean you can talk to me!"
Chloé blew her gum provocatively and popped it in front of Alya's face when she finished speaking.
Alya's eyes widened with anger and she said,
"You little—"
Chloé stepped back with fake fear and said mockingly,
"Oh no! Everyone be careful! She's angry! She's going to rip her clothes and turn into a big green monster!!"
Alya grew even angrier at Chloé's words and clenched her teeth hard.
Marinette patted Alya on the shoulder and said,
"Come on, Alya. She's not worth it."
Alya exhaled angrily, then turned around and walked away.
"Hahahaha!!"
Chloé and her friend Sabrina laughed mockingly as Alya walked away.
Marinette looked at Alya with concern, then looked toward the direction Ivan went. She hesitated for a moment but decided to follow Ivan.
Ned looked coldly at Chloé and then said,
"By the way, Chloé, if the real Hulk were here, he would crush you immediately because of your terrible behavior and rude attitude toward people."
Chloé fell silent and glared at Ned angrily.
Ned smirked and said,
"Oh no, she's angry! She's going to rip her clothes and turn into a big yellow monster!!"
"Hahahaha!!"
The other students immediately laughed when Ned threw Chloé's words back at her. Chloé burned with rage and said,
"How dare you talk to me like that?! Do you know who my father is?!"
Ned waved his hand and said,
"I don't care who your father is. All I know is that you're just a spoiled, narcissistic, rude girl. And if you were in New York, you wouldn't survive a single day there."
Ned turned around and went to his class when he finished speaking, not even caring about what Chloé would say.
The students looked at Ned in extreme shock.
"Wow, this new student is really awesome! He totally put Chloé in her place!" Alex said admiringly, while Juleka nodded her head in astonishment.
Chloé was extremely angry and didn't know what to say, but then she heard a voice that made her forget all her anger.
"Hi, Chloé!!"
Chloé quickly turned toward the source of the voice and then screamed with joy,
"Adrien, you came!!"
Chloé ran toward Adrien quickly and hugged him tightly.
"Adrien?! It's Adrien Agreste!!"
The students shouted in shock and admiration, then rushed toward Adrien asking for his autograph.
Adrien smiled warmly, took out his pen, and started signing for his fans.
Marinette's classmates looked at each other in shock and confusion.
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Meanwhile, Peter looked at the angry Ivan who was listening to music in the locker room and watched him closely. Then Peter's eyes widened when he heard Marinette enter the locker room.
Peter quickly jumped and stuck himself to the ceiling upside down so Marinette or Ivan wouldn't see him.
Marinette walked toward Ivan and sat next to him with a slight smile.
Ivan looked at her, then looked away coldly.
Marinette gently patted Ivan's hand.
Ivan removed his headphones, sighed, looked at Marinette, and said,
"What is it, Marinette?"
Marinette smiled kindly and said,
"You should tell Mylène about your feelings."
Ivan looked away and said,
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Come on, Ivan, I saw how you look at her."
Ivan looked angrily at Marinette, then sighed and looked at the ground sadly.
Marinette looked at Ivan worriedly, afraid he might turn into Stoneheart, and said,
"No, no negative feelings. Just be positive, Ivan, and talk to her."
"I'm not good with words."
"Who needs words? You can draw them or send her flowers."
Ivan looked at Marinette with hope and said,
"Or I could write her a song!!"
Marinette clapped excitedly and said,
"That's a great idea!! Any girl would refuse a song written especially for her!! Come on, go and be positive!"
Marinette raised her thumb when she finished speaking.
Ivan stood up happily and rushed out enthusiastically to write a song for Mylène.
Marinette sighed in relief, smiled, and left the room.
Peter narrowed his eyes at the scene, then dropped gracefully to the floor and sighed tiredly. Throughout his eight months of knowing Marinette, she had always made people happy—something Peter admired deeply—but for the first time, he found it extremely annoying.
Peter shook his head and followed Ivan again, as he suspected Ivan's confession wouldn't end well.
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"No!! The negative emotions are disappearing!! What the hell happened?!"
Hawk Moth shouted angrily and began cursing the volatile and emotional feelings of teenagers.
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"Adrien!! I'm your fan!!"
"Adrien, please sign for me!!"
Adrien was walking through the school hallways while Chloé was holding his hand tightly, and his fans were swarming him every minute.
"Oh, we're here!!" Chloé shouted excitedly, then entered the classroom and pointed to the front seat and said,
"And this is your seat, Adrien. I reserved it especially for you!"
"Thank you, Chloé," Adrien thanked her politely, then sat down and turned to the student sitting next to him.
The student was dark-skinned, wearing glasses, a blue T-shirt, blue jeans, and a red rap cap.
Adrien happily extended his hand and said innocently,
"Hi, I'm Adrien."
Nino Lahiffe looked at Adrien and narrowed his eyes when he saw Chloé tampering with Marinette's seat and said, pointing at Chloé,
"You're Chloé's friend, right?"
Adrien was surprised by Nino's behavior and turned to Chloé, finding her sticking gum on Marinette's chair.
"Hey! Chloé, what are you doing?!" Adrien shouted in confusion.
Chloé turned to Adrien mockingly and said,
"Oh, Adrien, you're still a beginner when it comes to school stuff. The girl who sits here needs a little discipline and respect."
Then she flipped her hair arrogantly and sat in her seat behind Adrien.
Adrien stood up and said,
"This isn't funny, Chloé!"
Then he started trying to remove the gum from Marinette's chair.
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"She's so annoying!! I can't believe you studied with her for years!!"
Alya complained angrily while she and Marinette were heading to class.
Marinette sighed sadly and didn't know what to say. She had been trying to comfort Alya for over five minutes now, but nothing worked.
