A Quinjet was landing, and Captain America Steve Rogers and Nick Fury were getting off.
'This is also different from the original. Wasn't the original where he came with Phil?'
I was realizing the butterfly effect was appearing as I influenced the Marvel world.
Nick Fury looked at me and spoke.
"What about Tony?"
"He answered positively. He'll come."
"Then what about that friend over there?"
"Thor Odinson, son of Odin of Asgard, Loki's brother. He came to catch Loki."
"I see. Seems like we'll have a lot to talk about inside."
Then Captain, who was next to him, came to me and greeted me.
"So it's you. Was the name of the world's richest man Jin?"
"Nice to meet you, Captain."
We shook hands lightly. Captain was a white man with a sturdy body and handsome face as per the original.
"I heard you also have superpowers. They said it's an ability to charge and explode energy. Was the codename 'Magician Jin'?"
Probably due to Iron Monger or the incident in New Mexico, SHIELD seems to know that much.
"Captain, people with abilities aren't common, but there are many. Countries make them too, and you're one of them, right?"
"That's true."
Then Banner also approached. Banner was also a white man with curly brown hair, no different from the original.
"I'm seeing a lot of famous people today. I'm Dr. Bruce Banner."
"Nice to meet you, Dr. Banner."
Dr. Banner also shook hands with me and then with Captain.
"Nice to meet you. You can find the cube, right?"
"Is that all you heard?"
"That's all I care about."
Since Thor and Natasha also came to our side, I introduced them.
"Everyone here probably knows. Black Widow Natasha Romanoff, and here..."
"I'll introduce myself. I am Thor Odinson, son of Odin Borson, King of Asgard, and a prince."
Upon hearing Thor's introduction, Banner spoke curiously.
"Odin and Thor are characters from Norse mythology. Is this a popular joke these days? Or an initiation?"
"No, Dr. Banner. It's true. We came to catch Loki, who ran away with the Tesseract."
"I'm not sure if I should believe this."
Then Phil Coulson ran over and spoke.
"Now, everyone, let's go inside. It'll be hard to breathe if you stay outside."
"[Crew, deck security clearance]"
Clank~! Clank~!
The broadcast came on, a loud mechanical sound came from the ship, and the crew members on the deck began to move quickly.
Seeing that, Captain said.
"Was this a submarine?"
"You're not telling me to ride a hunk of iron that goes underwater, are you?"
Saying that, Banner moved to the railing where the mechanical sound was coming from and checked below the helicarrier. Then others also went together and looked down.
The propulsion fans hidden under the sea on the helicarrier slowly rose above the sea and began to rotate. Given the size of the helicarrier, even one propulsion fan was enormous. Seeing such a huge fan spinning before our eyes, the grandeur and sense of intimidation were impressive.
"This is similar to the 'Lakshmi' I saw on TV before. I almost wish it were a submarine."
As the helicarrier slowly rose, Natasha spoke loudly.
"Hey, men, let's go inside now!"
We moved to the helicarrier's bridge. Many crew members were sitting at their seats, controlling the helicarrier and collecting various pieces of information. The surroundings were hectic with agents busily moving around. Thor, Banner, and Captain seemed fascinated, continuously looking around. When the helicarrier rose to an appropriate height, Nick Fury stood on the central platform that looked like the captain's seat and spoke.
"Now disappear."
"-Activating retro-reflective panels"
After a few instructions like that, he came down from the central platform and approached us. Captain took out $10 from his wallet and gave it to Nick Fury. Captain and Nick Fury had made a bet before coming here. Nick Fury bet $10 that Captain would be surprised. Then Captain said to Nick Fury that there was nothing to be surprised about now. In the end, he gave $10 to Nick Fury, whether he was actually surprised upon seeing the helicarrier.
Nick Fury approached Dr. Banner and spoke.
"Doctor, thanks for coming."
"Thank you for the polite request."
"Once we retrieve the cube, you can leave anytime."
"How many spectrometers are available? Set the spectrometer readings to gamma rays."
Nick Fury listened to the doctor's words and said to Maria Hill.
"Maria, guide the doctor to the laboratory."
Then Maria Hill got up from her seat and took Dr. Banner somewhere.
"Jin, you gather information. You're good at this, right? I'd like you to collect location information on Loki or the cube."
"Got it."
"And Phil, show Captain where the equipment is."
Agent Phil Coulson, who received Nick Fury's order, was waiting and then approached Captain. Phil moved with Captain, talking about this and that. Will Phil get an autograph from Captain this time around?
"Natasha, quickly familiarize yourself with operating the Quinjet."
Natasha left SHIELD, so she probably doesn't know how to operate the Quinjet yet.
"Thor, was it? I'd like you to tell us about Asgard, especially about Loki."
"Alright."
I sat next to Natasha with the laptop provided by SHIELD. Natasha was looking at the Quinjet operation manual.
