Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 20 Night Hunting
Rocket Raccoon was not very disgusted by Suze's action. He just looked up and glanced at the young human sitting next to him, then lowered his head again.

Silently watching Rocket Raccoon and seeing how sad he was at the moment, Su Ze also felt bad.

But he didn't dare to speak up, after all, the man and the raccoon were not very familiar with each other.

If Rocket was a man, Su Ze might reach out and pat his shoulder to encourage him with practical actions, and if Rocket was a woman, Su Ze might be able to lend her his shoulder.

But Rocket is not a human being, he is a raccoon who has undergone inhuman transformation.

Although it can communicate, it still retains some of its wildness. If it rashly reaches out and makes some physical contact with an unfamiliar creature, the most likely result is a row of teeth marks on its hand.

Sitting alone next to Rocket, Su Ze found that its ears were drooping and its eyes were full of loneliness.

However, I don’t know if it was because he didn’t want outsiders to see his weak side or something, but after noticing Su Ze’s gaze, Rocket’s head turned to the other side, leaving only the back of his head exposed to Su Ze.

No one spoke, and for a moment, the entire conference room fell silent.

Rocket didn't know what he was thinking with his head down, and Su Ze also fell silent. His mind was now full of reviewing everything that happened today.

Unlike others, most of them were sad about the loss of their loved ones and friends, but Su Ze was walking on thin ice all the way.

Impersonating an agent of SHIELD, even the current SHIELD, is not an easy task.

Once his identity is exposed, he will face eternal imprisonment.

Even everything he has now will disappear. You know, the reason why the Wakandans or the Avengers treat him like this is because he has occupied the identity of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Without this identity, there is no way he would be able to step into Wakanda, let alone find the treasures left behind by the heroes and villains.

I don’t know how long it took, just when Suze was thinking about how to face Okoye tomorrow, Rocket suddenly spoke and broke the silence.

"Who did you lose?"

Hearing this, Su Ze was slightly stunned and came back to his senses.

"me."

After a pause, he revealed a complicated smile.

"I lost two friends who were very important to me. It's not an exaggeration to say that they were my non-blood family members."

"It sounds like they're important to you." Rocket turned and glanced at Suze.

"It can't be said to be very important. My two adopted sons..." Su Ze suddenly recalled some funny things and couldn't help laughing out loud, then gradually restrained himself and sighed slightly.

"We rented together by chance, without any social interaction before. We have different personalities, different values, and even different hobbies, but I don't know why, we get along very well, as if we have known each other for a long time.

Gradually, we seemed to become inseparable from each other. We surfed the Internet together, traveled together, and even consulted on relationships together. It felt like we were a family. The three years I shared a house with them were the happiest three years of my life.”

"only"

Su Ze lowered his head and spoke with a double meaning.

“I’m afraid I can’t go back now.”

Listening to Su Ze's words silently, a trace of reminiscence appeared on Rocket Raccoon's face.

I don't know if he was thinking of the Guardians of the Galaxy at this moment. Su Ze saw a glimmer in the corner of Rocket Raccoon's eyes, but he quickly turned his head away.

"You know what, I really regret it now."

"What do you regret?" Su Ze asked.

"I feel bad for my friends." Rocket Raccoon raised his little paw, rubbed his triangular face, and sighed. "When I learned that Thanos was coming, my first reaction was to run, all the way to the edge of the universe, and live out my short life before Thanos destroyed it, but... things didn't go as I wished."

It can be heard that Rocket Raccoon has been holding these words in for a long time.

However, this is its first time on Earth and it is not familiar with the situation here, nor does it have any acquaintances. The only person it knows is Thor, the God of Thunder, but now Thor is in great self-blame.

In this situation, no one is willing to listen to Rocket's inner thoughts, and many people are even unable to get used to his personality and his sharp tongue.

Perhaps he was somewhat interested in Su Ze, or perhaps he felt that Su Ze was of the same kind as himself and that they were incompatible in the same way, so Rocket started talking.

"I know very well what the other members of the Guardians of the Galaxy will decide after hearing this news. Gamora is Thanos's adopted daughter, and she has wanted to kill Thanos all her life, and the others also have some grudges against Thanos.

I know what Gamora's choice is, and I also know that Quill can't persuade Gamora. I also know that I can't persuade Quill, so I backed off."

Suze understood that Rocket was talking about what happened after they rescued Thor in the universe, so he didn't disturb him and just listened quietly.

"I did not choose to go with Quill and the others to stop Thanos from obtaining the Reality Stone. Instead, I took Groot and Thor to forge a powerful weapon that could threaten Thanos. The weapon was created, but in the end, we still failed."

Speaking of this, Rockets became a little excited for no reason.

"Why didn't you listen to me? Why?!"

He slammed the table angrily, his voice trembling.

"I've told you that those guys are dangerous. Why didn't Quill and the others listen? Even Xandar's Nova Corps couldn't stop Thanos' army. Why do they think they can stop Thanos with just a few of them?!"

Su Ze didn't react much to Rocket's emotions. Instead, he felt that Rocket needed to vent right now, and some words would make him feel better if they were said out loud.

Listening to Rocket's heavy breathing, Su Ze let out a breath and spoke to comfort him.

“Perhaps, there is still hope.”

"Turning point? There won't be any turning point."

Rocket laughed miserably, perhaps he had already prepared for the worst in his mind.

"Drink some water, you need to rest well now. I believe the Avengers will give an explanation for what happens later." Su Ze pushed the water cup on the table towards Rocket and said.

"Rest, no, no no no. I don't need to rest now."

After hearing what Su Ze said, Rocket shook his head repeatedly. His eyes rolled around, his ears straightened up, and he suddenly thought of something.

After a pause, it turned its head and looked at Su Ze meaningfully.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Kaia."

"Kaia, right? Very good. Are you sleepy now?"

Rocket grinned.

For some reason, Su Ze always felt that Rocket's eyes were a little strange.

This made him not know how to answer Rocket's question for a moment, because he had no idea what the answer to "sleepy" and "not sleepy" meant.

On the other hand, Rocket smiled at this moment and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"If you're not sleepy, would you like to join me on a night hunt?"

(End of this chapter)