Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Especially MJ and Ned, who for the first time intuitively felt why Peter could always stay true to his original aspiration...
Even after being slandered by Mysterio, which led to groundless abuse from many people, he still went out every day as Spider-Man to help others.
Nothing else, simply because he had an equally kind Aunt May.
Aunt May, who taught him as he grew up, was so kind; how bad could Peter, raised under Aunt May's guidance since childhood, possibly be?
Even Ryan couldn't help but cast another glance at May, his eyes sinking into memories.
Wasn't he also influenced by the May and Ben of his own Universe, which was why he could exercise relatively more self-restraint?
Otherwise, if he had time-traveled here carrying bad memories from his past life, and been born into a bad family, or even one filled with violence, then everything now would undoubtedly be vastly different.
Just as he said at the very beginning, he didn't want to be a good person anymore; he wanted to be a very, very bad person.
Without the positive companionship of May and Ben along the growth path of this life, Ryan might truly have been a pure villain by now.
An ancestor of Homelander who was even more Homelander than Homelander himself!
Instead of being like this now, walking the line between good and evil while always maintaining rationality and a certain degree of restraint.
Not overly saintly, but not killing indiscriminately either.
Therefore, saying that May and Ben saved this Multiverse is not an exaggeration at all.
Amidst the silent air, Ryan stepped forward and said calmly, "Since there are disagreements, let's just hold a vote directly. Whether to send them away immediately or give them another chance, whichever side gets more votes wins."
Hearing this, the others also snapped out of their admiration for May.
They all felt that Ryan's proposal was fine.
The First and Extraordinary raised their hands first, "We vote to give them another chance!"
May also raised her hand, "I also vote to give them another chance."
Ned raised his hand, "I vote to send them away directly!"
MJ looked at Ned beside her, then at her injured boyfriend Peter on the sofa, and gritted her teeth, "I also vote to send them away directly!"
Finally, everyone cast their gazes upon Ryan himself, who initiated this vote.
Because his vote was crucial, deciding whether they would help Norman and the others or send them straight back to the timeline where they were already dead.
Looking at everyone's expectant gazes, Ryan said calmly, "I..."
"Send them away directly!"
Before Ryan could finish speaking, a voice filled with hatred echoed through the room.
Everyone was startled and simultaneously looked toward the source of the voice.
It was none other than the unconscious Peter!
He woke up!
"Oh, Peter, when did you wake up?"
May was somewhat surprised.
Disregarding everything else, Peter lunged fiercely toward May.
But this time, neither Ryan nor the First and Extraordinary stopped him.
Because they didn't feel any murderous intent from Peter.
Peter had already regained his sanity.
"Aunt May, I thought I had lost you forever, I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!"
Holding May, Peter's eye sockets instantly turned red, and he wept like a child.
This reminded May of when she and Ben first took in a little Peter back then.
Peter was just like this, watching his parents leave and crying so hard he was choked with sobs in her arms.
From that day on, May swore in her heart that she must take good care of Peter!
And she fulfilled this promise with her life...
"It's not your fault, Peter, I'm back now, everything is fine..."
Holding Peter in her embrace, May gently stroked the hair on the back of his head, allowing warmth to gradually replace Peter's sorrowful heart.
Everyone remained silent, not disturbing this rare moment of reunion.
May and Peter also pressed their foreheads together, whispering softly. After a good while, a pure smile finally resurfaced on Peter's face.
Finally, Peter reluctantly let go of May and looked at Ryan, "Um... Cousin? Thank you for saving Aunt May!"
Regarding inexplicably gaining a cousin, Peter still felt somewhat awkward inside.
But thinking that this cheap cousin of his had saved Aunt May, who should have died, Peter felt that this slight awkwardness was insignificant.
Now, toward Ryan, he felt nothing but heartfelt gratitude.
Ryan glanced at him, his tone neither heavy nor light, "I am not your cousin, nor do I need your thanks. My saving May has nothing to do with you."
Hearing Ryan's indifferent words, Peter scratched his head somewhat at a loss.
The First and Extraordinary naturally knew that as the son of May from another Universe, Ryan was actually somewhat angry that Peter had gotten May killed.
Therefore, the two of them found it awkward to step forward and smooth things over.
Only when May saw the atmosphere becoming awkward did she step in to interrupt, grabbing Peter by the ear:
"Great, Peter, you actually dare to go against me now. I voted to help Norman and the others, but you actually voted to send them back to their deaths!"
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Peter cried out in pain verbally, but a smile that he couldn't hide was plastered across his face, "Listen to my explanation, Aunt May!"
"Fine, go ahead and explain!" May let go of Peter, crossed her arms, and waited for his explanation.
The smile on Peter's face also slowly faded, and his expression as he looked at May turned heavy:
"Because I don't want to lose you again, May. I also don't want to hurt the people around me again because of my own choices—MJ, Ned, Happy, I don't want you guys to get hurt because of me anymore!"
"So, I am going to make up for the mistake in my previous choice. This time, I'm going to listen to Doctor Strange and send them all back to their own Universe, regardless of whether they live or die in that Universe!"
Hearing this, May opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
MJ and Ned nodded in agreement.
After all, back when Peter chose to snatch Doctor Strange's magic box, the two of them had also stood on Peter's side.
Exactly because of this, they now chose to send Norman and the others away just like Peter.
Because this was a mistake they committed together with Peter, they had to make up for it together!
"Doctor Strange? What is that, where is he?" The First and Extraordinary asked curiously.
Peter was stunned and looked at the two of them, "He's Doctor Strange from the Avengers. Doesn't your Universe have the Avengers?"
The First and Extraordinary shook their heads, "As far as we know, we seem to be the only superheroes in our World..."
"Oh, you mean the two of you each guard an Earth?" Peter felt it was hard to believe.
You must know that the Earth in this Universe already had the Avengers and even many other superheroes, which had already left him overwhelmed.
He didn't dare to imagine what kind of helplessness he would feel in a Universe where Spider-Man was the only superhero.
What if he got ganged up on by supervillains?
Could he possibly carry it all by himself?
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