Inside Junk N’ Stuff, the shop was unusually quiet. Behind the counter sat Guest, calmly flipping through a fashion magazine while waiting for customers.

Even sitting still, she was impossible not to notice. Her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes were pure white, contrasting beautifully with her flawless skin. Her fox-shaped eyes carried a seductive glow, and her dark brown gaze somehow made people feel warm just by looking at it. A cherry blossom tattoo flowed down her waist and leg, with another blooming across her left arm like a sleeve.

Most people in Swellview knew her as a famous top model and former Playboy Bunny. What they didn’t know was that she also had powers—super strength, the ability to influence people’s minds, and a strange gift that kept her looking forever young.

But the one person who knew everything about her was her best friend of twenty-five years… and now her husband—Ray Manchester.

Guest leaned back in the chair, tapping her fingers on the counter.

Then suddenly—

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU PRESSED THE BUTTON?!”

Yelling echoed up from the elevator shaft leading to the Man Cave.

Guest slowly lowered her magazine.

“…Oh no.”

The elevator shot up and opened with a loud ding. Out rushed Henry Hart, looking stressed. Behind him came Charlotte Page, Jasper Dunlop, and Schwoz Schwartz.

Guest raised an eyebrow.

“Why do you all look like you just survived a war?”

Henry pointed back toward the elevator. “Because Ray accidentally blew up the Man Cave.”

Guest blinked once.

“…He did what?”

Right on cue, Ray stormed out of the elevator, still arguing.

“I DIDN’T blow it up, okay?! I pressed a button!”

Charlotte crossed her arms. “A button labeled ‘Emergency Self-Destruct.’”

“That label was misleading!” Ray argued.

Henry groaned. “You pressed it because you were mad about the secret rooms!”

Ray turned red. “You said you had secret rooms without telling me!”

“That’s because you’re jealous and immature!” Henry fired back.

The argument exploded again as everyone talked over each other.

Guest watched the chaos for about five seconds before standing up. Even her simple walk across the floor had a graceful confidence that made the room quiet slightly.

Ray looked over at her immediately.

“…Hi honey.”

Guest crossed her arms.

“You blew up your own headquarters… because you were jealous of secret rooms?”

Ray hesitated.

“…When you say it like that, it sounds bad.”

Schwoz rubbed his forehead. “The entire lab is gone.”

Jasper added dramatically, “It was beautiful.”

Guest sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose.

After twenty-five years of knowing Ray Manchester, she really shouldn’t have been surprised.

She looked at him again.

“You’re a grown man in your thirties, a superhero… and you started a self-destruct argument.”

Ray shrugged slightly.

“…But technically I won the argument because the rooms don’t exist anymore.”

Henry groaned loudly.

Guest just stared at her husband for a long moment before shaking her head with a small smile.

“Ray… you are unbelievably lucky I love you.”

Ray grinned.

“I know.”

And somewhere beneath Junk N’ Stuff, the ruins of the Man Cave continued to smoke while the argument started all over again.