"Jin, you knew that guy too?"
"Yeah, he visited last time."
Nick Fury had gone to Tony Stark after Iron Man 1 ended to recruit him for SHIELD. He brought a chair and sat next to the table we were sitting at. Seeing that, Tony made a face and spoke.
"Mr. Motherf-cker, I told you I'm not joining your secret organization."
"Pffft..."
Hearing Tony's motherf-cker joke, it was so funny that a burst of laughter escaped me audibly.
"This motherf... sigh... yeah, you said you could handle it alone."
Nick Fury continued speaking while holding back his anger.
"The lithium dioxide Jin gave only reduces symptoms, it's not a solution. You need to solve the root cause."
I don't know how he knew I gave Tony the palladium poisoning alleviator, but he was quick with that piece of information.
"Mr. Motherf-cker, I know too. I've used every substance that exists in the world to try and find a replacement for palladium."
"That motherf-cker... anyway, not all of them. Let's go home first, I have something to give you."
Thus, we returned to Tony's house with Nick Fury, who was trapped in motherf-cker hell. We brought chairs to the wrecked window area and continued our conversation sitting there.
"Your father said only you could complete his unique research."
"My father? My father didn't trust me that much."
"What do you remember about your father?"
"Cold, calculating, never told me he loved me. He was the type who would be ecstatic to stick me in a boarding school."
"That's not true."
When Nick Fury defended Howard Stark, Tony spoke as if surprised.
"You know my father better than I do."
"He was a founding member of SHIELD."
"What?"
Then SHIELD agent 'Phil Coulson' placed a large plastic container next to Tony.
"What's this?"
"Your father's legacy. This will help. Can you do it?"
"Do what?"
The plastic bag contained materials about Tony's father Howard Stark's activities in SHIELD.
"Tony, SHIELD has a lot of work besides your issue. Phil!"
"Yes, Director."
"Keep him under surveillance here until he solves his problem."
"Understood."
"Wait a minute, Mr. Motherf-cker!"
Nick Fury ignored Tony's words and approached me.
"And Jin, I need to see you for a moment."
"Why do you need to see me?"
"Sorry about misunderstanding the ship issue. And I'd like to borrow Natasha for a bit, we're too shorthanded."
"That seems difficult."
"Why is it difficult? Natasha's just playing around in New York."
"That playing is important. Nick Fury, how much do you know about Natasha?"
"I know almost all the information."
"That's the problem. You need to know her as a human, not through information. Natasha has only done that kind of work since she was young, so she has no friends or family besides the people she works with. She said when she rests at home, she only cleans, does laundry, and trains. Nick Fury, you need to treat the people under you more like humans."
Nick Fury seemed to think for a moment. Probably hit the mark. Though it would happen later, when you think about it, that's why problems arose with the Skrulls too.
"I see... I admit it. But you know our work is important too, right?"
"That's SHIELD's situation. Since Natasha came to me, I have no intention of using her recklessly like that, so know that. Instead, I'll help with major issues from time to time."
"Sigh... I guess there's no choice. Keep your promise to help!"
Thus, Nick Fury, seeming to have finished his business, left first, and Phil Coulson, after exchanging words with Tony, saw Nick Fury leaving and followed him out.
"What did you talk about with Mr. Motherf-cker?"
"He asked for help."
"I see. Anyway, Jin, let's look at this together."
"Okay."
Tony and I took the plastic container left by motherf-cker brother and went downstairs.
"From what I heard earlier, it seems like your father's legacy. I'll be going now."
"Okay, thanks for today."
"Oh right! Pay some attention to Pepper too. She seemed to be going through a lot emotionally."
"Got it."
I told Tony to handle it well and used teleportation to return to my house on the island.
[Master, we received contact that Hammer Advanced Weapon Systems is holding a product promotion event at the Stark Expo.]
"I see, sell off all Hammer company stocks."
[Understood.]
Although Hammer's drones were gradually being revealed and the stock would rise a bit more, this much was enough. If I sell too close and an investigation comes in due to Hammer's crimes or bad stories come out in the media, it would be troublesome.
I gave the 'Lakshmi' crew a week's vacation and began checking the Lakshmi. I carefully checked if there were any problems from the training process, if any parts had accumulated damage, etc. And since it's a world with lots of terrorism, the guest list also went through a verification process with AI help.
"Also start preparing the Minerva coin market gradually."
[Understood.]
If you know the future, there's no reason not to do the coin market where money gets copied. Coins will definitely emerge in the Marvel worldview too. It will probably flow similarly to reality. I plan to trade and mine, but if I mine too much, the price will drop, so I plan to do it moderately.
That said, I have no intention of creating one myself. If a famous rich person like me creates a coin, the resentment of people who suffer losses will go to the creator, which could damage the corporate image. Conspiracy theories might also emerge.
When the day of Hammer company's product promotion event arrived, I moved to the Stark Expo. This time, I left all secretaries and bodyguards behind and only brought Natasha.
"Natasha, you brought the equipment well, right?"
"Yeah, but is something happening today?"
"Remember Ivan Vanko who attacked during the race? He seems to have joined hands with Hammer. It's still at the suspicion stage, but I think something might happen at this expo."
I roughly explained what I knew from watching the original.
"Got it."
Thus, we arrived at the venue and were waiting when Pepper and Happy discovered us and approached.
"Hello, Jin."
"Good to see you, Miss Pepper. Has everything been alright since then?"
"Since then, nothing special happened besides Tony coming to the company briefly."
Tony probably visited the company to get the 74 expo model that Howard Stark made.
"Has your mood improved a bit?"
"Yes."
"That's good. Let's go in now."
