Like that, a day passed and I went to Asgard to bring Jane back, but they said Jane had a sore back and couldn't get up, so she was in the recovery room. Did she roll down some stairs?
"Thor, it's the promised time."
"Yeah, I know, but Jane's back isn't good."
"Let me take a look."
"Do you have medical knowledge too?"
"No, magic."
"Oh~ Is there such magic?"
"It's a secret from Earth people."
"Got it."
Thor and I moved to the recovery room where Jane was. Jane was lying on the recovery room bed wearing clothes that looked like ancient Greek attire from Asgard.
"Hello, Chairman Jin."
"Miss Jane, nice to see you. Your back hurts, I hear?"
"Yes, it's not to the point where I can't get up... it's just that yesterday... uhm..."
At that moment, Thor urgently covered Jane's mouth.
"Hahaha, Jane rolled down the stairs yesterday. Right, Jane?"
"Yes, that's right..."
Looks like something happened.
"Hmm... Anyway, it might be uncomfortable, but could you lie on your stomach? Thor, help her."
"Got it."
With Thor's help, Jane turned over to lie on her stomach. I placed my hand on Jane's back and used [Heal].
"Oh! It seems to be getting better."
"That's fortunate indeed."
Jane got up from the bed with a grimace and slapped Thor's back with her palm.
Smack!
"Oof! Jane."
Then Frigga entered the recovery room.
"Is your back better now?"
"Yes, it seems fine now."
"Thor, a woman's body is weaker than you think. You should be moderate."
"Ahem... Mother! There are people here."
'Aha! So that's what happened...'
Since they wouldn't see each other for a long time after today passed, it seemed they overdid it at night.
"Anyway, it's the promised time, so I must head to Earth now, Miss Jane."
"Okay. I'll change my clothes and come."
Jane went to change her clothes, and Frigga offered me a drink, so I drank it while waiting.
"You're a mage?"
"Yes, that's correct."
"I also learned magic from witches."
Frigga was raised by witches when she was young and knows how to use their magic. She is also Loki's magic teacher.
"So Loki's excellent illusion magic comes from having a good teacher."
"Hohoho, I'm embarrassed."
"By any chance, could I learn too?"
"Of course. Come visit anytime."
"Understood."
While chatting with Frigga about this and that, Jane returned after changing her clothes. Thor's expression wasn't good since they now had to part. So I tapped his shoulder and spoke.
"Don't worry. I'll open a portal at least once a month, so meet on Earth."
At my words, Thor's expression brightened again.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"I don't know how to repay this favor."
"Then just lift Mjolnir quickly."
"Got it."
We went outside the castle to open a portal back to Earth.
"Then, Jane, see you in a month."
"Yes, definitely see you in a month."
I sent Jane off like that and returned to my house on the island. While resting, I thought about what to prepare since there was one year left until Avengers 1.
[Master, there is a call from Agent Phil Coulson.]
SHIELD must be very curious about the New Mexico incident.
"Connect it."
I roughly explained it away. The good alien won, so don't worry now.
"Is that true? We are viewing the New Mexico incident very seriously."
"That matter has been resolved well now, so you don't need to worry too much."
"Sigh... Anyway, understood. And the Director asked me to relay 'thank you for your help and hopes to cooperate frequently'."
"Understood. And please relay that I'm also a busy person, so things that take a lot of time are difficult."
"Yes, I'll relay that. And the Helicarrier has been completed. Should we send it to your island?"
"Yes, please do that."
"Understood."
Two days later, other ships towed the engine-less Helicarrier to my island. After receiving the Helicarrier like that and modifying it, I started the project I had in mind.
I created an artificial biomechanical muscle suit that increases strength by 3-4 times for an ordinary person wearing it, and a car that can fly using plasma thrusters like the Iron Man suit and has bulletproof performance.
And the resort ship 'Lakshmi' also began its maiden voyage, attracting worldwide attention. Fortunately, there were no major problems other than drunk passengers. I also didn't forget to occasionally visit Frigga to learn witch magic.
Like that, half a year passed. Natasha and I were on a separately purchased training island, testing the artificial biomechanical muscle suit on Natasha in a solidly built experimental area.
"This really increases strength by more than 3 times?"
"Yeah, and it's durable. Normal firearms can't pierce it. If this leaks, it could be used for military purposes or misused, so don't talk about it anywhere."
"Got it."
"Then let's test. I'll count, so jump as high as you can."
Natasha took a jumping stance next to a wall marked with height indicators.
"Ready? Starting."
"Yeah."
"3" "2" "1"
"Hup!"
Natasha jumped over the marked line, touched the ceiling about 10 meters high with her hand, and landed back on the floor.
"Wow~! This is more than 3 times, isn't it?"
"It is 3 times. Since jumping uses multiple muscles, if the strength of all muscles in the body triples, jumping can be more than 3 times higher."
"But my legs hurt a bit when landing."
"Hmm... Even made to minimize impact, it's still like this. Anyway, got it. Try to refrain from jumping down from heights at that level."
Like that, I conducted various experiments with Natasha, collected data, and made small modifications. Although not as much as a Super Soldier, achieving this level of strength without body modification, just with clothing, was quite encouraging.
I helped Natasha get accustomed to the suit and also made various equipment for her.
"But you know. Is there a need to make something like this? Whenever I see you, it feels like you're always preparing for something."
"I'm preparing in advance because things like the Iron Monger or Hammer incidents might happen again."
