Druid in the Marvel Universe Chapter 43: 500 Miles Away from Home

Seeing Count Dracula being cruelly dismembered, packed into a box, and still not dead, Mr. Tony Stark proudly vomited again.

Alvin's brutal treatment of the vampire made Stark's back shiver a bit, though he agreed with it! Because if one day cows and sheep could be smarter than humans and pick up guns, humans would have no way to survive. The relationship between humans and vampires is actually no different.

Stark downed a full glass of whiskey, looked at Alvin, who seemed lost in thought, and jokingly said, "I didn't expect things to end just like that. I know S.H.I.E.L.D. and Stark Industries still have some scientific collaborations with them. I just didn't expect their power to be so great." He handed the glass to Alvin, signaling for another drink.

Alvin smiled at Stark and said, "I didn't expect it either, but I definitely don't want to have any dealings with them. I think I'm very suited to being a restaurant chef and a school principal."

Stark laughed heartily and said, "Then your students must be miserable, I can imagine. Haha."

When Stark isn't being annoying, he's actually a pretty good friend. At the very least, when he developed the solar lamp, he brought it to Alvin first. And just a few minutes ago, they were on the same side.

Alvin smiled and nodded, saying, "You're right. If there's an obituary at the school gate tomorrow saying Principal Alvin is dead, those kids would definitely throw a party to celebrate."

Stark shivered and said, "Man, I didn't realize you're so unpopular!"

Alvin nodded noncommittally and said, "When they grow up, they'll reflect on their youthful ignorance. You're a genius; you'll never understand the hardships of studying. For these kids in Hell's Kitchen, if no one is pushing them from behind, prison is almost the only future they can imagine."

Stark nodded thoughtfully and said, "You make a good point. Maybe I can offer some help."

Alvin's spirits lifted, and he looked at Stark with newfound enthusiasm, happily saying, "The community school needs people like you, kind-hearted individuals. I can offer you a position on the board of directors."

Seeing Alvin's drastic change in attitude, Stark asked with interest, "The community school has board positions? Who are the other board members? How much do I need to donate?"

Alvin smiled shyly, acting like a sincere insurance salesman, and said, "If you agree, you'll be the second board member of the community school. The first is Mr. Fisk, who donates ten million dollars to the school every year. You could donate a bit more, after all, you're a famous billionaire, aren't you?"

Stark, being an interesting person, thought for a moment and said, "Alvin, my friend, you can't compare someone of my American upper-class status to someone like Fisk. Does your school need a principal? Give me an honorary principal position, prepare an office for me, and I can donate twenty million dollars to the school every year."

Why not? Absolutely, every year twenty million, not to mention honorary principal, if you want to be the principal, I'll vacate the office for you right away, and Olivia the secretary too.

Alvin smiled, extended his hand, and shook Stark's, sincerely saying, "Welcome aboard, Principal Stark. You can start thinking about what style you want for your office now."

Stark pursed his lips, tilted his head, and thought for a moment, saying, "Wow, I never thought I'd become a school principal one day. Maybe I should have Pepper reserve two days a month in my schedule so I can visit the school."

Alvin raised his glass, clinked it with Stark's, and said, "It's our honor. In the future, the students who graduate from this school will be proud of you! Really, I'm not joking!"

Stark rarely had such a pleasant conversation with someone. Although Alvin often embarrassed him, people always want a friend they can chat and joke with without any reservations. He felt Alvin might just be that friend.

...

At seven in the morning, Pepper came to pick up the still-hungover Stark. He had to rush to Afghanistan today to test his "Jericho" missile.

Stark didn't really need to go personally, but the media storm and unknown pressure from somewhere made him decide to go there to lay low for a while. After all, he was still the chairman of Stark Industries, and contributing to the company was his duty. It made sense, right?

Before leaving, Alvin reminded Pepper, "Afghanistan isn't a good place. Stark isn't well-prepared this time. If anything happens, remember to call me. I'm a vampire hunter, remember?"

Pepper was almost driven crazy by Stark's recklessness and didn't pay much attention to what Alvin said. She just nodded and asked Alvin to help get Stark into the car.

...

Finally having some free time, Alvin had breakfast with Ginny and then took her in his old pickup truck to fulfill his duties as a principal.

Thor, being very eager, tagged along with Ginny into the car. He also wanted to visit the school and found it amusing to see the mischievous kids trembling in fear.

The old pickup truck drove down the road. The weather was great. Alvin had the window down, playing country music, with his left hand resting on the window. He taught Ginny to sing "500 Miles Away from Home" line by line.

If you miss the train I'm on

You will know that I am gone

You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

A hundred miles, a hundred miles

A hundred miles, a hundred miles

...

Ginny loved it because her dad loved it.

Alvin received a call midway, which made him even happier. He taught Ginny to sing with even more enthusiasm. Little Ginny must be his lucky star; the better he treated her, the luckier he got.

The call was from Chief George, who was exhausted from the vampire incident. He told Alvin that his daughter, Gwen Stacy, would be enrolling in the community school next week. Although there was only a month left before the final exams, he should have waited until the school break to send his daughter over.

But our chief couldn't wait. He couldn't tolerate his daughter attending a school where vampires might appear. And now, Alvin's community school was a vampire-free zone.

In a good mood, Alvin found everything pleasing to the eye. Even the new electrician at the school gate seemed very friendly. "Hi, nice to meet you. I haven't seen you before!"

The old man smiled kindly and said, "Good morning, Principal Alvin. I'm the new electrical engineer. My name is Ben Parker!"