We entered the venue and sat down. After a while, the lights went out and Justin Hammer appeared on stage dancing with music. Pepper and Natasha had expressions like they'd seen something they shouldn't have, but people seemed to find it amusing and laughed and applauded.
Americans really seem to like showmanship, but it was regrettable that it was Hammer doing it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming. This country has had to put brave men and women in danger for too long.—"
Then my phone vibrated, and checking it, it was Tony. When I answered, Tony spoke urgently.
"Jin, where are you now?"
"Hammer's event venue."
"Hammer and Ivan Vanko have joined forces! Please protect Pepper until I get there."
"Got it."
Fortunately, Tony seemed to have successfully created the new substance 'Badassium' using his father's legacy. When I ended the call, Pepper asked.
"Did you get a call from Tony?"
"Yes, Tony says Hammer and Ivan Vanko have joined hands."
"Then, isn't that serious?"
"Since Tony is coming here, let's go out to a safe place."
We got up from our seats, quietly left the venue, moved to where Happy was, and put Pepper in the car. Then the sound of glass breaking from the venue and people's screams were heard. Looking at the sky, Iron Man was flying, and behind him, War Machine and Hammer drones were following, spraying bullets and missiles.
I had a moment of dilemma. Frankly, if all the people evacuated, the venue would be the safest. The Hammer drones all followed Tony out. Because if Pepper gets hit by a stray grenade while clumsily escaping, it would be a big problem. But teleporting her to a safe place was also concerning due to her relationship storyline with Tony.
"Jin, should we prepare?"
Natasha asked me.
"Wait a moment. When people leave the venue, let's find Hammer. Then we can find out who's controlling the War Machine and Hammer drone systems from where. Let's move then."
"Got it."
Just then, people began pouring out of the venue screaming.
"Miss Pepper, Happy, move with us. We don't know what might happen if we move separately."
"Okay."
"We're going to Hammer now. It seems someone is controlling the system. We need to find out who."
Pepper and Happy got out of the car and followed behind Natasha. We entered the now-empty venue and moved to the backstage area set up behind the stage.
When we arrived backstage, Hammer was loudly instructing something to employees sitting in front of computers.
"Do something about it!"
"We've been hacked, there's nothing we can do from here. He's taken control of the system."
Hearing that, Pepper approached Hammer and said.
"Who? Who took control?"
Then Hammer flustered and said.
"Please. You're interrupting, please leave."
"Hammer! Quickly tell me who took control of the system. People are getting hurt outside right now."
"This is all because of Tony! Tony must have hacked it!"
Natasha, who was listening to Hammer's nonsense, seemed frustrated, so she subdued Hammer by twisting his arm, then applied pressure to the twisted arm and interrogated him forcefully.
Crack!
"Tell me who did it! Who is it!?"
"Gah! Ivan, Ivan Vanko!"
"Where is he?"
"At our company."
I entrusted Pepper's protection to Happy and moved to Hammer's company with Natasha. I was driving, and Natasha was rustling in the back seat putting on her combat suit.
"Damn it! I gained weight so the clothes don't fit well."
"Really... you've just been going around to good restaurants in New York."
"You told me to!"
"Well, that's true, but you should have eaten moderately and exercised."
By the time Natasha finished putting on all her clothes while groaning in the back seat, we arrived at Hammer's company. I got out of the car holding the wand-shaped sword I had taken out earlier. Natasha also seemed to have finished preparing and got out of the car.
"This is a restricted area."
The guards protecting Hammer's company blocked the entrance, but since we had no time, I immediately attacked with the wand.
Thud!
Since killing people by slicing them with a sword here might cause problems, I didn't draw the sword but used it in wand form to strike pressure points and knock out the guards. Natasha also began subduing them appropriately using the equipment I gave her.
Thud! Thwack! Zzzt!
"Gah!" "Ah!"
Seeing her deal with the guards with the flashy, sexy movements seen in movies, admiration came naturally.
"Oh~ cool!"
"Don't make me talk. The suit's tight, it's hard to breathe."
Thus, dealing with guards while moving around, we were able to reach the room where Ivan Vanko had been. Ivan Vanko was already gone, and the corpses of two guards he seemed to have killed while escaping here were hanging from the ceiling with wires around their necks.
I quickly went to the computer in the room and hacked it to reboot War Machine. Then I contacted Tony.
"Tony! Rhodey is normal now."
"Thanks, Jin!"
"You succeeded in creating the new substance."
"Yeah, I won't die now."
"You were dying?"
Pepper, connected through the computer linked to the venue, spoke after hearing that.
"What happened?"
"That... I was going to tell you..."
Tony briefly explained about the palladium poisoning.
"You were dying?"
"I didn't have a chance to tell you."
Then Natasha tapped me and pointed at the monitor showing the drones' status. The monitor showed Hammer drones approaching Tony and Rhodey.
"Sorry to interrupt your love fight, but drones are swarming."
"Got it."
I disconnected from Tony and told Natasha.
"Let's go back now too."
"Yeah, I want to change clothes quickly."
"When we get back, let's exercise together."
Now I trust that Tony and Rhodey will handle it well.
When the next day came, Hammer was taken to the police station for investigation, and we also gave statements and returned. Hearing the story, fortunately, they caught the drones and Ivan Vanko well, and also rescued Pepper, but unlike the original, Happy was slightly injured from the Hammer drones' self-destruction aftermath and is receiving treatment at the hospital. So I visited Happy, used Heal on him, and since he worked hard during that time, I gave him a personal bonus from me and left.
After a few days of mixed martial arts training and exercise with Natasha, I got a call that Tony and Rhodey were receiving medals.
'Why aren't they giving me one?'
Though it's not much of a consolation, from training with Natasha, [(F)Martial Arts] rose to grade D and I was able to obtain [(D)Modern Comprehensive Martial Arts].