"Hmm... Anyway, got it. And when are you going to ask me out? Do I really have to say this from a woman's mouth?"
During that time, as Natasha and I trained together, our relationship had developed into something with mutual interest.
"Ahem... Got it. I'm busy now, but let's go out sometime."
"Really... You're good at all sorts of things, but you're completely hopeless at this."
Like that, I got scolded by Natasha. Probably because I was making a lot of things and training a lot, I couldn't pay attention.
'Dating is really difficult.'
The next day, when I went to Asgard to learn magic, Thor finally had Mjolnir in his hand.
"Oh~ You finally lifted it."
"Yeah, a problem arose elsewhere and I almost died in battle. The seal barely broke and I survived."
"That's fortunate. Well, since the seal is broken, how about an arm wrestle?"
"Oh~ Sure. There should be a bet for something like this. How about buying a drink?"
"Great!"
I had a reason for suggesting arm wrestling. Thor is weaker than Hulk in strength but fought evenly due to skill and weapon differences. And since Hulk's strength is similar to Thanos, it was a good way to gauge how much my current specs could handle.
News of Thor and me arm wrestling gathered Thor's friends and people, and they made bets.
"The Prince will definitely win." "You never know, I heard that guy is strong too. They say he destroyed the Destroyer." "This is exciting." "Prince, you must win!" "Kyaah~! Jin! Fighting!"
Since this is Asgard, I thought they would only cheer for Thor, but fortunately, there were women cheering for me too. It seems my looks work here as well. Like that, Thor and I sat on opposite sides of a stone-made table.
"Don't cry after you lose."
"Who are you to say that!"
Wooow~~
The cheers of the people around us could be heard, and Thor and I clasped each other's hands. Definitely because the seal was broken, I could feel a heavy strength from his hand. Thor's friend Fandral acted as the referee.
"Then get ready."
"St~art!"
With the starting signal, Thor and I both exerted force on our arms simultaneously.
"Huuup!!!" "Kruuup!!"
"Hang in there, Thor!" "Jin, hang in there!" "Jin! I bet money on you, hang in there!" "Prince, fighting!"
Like that, for a while we went back and forth slightly, and the stone table we were arm wrestling on began to crack.
Creeeak~!
Thor, now seemingly running out of strength, began to taunt.
"Kruut! How about giving up now."
"Huuup! I still have plenty of strength left!"
Crumbllle!!
Eventually, the table couldn't withstand it and collapsed, ending the arm wrestling.
"Who won?" "Doesn't this mean a draw?" "But we should decide the winner and loser."
Unfortunately, as it fell towards my side, Thor's hand ended up on top of mine. Seeing that, Fandral said.
"This arm wrestling match is Thor's victory."
Wooow~~
Thor got up from his seat, raised both hands to the sky, and shouted.
"Wooooo~! I won. I won, hahaha!"
Actually, I went a bit easy on him. I knew right away when I grabbed his hand. That I was stronger. But since this is Asgard and to save Thor's pride, I went easy, but the end was really unlucky.
'I don't know exactly how strong Hulk is, but it must be similar to my current strength.'
While thinking about this and that, Thor approached and patted my shoulder as if to console me.
"Don't be too disappointed, hahaha."
"I lost. Let's go for a drink. I'll buy a round for everyone here."
Wooow~
Fortunately, Asgard also uses gold as currency, so I could pay for the drinks. Like that, I drank heavily for a day, learned magic from Frigga the next day, and returned to Earth.
I planned to make the Helicarrier into a ship responsible for drone bases and supply. I replaced the original fans that provided propulsion with plasma thrusters and added two more as backups for emergencies. I also installed a large arc reactor engine. I tore out all the military-feeling interiors and finished with a simple but beautiful interior. Of course, this ship also has active camouflage panels (stealth).
I also made about 5 flying vehicles. Similarly, they had excellent bulletproof performance, arc reactor engines, plasma thrusters, and active camouflage panels. Since they are flying cars, they adopted a streamlined design, making the space a bit narrow, but not to an uncomfortable degree. In vehicle mode, they looked no different from just sleek ordinary cars. Natasha drove one and got really excited. So I modified one for her to easily take out and wear her equipment.
One day, I saw bullet marks on Natasha's vehicle and asked what happened. She said she was dealing with criminal organizations while wearing a mask. She said she got this equipment and felt it was a waste not to use it, so she started hero activities. So I made a mask with bulletproof performance, goggles that can see in the dark and far distances and various information, and a dedicated artificial intelligence for Natasha, and she had fun being active.
As she became active like that, she gained popularity to the point where fans of the beautiful hero Black Widow appeared, and our company made and sold goods like figures and toys highlighting Natasha's sexiness. She became famous to the point where everyone knew her. She almost ended up fighting Iron Man once, but I told him it was Natasha, so the misunderstanding was resolved. After that, they cooperated together occasionally. She always grumbled when coming back from working with Tony.
"I can't work with Tony. We don't match."
Like that, another half a year passed and it became 2012. During that time, I diligently learned magic from Frigga and acquired [(A) Witch Magic (Marvel)], and Natasha's suit was also upgraded with many functions, now able to use up to 5 times strength if pushing it from the basic 4 times. Now she might be able to compete with a real Super Soldier.
"Now the preparations are roughly done."
Then I got a call from Natasha.
"I got a call from Phil Coulson that Barton, an old friend of mine, betrayed SHIELD. So I think I need to go. And they asked for your support too."
"Got it. Let's go together."
Finally, the beginning of Avengers 1 had arrived.