American comics: Praising the sun, starting from Gotham!

The sunflower heads on Xiu En's shoulders drooped even lower.

It was as if he wanted to bury himself in his own shadow.

Xiu En could sense Ivy's disappointment.

He looked at the two people in front of him, still embracing each other as if no one else was around, exuding that damn sweet, cloying stench of love.

And then I felt the sunflower on my shoulder, almost curling up into a ball.

An idea.

An ill-timed idea popped into my head.

I, Xiu En, would rather be struck by lightning and die here today than let my flowers be unhappy!

At this moment, Xiu En once again demonstrated his exceptional ability to act.

He turned his head.

Those golden eyes, which always held a hint of amusement, were now burning with intense flames!

He stared directly at the sunflower on his shoulder that was still pretending to be dead.

Then, he spoke in a loud voice that could make all the dust in the storage room stand up and applaud!

"Little Flower! Ivy!"

His voice was so loud!

So much so that the couple, who were engrossed in their own world, were startled by the shout and abruptly separated!

Clark and Louise both looked at Hugh with puzzled expressions.

I don't understand why he suddenly started shouting.

Xiu En stared at the sunflower whose flower head had been raised because of his loud shout.

He saw that its eyes were filled with confusion and helplessness.

"Little Flower, would you like a ring like this?"

"..."

Clark gaped, his jaw, which could have lifted an iceberg, almost dislocated.

He stared blankly at Xiu En.

Then, I looked at the sunflower on Xiu En's shoulder, which was also frozen in place.

So you two haven't officially started dating yet?

Louise's eyes, always full of gossip and cunning, were also wide open like two copper bells.

She has interviewed presidents, exposed conspiracies, and even dealt with aliens.

But she swears she has never seen anything that made her feel like she was still dreaming!

A person? Oh no, a god?

Is he confessing his love to a talking sunflower growing on his shoulder?!

Clearly, Clark hadn't told Louise about Ivy, which led to a slight misunderstanding on Louise's part.

And the person being confessed to.

Even the sunflower was dumbfounded!

It wondered if Xiu En might say something to comfort it.

I also thought he might just stand there like a block of wood and do nothing.

But it never dreamed of this!

This guy is usually as slow as a rock!

How could they do it in front of other people!

They roasted it over a fire in a way that could be described as public execution!

Xiu En didn't give it time to react.

After asking that question, he took the next step.

He reached out and snapped his fingers at the original Sun Ring that was still floating in front of him.

The ring, which had originally been radiating grievance and fear, changed its light after receiving the Creator's command!

Under everyone's gaze, the ring began to flow and reform like liquid gold!

In just one second.

A ring that symbolizes power and authority.

It turned into a bunch of golden roses made of the sun's golden energy!

Tiny golden flames burned along the edges of the petals.

Each leaf is engraved with sacred cloud patterns.

The whole bouquet radiated a warm glow, like the sun.

So beautiful it takes your breath away.

Then Xiu En held up the bouquet of roses.

He spoke to the sunflower on his shoulder, who seemed to be lost in thought.

"Although I'm not very good at saying nice things."

"but……"

"Here, take this."

Ivy felt a burning, overwhelming emotion that seemed to scald her from the roots all the way to the top of her flower head!

Her pale yellow petals seemed to have been kissed by the gentlest sunset, tinged with a layer of pink glow!

"Me? You? This... um?"

She was rambling incoherently; she was trying to say something.

I want to yell at him, he's an idiot!

He's an idiot! He's a moron!

But she couldn't utter a single word.

Her flowerpot was getting hotter and hotter.

She felt that if she stayed there any longer, she would spontaneously combust at any moment!

No!

Absolutely not!

I can't let him see me in this embarrassing state again!

So, before anyone could even react, they were all staring at them.

A sunflower blushing so deeply it looked like it was about to bleed.

It transformed into a stream of green light!

In a disheveled manner, as if he had escaped by earth.

They've disappeared!

Only two dumbfounded spectators were left behind.

And there was Xiu En, holding a bouquet of golden roses, looking at his empty shoulders, his face filled with bewilderment and innocence.

"Did I say something wrong again?"

Xiu En held up the bouquet of golden roses that seemed to mock his current predicament, looked at his bare shoulders, and fell into a deep contemplation of life for ten seconds.

Then, he gave what he considered to be the most natural and subtle awkward smile to the strongest couple on Earth.

"Ha ha."

He chuckled twice.

