Unlike flying from New York to London.
This time flying back to New York from London, Hawk, Gwen, Peter, and Mary all had their seats bought together.
Like the previous two times flying back to New York, from takeoff, to flying, and finally landing at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, nothing unexpected occurred.
But Hawk wasn't happy.
Once might be an accident, twice a coincidence, but three times in a row, this can't be explained away as just accident and coincidence.
Hawk, while walking towards the parking lot with Gwen, was already thinking about what kind of unexpected event would happen next time they left New York City.
After all, he'd already gone through pre-flight accidents, on-flight accidents, and post-flight accidents.
So…
He was even somewhat eagerly curious about what unexpected events might happen next time.
Before long.
After putting the luggage into the trunk, Hawk drove away from the airport.
Peter and Mary went to catch the subway.
In their words, during New York City's afternoon rush hour, by the time they got home by subway, Hawk and Gwen would probably still be stuck in traffic.
And reality matched their prediction.
They got caught in a traffic jam on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Looking across towards Manhattan from the bridge, the traffic lanes were completely blocked by cars.
Hawk was turning the car's radio, which broadcasted a NASA scientist participating in a radio show discussing a lunar rover discovering an estimated hundred-pound diamond meteorite in a Moon crater.
He was excited about it, but unfortunately, they couldn't retrieve it just yet.
Thus what normally would have been a forty-five-minute drive from the airport to Stacy's Apartment, took the two of them an hour and a half.
When they finally reached the penthouse, they were warmly welcomed by Helen and Gwen's two younger brothers, Howard and Simon.
Helen gave Hawk a hug.
"Was London fun?"
"It was alright, just feels like my legs aren't mine anymore."
"I sympathize with you, come on in."
Not surprised at Hawk's response, Helen quickly pulled him inside.
She understood.
Because before Hawk and Gwen left, she had seen Gwen's itinerary for the London trip.
Let's just say.
When Gwen asked her how she felt after seeing it, she was silent for a moment before remarking on the joy of being young.
After Hawk came in, Helen continued comforting him.
"You should think positively, Hawk."
"Like...?"
"The least you can do from now on is accompany Gwen, and for that, you'll have my gratitude."
"Mom!"
Before Hawk could respond, Gwen, who had been smiling at her mom and boyfriend's conversation, wasn't too pleased with this remark from Helen.
Helen chuckled, patted Hawk's shoulder, then headed to the kitchen: "Alright, you both should rest in your room for a while, I'll call you for dinner. Howard, Simon, go to your rooms and read, you've played enough today."
Howard and Simon, who had intended to see what gifts their sister brought back from London, obediently replied and headed upstairs to the second floor at their mom Helen's words.
Hawk followed Gwen, carrying the luggage back to Gwen's room.
After placing the suitcase on the bed, Hawk sat down on the computer chair nearby.
Gwen began unpacking the suitcase, sorting the gifts brought back from London for her family.
"This is for Howard."
"Simon's."
"This tie..."
Gwen found a tie they bought while shopping in London from the suitcase, sat cross-legged on the bed, and handed the packaged tie box to Hawk who was seated on her plush chair: "Hawk, you can give this to dad when he comes back."
Hawk reached out to take it: "What about you?"
Gwen smiled at Hawk: "Trust me, me being there is the best gift for my dad."
True enough.
Hawk nodded, hard to argue, then placed the tie box on the computer desk beside him, catching sight of the calendar marking August 20th in five days.
His heart stirred.
"Does Berkeley start the same day as New York University and Imperial University, on the 20th? I thought schools in California started later."
"Yeah."
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, continuing to organize clothes and gifts from the suitcase, Gwen replied and then looked at Hawk: "What, reluctant to have me leave New York City?"
Hawk shrugged: "I could pick you up from school every day."
There is indeed a time difference between Berkeley and New York City. If Hawk leaves New York City at 9 p.m., it would be around 4 p.m. in Berkeley, just in time for Gwen to finish school.
Now, as long as he wanted, he really could travel between Berkeley and New York City every day.
And he wouldn't even get tired.
Hearing Hawk's answer, Gwen's eyes lit up.
"Really?"
"Of course."
"Too bad it's too late."
"..."
Hawk paused, looking at Gwen sitting cross-legged on the bed.
Gwen said with a smile: "Actually there's nothing much good about Berkeley, the security is so bad, so I chose Imperial University instead, and they agreed to give me the highest scholarship."
Hearing that Gwen refused Berkeley University and chose Imperial University, which is right next to New York University, Hawk frowned.
"Gwen, Berkeley was your dream, only Berkeley is your future."
"No, you're my future."