Then an idea came to Marinette's mind and she said to Alya,
"By the way, Alya, wouldn't you like to be a superhero and fight monsters and villains?"
Alya looked at Marinette excitedly when they talked about her favorite topic—"heroism."
"Of course, yes!! Can you imagine it?! It would be a dream come true!!"
Then Alya looked at Marinette and said,
"Why are you asking me this question, Marinette?"
"Oh! Nothing, it just crossed my mind," Marinette said awkwardly while scratching her head.
Alya shrugged and continued walking in silence, having forgotten all her anger at Chloé moments ago.
Marinette looked at Alya, then took the small Miraculous box from her bag and slipped it lightly into Alya's bag.
"I'm sorry, Tikki. But Alya would be a better Ladybug. She always stands up against injustice,"
Marinette thought sadly.
Then she and Alya entered the classroom and found Adrien trying to remove the gum from her chair.
Alya gasped in shock.
"What's going on here?!" Marinette shouted angrily and walked toward Adrien.
"Oh!! I was just… I wanted to—" Adrien stood up nervously and tried to explain, but Chloé and Sabrina's laughter interrupted him.
"Hahahaha!! How do you like your seat, Dupain-Cheng? Is it better now?!"
"Hahahahaha!!"
Chloé said mockingly.
Marinette looked at Chloé and Sabrina, then at Adrien, and said,
"Fine, this is funny. You all did a great job!"
"No, no!! I was just trying to remove it from your seat!!" Adrien shouted quickly, trying to justify himself.
"Oh really?! Then get away from my seat!!" Marinette said sharply and pushed Adrien aside.
Adrien stepped back and looked at Marinette sadly, then sat back next to Nino.
Marinette took out a tissue, placed it over the gum with a disgusted expression, and sat down.
"Did you see what I meant by 'respect'?" Chloé whispered mockingly to Adrien, then started laughing again.
Adrien looked at Chloé with disappointment and sighed sadly.
"Buddy, why didn't you tell Marinette the truth about the gum?" Nino asked in confusion.
Adrien sighed and said,
"I couldn't rat Chloé out."
"Why?"
"Because she's my only friend. I know she's not perfect, but she's all I have."
Adrien said sadly.
Nino looked at Adrien with pity, then extended his hand and said,
"I'm Nino, and I think it's time for you to make new friends, Adrien."
Adrien looked at Nino in surprise, shook his hand, and smiled, saying,
"Thank you, Nino. I'd be happy to be your friend."
"I knew I'd seen him somewhere before!!" Marinette whispered to Alya while staring at Adrien sharply.
Alya took out her phone and showed it to Marinette.
Marinette took the phone, read the Wikipedia post, and said in shock,
"It's Adrien Agreste, the famous fashion model for my favorite designer, Gabriel Agreste!!"
Marinette said in amazement, as she loved fashion and clothing design and even designed and sewed her own clothes.
"Pfft, daddy's spoiled kid and Chloé's friend. Forget it, girl," Alya waved her hand dismissively.
Marinette sighed, then looked at Peter's and Ned's empty seats.
"Where are Peter and Ned, Alya?"
"I don't know, maybe they're doing something," Alya shrugged indifferently.
Marinette looked at Peter's empty seat, and for some reason, anxiety rose in her chest.
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Meanwhile, Peter was watching Ivan and almost threw up from the amount of cringe he saw in just ten minutes. Despite Ivan's huge size and intimidating appearance, he was writing a song for Mylène like a little child and laughing to himself like a madman.
"I can't believe the people of this city. What's wrong with them? Why are they so obsessed with romance?"
Peter thought to himself as he watched Ivan literally chase Mylène all the way to the girls' bathroom to confess his feelings.
Peter narrowed his eyes at the scene, certain now that Ivan's confession would not end well, and followed him quickly.
"Oh no, I'm going to be late for class!!" Mylène Haprèle shouted in worry as she finished washing her hands and ran toward the bathroom door.
Mylène opened the door and found a boy 1.90 meters tall, broad-shouldered, weighing around 150 kg, standing in front of the entrance.
"Oh!! My God!!" Mylène screamed in fear, her heart nearly dropping into her pants from the shock.
She looked at Ivan as if he had grown another head and said,
"Ivan! You scared me!! What's wrong with you?!"
Ivan looked at Mylène with a stiff and frightening expression, then put on his headphones, pulled out his phone and a paper from his pocket, and said,
"I wrote this song for you, Mylène."
Then he played loud rock music.
Mylène covered her ears in pain from the volume, and things got worse when Ivan started singing.
"Mylène!!! You're beautiful!!!! And kind!!!!"
Ivan screamed in a rough voice, making the ceiling lights shake slightly from the force of his sound.
"AAAHH!!" Mylène screamed in terror while covering her ears and ran straight to her class.
Peter stared with wide, shocked eyes at what he saw, then struggled with all his strength not to laugh, because this was the worst confession he had ever seen in his entire life.
Ivan looked at Mylène's back with a sad, broken-hearted expression, then replaced sadness with rage. He roared angrily, removed his headphones, and threw them against the wall. The headphones exploded into small pieces and scattered everywhere.
Then Ivan threw his phone and stomped on it, instantly shattering the screen and turning the phone into electronic mush under his foot.
Then he crumpled the paper containing his song angrily in his right hand and sat on the floor, furious.
"Damn, this guy has serious anger issues," Peter thought in shock, then his expression turned serious, as he knew exactly what this meant.
Peter quickly hid behind an unseen corner, removed his clothes, put on his mask, placed his clothes in his bag, secured the bag to the wall with his web, jumped and climbed to the ceiling, pulled out a small camera with a spider symbol, placed it in the corner of the ceiling, and began watching Ivan with narrowed eyes.
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To be continue!!.