He cleared his throat, trying to find a reasonable explanation for the bizarre scene that had just unfolded—a scene worthy of being included in the multiverse's most perplexing acts awards. Author Soul Valley's recommendation: We hope you enjoy the story of "American Comics: Praising the Sun Starting in Gotham!"

His eyes began to wander uncontrollably, avoiding eye contact with Clark and Louise.

"Don't misunderstand."

"That was a drill! Yes! It was a drill!"

His voice even rose a few decibels!

"I just saw that you're planning to propose, Clark. As a friend, I'm helping him rehearse the proposal process!"

"Yes! That one just now, uh, the female lead in the rehearsal! Now that the rehearsal is over, she's going home!"

The more Xiu En spoke, the more he felt that his reason was absolutely flawless and impeccable!

He even winked at Clark, as if to say, "Hey bro! Help me cover for this!"

Clark looked at Shum's eyes, which were filled with a pleading look, as if begging him to continue the act.

He simply couldn't refuse his friend's request for help.

So he took a deep breath, gave an awkward smile, and nodded vigorously.

"Ah...yes! Yes, yes, yes! Shum is right!"

As he spoke, he reached out and patted Louise on the shoulder.

"That was just a rehearsal! Xiu En is incredibly professional!"

Louise looked at the two people in front of her whose combined acting skills wouldn't even get a passing grade in a kindergarten talent show.

Her big eyes were filled with a playful glint in them, as if to say, "Let's see what other tricks you two can come up with."

She came to her senses.

Then, in an exaggerated tone of sudden realization, he said...

"Oh—! It's just a drill!"

"Oh, I knew it!"

"I thought Mr. Xiu En had some special hobby in gardening!"

"I'm so sorry to have interrupted your professional rehearsal."

She apologized, but her eyes, which were almost squinting with laughter, betrayed her true feelings.

She felt she had the exclusive scoop for the day!

She even had the title ready.

Shocking! Gotham Sun's peculiar hobby! He confessed his love to a sunflower in the storage room!

Looking at the increasingly fake expressions on Clark and Louise's faces, Shum knew he was making things worse by trying to explain.

He gave up.

I've given up completely.

Destroy it.

Hurry up.

tired.

He took the apple pie from Louise with one hand, while holding the bouquet of golden roses that radiated eternal light in the other.

Xiu En's voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

"Since the exercise was a complete success..."

"Shouldn't we celebrate?"

As he spoke, he prepared to stuff the cloyingly sweet pie into his mouth.

Let's end this damn awkward situation with a massive sugar explosion.

However, just as his hand was about to touch his lips...

A pair of soft hands.

It emerged silently from behind him.

Then she wrapped her arms around his waist.

Xiu En's entire body froze.

The bouquet of golden roses that would never fade in his hand, and the apple pie in his palm, both froze in mid-air.

He lowered his head.

He saw the hands that were wrapped around his waist.

A familiar aura emanated from behind him.

It enveloped his entire world.

Immediately afterwards, a body with warm breath gently pressed against his back.

A heart.

It was throbbing violently behind him.

The sound of a heartbeat traveled through my tightly pressed back.

It struck Xiu En's own heart again and again.

Xiu En's heart started beating faster.

There were two other people in the storage room.

Clark's expression, which had just been filled with happiness and contentment from embracing his beloved, froze on his face. His mouth gaped open again.

Louise's composure and wit as a top reporter crumbled at this moment.

She looked at the woman who suddenly emerged from the shadows of the floor behind Hugh.

A few tender green leaves adorned her hair. Her skin, bathed in the dim light of the storage room, radiated a glow of life.

She wore a form-fitting long dress woven from countless emerald green vines and pure white flowers. The hem of the dress even seemed to have a life of its own, undulating gracefully.

She hugged Xiu En from behind.

She buried her face between the back of Hugh's neck and shoulder.

For a moment, both Clark and Louise had a strange feeling.

They felt that...

She shines brighter than the sun.

That's right, Ivy's true form has appeared.

The moment the sunflower's consciousness fled back to the Dawnwood Realm due to extreme shyness.

She saw everything that Hugh had done for her.

That clumsy, reckless, and even somewhat ridiculous confession.

That bouquet of roses, formed from the golden energy of the sun, that never fades.

And the fleeting sense of loss and bewilderment that crossed his mind when he looked at his empty shoulders for the last time.

She regretted it; she regretted why she had run away.

She was going to respond to him.

She cannot speak at this moment, nor does she need to speak.

She simply mustered all her courage and reached out to embrace her own sun from behind.

Use your own heartbeat to tell him.

I heard your question.

And that is my answer.

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