Gwen got off the bed and sat in Hawk's lap, her emerald green eyes meeting Hawk's deep blue starry ones, placing her right hand on Hawk's chest, speaking with calm yet determined voice: "Since I entered ninth grade, I chose you. That was my choice then, now, and in the future too, you are the future I've chosen."
Because of Hawk, she chose to run to Maryland alone to find Hawk.
Because of Hawk, she chose to follow Hawk to Hell when he went to seek revenge on Hulk.
Because of Hawk, she declined Berkeley's invitation and chose Imperial University, which was only a wall away from Hawk's university.
The reason Gwen did this was just as mentioned earlier.
She chose Hawk as her future.
"Actually, I really wanted to choose New York University." After saying this, Gwen looked at Hawk with smiling emerald eyes and shrugged: "But your biological sciences at New York University aren't that great, and coincidentally, Imperial University also sent me an invitation, so, surprise?"
Hawk was stirred inside, facing Gwen's emerald eyes, he opened his mouth, then stood up and placed Gwen on the bed.
Just as Gwen was slightly stunned and about to say that her dad would be back soon.
Hawk stood up again and looked at Gwen lying on the bed: "Wait for me a moment."
With that.
He turned and walked out the door, leaving Gwen, propped on her elbow on the mattress and looking a bit bewildered by the wind as she watched Hawk's departing figure.
Helen, who was in the kitchen, was also stunned as she watched Hawk come downstairs.
"Hawk, what are you..."
"I'm going out to get something, I'll be back soon."
"Alright then."
Helen heard this, laughed slightly and said, "Then hurry up, lemon bass doesn't taste good if left too long."
Hawk acknowledged her, then pushed the door open and walked out of the apartment.
The next second.
At the moment he closed the apartment door, his figure vanished from where he stood in an instant.
When Hawk reappeared, he was already high above the skies of New York City.
『Sixth Sense—Instant Movement』!
It was one of the superpowers of the Silver Saint Warriors who had awakened the Sixth Sense Little Cosmos, allowing them to reach their desired location instantly without any means.
The powerful Golden Saint Warriors could even use light years as a unit for instant movement.
Hawk still had some way to go.
But it was enough!
Instantly moved to high altitude, Hawk didn't linger, and the moment he looked up at the sky.
Bang!
With the thunderous appearance of a sonic boom cloud, Hawk's figure shot upwards towards the sky like lightning.
Fifty Mach, seventy Mach...
Boom!
The moment Hawk burst through the atmosphere, with the appearance of a Phoenix afterimage, his Little Cosmos ignited, and he dashed across space towards the Moon with his physique, accelerating further, and in the blink of an eye, approaching five hundred Mach!
This was already his limit speed without wearing the Holy Armor.
As for wearing the Holy Armor?
Sorry.
His armor was shattered in London, and he was still considering whether to make another imitation or to start working on the real Golden Phoenix Holy Armor in advance.
But even without the Holy Armor, a speed of five hundred Mach was already sufficient.
Question!
At five hundred Mach, how much time does it take to fly from Earth to the Moon and back to Earth?
The answer is that a single journey takes thirty-eight minutes, so a round trip is one hour and sixteen minutes.
Hawk spent an hour and a half.
Mainly because it took fourteen minutes to find something on the Moon, and that NASA scientist on the radio didn't specify, only saying that there was a diamond meteorite on the Moon without specifying the location.
Fortunately.
He was lucky enough to think of following NASA's rover tracks to search.
At that moment, dinner had already begun at the Stacys.
"Gwen, where's Hawk? He said he went out to get something, what's taking him so long, what did he go to get?"
"I don't know."
Gwen felt a bit frustrated inside.
That's not right.
Could it be that the surprise I gave was too much for him to handle, so he ran away?
Impossible.
I've heard of runaway brides, but never a runaway groom.
Besides...
This cannot be allowed,
Gwen thought to herself, absent-minded.
Just then.
The doorbell rang.
Howard nimbly got down from his chair and ran to the door: "I'll get it."
The door opened.
Hawk patted Howard, who opened the door for him, then took out a diamond rough he had just picked up on the Moon from his pocket and tossed it to Howard, and then walked towards Gwen, who was watching him with furrowed brows.
The next second.
He came to Gwen, then, under the gaze of George holding a wine glass, a curious Helen, a gawking Howard with a diamond rough in hand, and a bystander Simon, he knelt on one knee before Gwen.
Hawk took a deep breath, lowered his head, and took out a fifty-carat purplish-red ring he had just picked up on the Moon, then solemnly spoke to Gwen.
"Gwen Stacy, will you marry me?"
"Pfft!"
The moment George took a sip of whiskey, he sprayed it all out!
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