Gym?{Edited}

[POV: Peter Parker]

The next day, early in the morning,

8:30 a.m.

"Peter, get your ass up... breakfast is ready!" I groaned in comfort as I heard Aunt May's commanding voice.

"Already up, Aunt May!" I sat up at the bedside, only to remember that these peaceful days were going to end anytime, especially if you live in a city where superheroes roam around smashing houses for lunch and dinner. And some villain with a tragic story, blah, blah, blah...

I stretched my body and got up. I already had a solid plan for today and my future conquests. I grinned while looking into the mirror, which looked weird on me.

The first step is to get enough money to support myself and get the hell out of this small house. For that, I need ways to earn money. I was thinking of stealing money after getting powers, but why would I do that when I have the perfect way to get money? I smirked while thinking about it.

I forgot to tell you that I was a trader—I used to trade in Bitcoin and other assets part-time and had pretty good knowledge about trading. I always wished I could go back to the past and buy 60-70% of the supply of Bitcoin and other coins, which would give me 10 times the initial money invested and other future stocks. But sadly, as you guys know, every startup business needs a small amount of money or funds, which I don't have.

I sighed helplessly as I changed into a blue T-shirt and black pants and walked downstairs only to find Peter's beautiful Aunt May putting breakfast on as her shapely back was facing me. Ahem, well, not my fault. I'm still a teen and a healthy one.

And if I was being honest, I'd never considered her my real aunt. It might sound weird, but I have a little bit of attachment. Maybe that's because of Peter's lingering emotions in my body, but that doesn't mean I don't want to be around a beautiful, kind aunt.

"Good morning, May... you look beautiful as always," I whispered into her ear, almost scaring her. "What... the... God... It's you, Peter... you almost scared me!" She took a deep breath and looked at me curiously. "When did the shy and antisocial nephew become flirty?" she asked as she leaned closer to my face.

"Ehem... What do you mean, May? I'm speaking the truth, and I'm trying to change. I have decided I have to change if I want to live a better life." Taking a deep breath, I looked into her beautiful eyes and told her, "Aww... Peter... if it's about that accident..."

Before May could say anything more, I stopped her from speaking. "It's all right, May. I always needed a wake-up call..." After that, I started eating. "It's delicious as always." I looked at her and complimented as she also smiled, seeing her nephew enjoying her food.

After seeing May leave for work, I sat on the sofa and turned on the TV. The first thing displayed on the news channel was a beautiful blond talking about Captain America, who is alive and a group of terrorists or mutants, as they call them, according to the reporter.

Anyway, the first step should be getting physically fit before power-ups and the money for power-ups I'll create in the basement with some equipment and gadgets. I will make sure to use Peter's intelligence well, but all of that stuff is very costly for me now.

A good start-up would be joining a gym and some dojo for martial arts. As far as I remember, there is a very famous dojo, but it's owned by those groups of ninjas or The Hand, and I don't want to get in their sight yet. But I don't mind if I have to take a risk depending on the benefits I get from it.

Maybe I can ask for money from May, but she would ask so many questions. I also needed to create a bank account and find a job... Mm...

WAIT, just remembered, Peter had an interview at Oscorp with Doctor Connors. Damn, these fucked-up memories only came when I needed them. He used to work there sometimes as a student or helped him as an assistant sometimes, but Dr Connors, seeing Peter's intelligence, offered him a part-time job.

Anyway, it's good... I don't have to run around for jobs for money. I'd only get those low-paying jobs as a waiter or delivery man before I turn 18, as I'm still a minor, a 17-year-old student.

Now it's settled... I walked into the bedroom, turned on the old computer, and searched the top 10 insects with weird facts. After looking through all the data, huh... Wait, I remember every detail I read on blogs?

It seemed I also got Peter's intelligence or, as they say, enhanced memory. Hmm... After looking through the data, it's pretty clear that the top priority should be getting SPIDER—known for its lifting strength, which can go from 50 to 100 times its weight.

DUNG BEETLE—known for lifting strength; they can lift 1000 times their original weight.

TARDIGRADE—a species of insect that is known for surviving extreme conditions such as radiation, the vacuum of space, and freezing temperatures.

Ants can lift 10-50 times their strength.

Ehh... Damn, so many insect species... but I remembered the system saying my body had limitations as it was still within human limits.

I called the system in my head: "System, which insect should I choose? Can I choose those beetles?" Again, I heard that mechanical voice:

> [As the host's current body strength is too weak, it'll be extremely dangerous for gene fusion.]

I knew it... I sighed and asked again, "So, I have to fuse with an insect that isn't very strong?"

—[Yes, host.]

…' So I can fuse with an ant? And is there a limit for the next fusion?'

—[Yes, host. You need to adapt to the current body after getting fused to an advanced level.]

…' System, can I fuse with those genetics from Hulk and other superpowers from Mutant?' This one I always wanted to ask because this will make me strong enough to fight those heavy hitters in the MCU or other threats.

—[Yes, host. You can fuse with those mutants, but the host's body is limited. It's up to the host whatever you want to do; you've only got one life.]

Fuck... is this system warning me? But again, my body limit. I sighed as I started to think about how to make my body limitless.

'Should I fuse with an ant now?' This sudden thought of becoming superhuman made me excited and fearful at the same time.

No, not yet. My body is weak... maybe around 50-55 kg, and if I multiply them by 50...

It'll be around 2500-3000, which is around 2-3 tons—um, not too weak against normal humans, but it's around peak human-like Captain America but only physically, as he is way more experienced in fighting and can beat me who just has physical strength without any techniques.

At night, during dinner,

"Peter, how have you been? Your head not hurting?" she asked me again; I guessed she was worried about me. "Don't worry, Aunt May," I smiled, assuring her that I was perfectly fine.

After taking another bite of food, I asked May if I could make a request—I wanted to join the gym. I dropped the bomb as she stopped eating and looked at me like I said something I shouldn't.

"What happened, Peter? Why do you want to join the gym?" May thought when she suddenly remembered the event where I got beaten up badly. "You know, May, I'm weak. That's why I got in that situation that night, and at school, I'm always getting bullied." I looked at May seriously as she flinched when I talked about bullying at school.

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