"Don't worry, I'll drive you there!" Hode said with a smile; after all, ever since the opening of the portal, everything had become much easier.
"By the way, where's my battle suit?" Just as Gwen was getting ready to leave, she suddenly remembered.
"This is a bit of an issue. After all, ever since I changed it out yesterday, I had to trouble Hode to take it for cleaning."
"Oh, Chen's battle suit? Wait a minute."
Hode twitched the corner of his mouth, his expression becoming slightly awkward.
He quickly walked upstairs and, when he came down, he was holding Gwen's Ghost Spider battle suit.
"Huh?"
When Gwen received the battle suit, her eyes widened slightly, and her expression froze: "What happened?"
She realized that there was actually a hole at the connection point of the pant legs of the battle suit.
"Emmm..."
Hode rubbed his chin, hesitating for a long time: "I guess the washing machine's power was too strong. He didn't notice these details while playing yesterday. So, after an entire night, it's a miracle that the suit is only like this."
"Alright."
Gwen could only pout as she took the battle suit. Just then, she sniffed and said, "The Ghost Spider battle suit smells a bit off!"
"Off?"
Hode's expression turned quite strange, as he had never sent this suit out for washing at all. The reason it got dirty was simply because of Wanda's body heat, which had inadvertently transferred to the suit. So if there was a smell, it could only be...
"Mr. Hode, I didn't expect your laundry detergent to be heather-scented."
At that moment, Gwen recognized the scent and frowned, saying, "This smell is just a bit too niche."
She didn't know if this was a preference of wealthy families, which only added to her confusion.
"Oh, I see. That scent! Haha!" Hode's expression was awkward.
"That's not necessary."
Gwen sniffed again, her face lighting up with a youthful smile: "But it's alright; trying out a new scent occasionally is a fresh experience."
"Hmm..." Hode let out a long sigh, his expression complex as he said, "If you don't like this scent, you can wash it again when you go home."
Just then, Gwen caught sight of the clock on the wall: "Oh no, I'm going to be late! Bang, bang, bang..."
"You should go to class. I'll find you later when I have time!"
At that moment, Hode's keen ears picked up some noise coming from upstairs, and he waved his right hand sharply.
With a flash of golden light, a dimensional portal appeared right in front of Gwen...
"Then I'll be going now!"
Gwen smiled and nodded, stepping eagerly into the dimensional portal.
Once inside, she turned back to wave goodbye to Hode.
"Huff..."
As the portal disappeared, Hode finally relaxed his tense shoulders.
"Hode, what smells so good?"
Wanda, holding onto the railing, slowly made her way down the stairs, intrigued by the delightful aroma.
"I just made breakfast not long ago."
Hode turned around, straightening his clothes with a smile.
"Breakfast?!"
Wanda was surprised; she never expected Hode would cook breakfast. After all, she had never heard him mention it before, which is why it caught her off guard. In her mind, Hode, being a rich kid, should have help with such tasks.
"Yeah, it's specially prepared for you!"
Hode nodded proudly.
"Ah!"
Just then, Wanda suddenly winced, biting her lip as she let out a low groan.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Are you okay?"
Hode rushed over to support her, having noted her strange gait from before.
"What do you mean 'what's wrong'? This is all your fault!"