Ten minutes later.
Aaron and Gwen met successfully.
Gwen looked serious, scanning her surroundings, and nervously said, "Boss..."
"Call me Aaron."
"Aa... Aaron."
Gwen was a little uncomfortable, but seeing the domineering Aaron, she chose to obey obediently.
"I have just confirmed our surroundings. We are no longer in our original timeline but in a parallel Universe."
"Furthermore, the Spider-Man of this Universe is Peter, and he was brutally murdered by someone else last night."
"My Spider-Sense tells me I should come to Visions Academy, the answers we need are here."
Gwen looked thoughtfully at Visions Academy. "I think... we can try to blend in."
"Become a student?"
Although Gwen was already a university student, she was very young, and there would be no problem pretending to be a high schooler.
"A student? You want me to be a student?"
"Alright, maybe you could apply to be... a teacher?" Gwen suggested after thinking.
"Teacher and student... that sounds great." Aaron nodded.
With the knowledge he possessed, he was more than qualified to teach any subject.
This was the worth of eight Ph.Ds.
Gathering information was secondary. Aaron primarily enjoyed teaching students, especially young female students like Gwen.
But the premise was that Gwen and he had transmigrated to a week ago, just like Gwen from Universe 65.
Aaron wouldn't mind enjoying the alternative experience of teacher and student with Gwen for a week.
But the problem now was, their arrival had already caused a timeline shift.
Peter was already dead.
Miles also became Spider-Man.
The main storyline has already begun.
So Aaron nodded, then shook his head. "We don't have much time to play teacher-student games. If we keep playing, this Universe might have to say goodbye."
Gwen was startled by his words.
Looking at Aaron's calm expression, she asked curiously, "You've already figured out the reason?"
"Of course."
Aaron nodded, gesturing in a certain direction. "Look, our main character is here."
In the distance, Miles walked out of school. When he saw Aaron and Gwen, he was attracted by the outstanding-looking Gwen. He felt a special urge inside, driving him to talk to her.
However...
When he saw Aaron, he felt inferior.
Miles wanted to leave directly but he noticed that the other party was also observing him.
"Um... are you looking for me?"
Miles originally wanted to leave, but seeing this, he stopped, mainly wanting to see Gwen more.
Aaron subtly blocked Gwen's body. "Miles Morales?"
Miles nodded, full of confusion.
Aaron asked, "You know Gwen... Da?"
Miles shook his head. "What a strange name. There's no such person at our school."
Gwen felt the name was odd. Who would choose such a peculiar name? It sounded like a hastily put-together fake name?
Aaron was somewhat disappointed by Miles's answer. It seemed the Gwen of Universe 65 was gone.
No, perhaps... the Gwen behind him was the original Gwen of Universe 65.
They were not the same person, and their Universe was not Universe 65.
Aaron's presence caused this Gwen to become the true and only Gwen.
...
"You mean, originally there would have been another me in this world?"
"However, because of you, I replaced her, and so only I remain in all the Multiverse?"
Gwen saw Aaron deep in thought, and after asking a question, she was incredibly surprised by Aaron's speculation.
"A Spider-Woman who shouldn't exist? Wouldn't that just be a ghost?" Gwen murmured.
Aaron nodded at her words. "Then from now on, I'll call you Ghost-Spider."
Gwen retorted, "I'm a living person, not some ghost."
"Then I'll call you Living Spider, or Unique Spider?"
Gwen rolled her eyes. "Then Ghost-Spider it is."
"I like that name."
Miles, standing nearby, couldn't interject into their conversation, and upon hearing that the other Gwen had completely disappeared, he felt a strange sense of melancholy, as if something had left him.
Aaron thought for a moment and said, "This is just a guess. We need to ask those guys about the specifics first."
"Who? Kamar-Taj?"
When Gwen chatted with Felicia, they had discussed the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj. She was very curious about an organization in her world that silently protected the world's safety and maintained order on the magic side.
This also prompted her, after gaining her abilities, to want to try the feeling of helping others.
After all, George was the Director of Police, and Gwen herself had a sense of justice.
Aaron shook his head. "Finding them would be inefficient. I mean... the Spider Society."
"Never mind, we'll talk about this later. If I'm not mistaken, they should contact you soon."
Aaron mused internally, 'Gwen was also Spider-Man, so she would naturally be among those invited by the Spider Society.'
If the Spider Society already existed at this time, then they should quickly notice Gwen, or perhaps have already noticed this Universe.
The Spider Society had many good things. Many extra-dimensional beings from different Universes, or rather, spacetime disturbers, were imprisoned there.
Speaking of which, Aaron himself was the biggest extra-dimensional being.
He, who was not Spider-Man, intruded into a Spider-Man event and would change its developmental trajectory.
So the question is, does Miles being with Gwen count as a Cannon Event?
Or rather, did him kissing Gwen or Mary Jane already fulfill the premise of the Cannon Event?
That famous kiss scene.
But Uncle Ben's death...
Aaron remembered that in 'Across the Spider-Verse', Gwen's father didn't actually die.
Was the Cannon Event theory flawed, or was it simply not time yet?
Should he let George resign and replace him with another person as a scapegoat?
Of course, Aaron was just thinking.
According to his thoughts, with his current rate of improvement, if that day truly came, he could always stop it.
If Supreme Strange couldn't do it, it didn't mean he couldn't handle it.
If single Universe-level wasn't enough, then Multiverse-level.
If Multiverse-level still wasn't enough, then he would continue to advance upwards.
Surely Omniverse level would be enough?
He didn't believe he couldn't handle a mere absolute fixed point.
Even the source of Spider-Man, who created the Web of Life and Destiny, was actually just a small fry.
"Spider Society? Sounds pretty cool, a society of Spider-Men?" Gwen sounded very excited.
She was already imagining a friendly atmosphere of many Spider-Men exchanging superhero experiences.
Seeing her so excited, Aaron tactfully said, "I advise you not to have too high expectations for this thing."
Gwen was puzzled. "Why?"
Aaron said seriously, "Because they have strong opinions about companions who have both parents alive."
Spider-Man was synonymous with orphans.
As a mature Spider-Man, one had to be prepared for both parents to die.
This was the "Supreme Mission", the "necessary" prerequisite for embarking on the protagonist's path.
"You can imagine what kind of atmosphere an organization full of orphans would have."
Seeing Gwen's confusion, Aaron reminded her.
How could a person with both parents intact possibly laugh and talk loudly in a group full of orphans?
Gwen imagined that scene and immediately felt scared.
"Not fitting in, not self-aware, ignorant..."
"Workplace bullying, workplace discrimination, ganging up and isolating..."
Gwen thought of many labels, and she chuckled. "Actually, I think Aaron Industries is better. As for the Spider Society, forget it."
The sisters in the secretariat were all talented. They knew so much and understood so much.
There, she could learn many secrets and insights unknown to the outside world.
Everyone was kind, and the corporate atmosphere was excellent.
Miles, hearing this, thought of his own parents and nodded in agreement.
He looked forward to that Spider Society, but if the price was losing his parents, then they should never meet.
This was just fine.
"By the way, where are we going?"
Gwen changed the subject, no longer discussing the "orphan organization" that was the Spider Society.
"Spider-Man's home." Aaron said.