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Chapter 110 Spider-Man's Most Terrifying Enemy

Chapter 110 Spider-Man's Most Terrifying Enemy

J. Jonah Jameson, or JJJ for short, is Spider-Man's greatest enemy and most terrifying nightmare.

Okay, actually no. If you know beforehand that JJJ from all the universes wouldn't give Spider-Man a friendly look, then you'll naturally be able to accept, or rather, ignore, his nonsense. Sometimes you might even find his words quite endearing, as long as you ignore the sarcastic remarks.

"Do I look okay?"

To Mary Jane, Jonah Jameson was an absolute big shot—the owner and editor-in-chief of the Daily Horn, the head of the largest neutral newspaper. Any one of these titles would be enough to make an ordinary high school student who aspired to work in journalism nervous, which is why she kept asking Peter how her outfit looked.

She didn't wear much makeup, just a simple white shirt, a long skirt, and high heels—although Peter thought she was already quite tall.

He pressed the shutter button decisively and then looked at his camera.

"You look great, MJ, you're very photogenic."

"I've had my share of bit parts in TV dramas, but this time, this is different." Mary Jane, trying to calm herself with deep breaths, looked at Peter half-jokingly and half-enviously. "You don't seem nervous at all, really. Want to share some tips?"

"Perhaps it's because I'm not here for an internship at The Daily Bugle, so I'm not in a hurry."

Peter's words were rather perfunctory; his most excited moment was actually his first time at Avengers Tower. After that, having seen so many Avengers, there was naturally no need to be nervous.

After taking a few more photos of MJ to show that she performed exceptionally well on camera, MJ nervously entered the Daily Bugle building. After explaining her purpose to the receptionist, they took the elevator to the top floor.

Here, Mary Jane first found Mr. Robbie, one of the editors of the Daily Bugle. After hearing what MJ was looking for, the white-haired black man smiled and led them to the door of Jonah Jameson's office. Jonah's office door was open, and Robbie knocked on it.

"Jonathan, the student from Midtown High School is here for an interview."

"Oh, right, I took fifteen minutes to have her interview me."

If Jonah hadn't been yelling at his employees and Spider-Man on TV, he would have looked like a very amiable man in his fifties, almost an old man. He smiled as MJ and Peter walked in, without saying anything, just glancing at Peter and then back at MJ.

"Hello, Mr. Jameson, I'm Mary Jane Watson from Midtown High School." MJ introduced herself first, then introduced Peter to Jonah: "This is Peter Parker, my classmate. He provided photos for the Daily Bugle."

"Parker..."

Jonah, upon hearing the name, suddenly remembered who Peter was: "I remember now, he's the cameraman who dared to film thrillers and Spider-Man battles on rooftops, haha."

Jonah nodded and gestured for Mary Jane to sit opposite him, wanting to see what kind of interview Mary Jane had prepared for today.

After Mary Jane sat down and calmed herself down a bit, she asked the question she had prepared.

"Almost everyone in New York knows that your criticism of Spider-Man is extremely harsh. It's been over a week since Spider-Man joined the Avengers, but your criticism hasn't stopped or lessened. Where does this animosity towards Spider-Man come from?"

Jonah Jameson paused for a moment after hearing the question, then burst into laughter. Peter seized the opportunity and snapped a photo of Jonah's laughing expression.

After laughing for a while, Jonah shook his hand, looking at Mary Jane with amusement.

"Ms. Watson, first I need to clarify one point: I have no personal grudge against Spider-Man."

Jonah said something that shocked Peter: "Actually, I really admire and envy Spider-Man. He uses his abilities to save lives and help others."

"but……"

Baffled by the question, MJ looked at Jonah in confusion, not understanding what the other was talking about: "Then why did you slander Spider-Man on television?"

"Defamation? Is there? Maybe, but that's because we don't know what's hidden behind Spider-Man's mask. Maybe he really is a criminal? Maybe he's nothing at all, just an ordinary person wearing a mask."

Jonah explained his attitude towards Spider-Man in a serious tone: "These superheroes choose to appear out of a sense of responsibility. In that case, what are those masked guys? We don't even know who they are."

"You need to understand, miss, these masked vigilantes don't have many constraints. Vigilantes themselves don't have legally authorized law enforcement powers, but they still choose to take action. And it's even worse with masked vigilantes, because we don't even know who they are. What if the person behind the mask turns out to be a robber? But he's still wearing a mask, so we'll think he's a hero, which is very dangerous."

"But the Avengers know."

"But we didn't know!" Jonathan raised his voice, as if he were on radio and television: "It's our responsibility as journalists to monitor them. We must constantly remind that reptilian freak that I'm watching him!"

After his outburst, Jonathan realized something was wrong and quickly sat down. "In short, I believe the Avengers; they definitely know Spider-Man's identity. But that's not the point."

"The problem is that Spider-Man, as a role model, actually set a bad precedent. Nowadays, superpowered people can easily follow Spider-Man's example, not revealing their identities, wearing masks and going around doing good deeds, without any regard for their own safety or whether they have the ability to handle everything."

Jonathan calmly pointed out Spider-Man's first weakness: it makes more and more people blindly confident. Wearing a mask is a cover, making people ignore their own shortcomings.

Moreover, this is not the only drawback.

"And another thing is, we have absolutely no way of telling whether someone genuinely wants to be a hero," Jonah said. "What if Spider-Man is actually a bank robber behind that mask? Of course, the Avengers wouldn't allow that to happen, but what about other people like Spider-Man? Why do they wear masks and pretend to be heroes?"

"What if they just want a cover identity and are actually waiting to commit the next crime? How can the safety of the masked vigilantes be guaranteed?"

As for Spider-Man, he's just a personified example of these people.

(End of this chapter)