"I should have made it easier. The Talaria (Natasha's dedicated vehicle) is incredibly easy to drive."
"That's the difference between whether I made it or not."
"True, I admit that. And after this is over, let's go on a trip together."
"You said you were too busy taking down criminal organizations."
Natasha grumbled when I said I was busy, but now that I've started hero activities, the situation has reversed. Honestly, having seen the original, I knew where Loki would appear. So I had asked Minerva beforehand to hack all CCTV near the Opera House in Stuttgart, Germany, and notify me when Loki appeared, and I was just playing games.
When game sounds came from my laptop, Natasha glared at me and said.
"Jin! Are you really looking for him? I hear game sounds?"
"Ahem! I'm working. Don't be suspicious."
I was actually in the middle of a League of Legends promotion series. I subtly put in my earphones. Since Loki is active in the evening, there was plenty of time left, so pretending to go home and back with the Talaria, I took out about 10 pizzas and returned to the helicarrier.
"Let's eat while working."
We gathered in the conference room and ate pizza. Banner, having been in India for a long time, really liked seeing the pizza.
"In India, there's only food with strong spices, so it was tough. Maybe because I haven't eaten it in a while, but it's really delicious."
Then Nick Fury said.
"I don't think that's it? Even I, who eat pizza often, think it's really delicious. Where did you buy this?"
"I made it."
"Really? I almost want to hire you as SHIELD's exclusive chef."
Thor also ate deliciously. He's already on his second plate by himself.
"There was no such delicious food in Asgard either. This is really amazing? To think you can make such delicious food too."
Phil Coulson praised me a lot.
"You're really a talented person. You can make devices as well as Tony Stark, you can hack and have superpowers, and even cook. On top of that, you're incredibly rich."
"The praise is too excessive."
"Not at all. That's not enough. You're even handsome, right? You're also ranked first for the most handsome man this year and the person people most want to marry?"
Maria Hill also agreed with that.
"That's right. The female agents were trying to somehow strike up a conversation. I stopped them since we're working on important matters."
Last time, Minerva told me I was ranked first. Honestly, I didn't really care. Hearing that, Captain said.
"You really have it all, friend."
"Yeah, I'm really a lucky guy."
Having awakened Gacha Life, I could say I was really lucky. Hearing my words, Natasha said.
"But saying it with your own mouth is tacky."
Hahaha!
People who heard Natasha's words laughed loudly. Thus, after finishing the pizza and talking about this and that, Nick Fury looked at his watch and said.
"Now everyone, back to work."
Returning to my seat with Natasha and turning on the computer to play games, Natasha said sarcastically.
"It must be nice that female agents like you?"
"Are you jealous?"
"Yeah, honestly, our relationship has just stayed the same because we didn't have time. I'm kind of scared it might stay like this forever."
"Then, after this is over, we really should go on a trip."
"Yeah, let's definitely go. And stop playing games."
Natasha probably knew I was playing games. Sitting there bored, I was getting tired of looking at the Quinjet operation manual, so I was about to go outside for some air when I saw Thor and Captain talking and laughing. It seems noble people have something in common.
As time passed and the sun set, becoming late evening, I got a call from Minerva saying Loki had been found. I immediately sent the CCTV video image to everyone and said.
"Loki found! At the Opera House in Stuttgart, Germany!"
At my words, Nick Fury immediately gave orders to the agents.
"Prepare the Quinjet immediately. Captain, Natasha, Thor, prepare to depart."
"Motherf*cker bro, what about me?"
"You need to find the cube! Don't you have better information gathering skills than us?"
"I'll go too. Wouldn't it be easier to find out by asking Loki?"
"Geez, do as you please."
I was dying of boredom; I couldn't stay here. It's not like I was playing with corpses, and I couldn't even sleep because I'd feel awkward. Thus, we departed for Stuttgart, Germany aboard the Quinjet. Thor seemed happy upon hearing that Loki had been found.
"Finally found him."
"Yeah, I thought I was going to die of boredom."
Hearing my words, Natasha spoke as if impressed.
"Oh, please. You were just sitting there playing games."
"At my level, I can find him while playing games."
"Yes, yes. I'm sure you can."
Then Captain, curious, asked us.
"Are you two dating?"
"I wouldn't say we're at that stage yet, but you could say we're developing."
"I see."
"Do you have a girlfriend, Captain?"
I knew, but I asked to build a good relationship.
"I had someone similar, but I slept in the ice for too long."
"Oh, I shouldn't have asked."
"No, it's fine."
Thus, we arrived at the Opera House in Stuttgart, Germany, and could see Loki in the square in front of the building, making people kneel. As the Quinjet door opened, Thor spoke.
"Let me go talk to him."
"No, let's go together. There are people too."
Hearing Thor's words, Captain also said he would go together. Thus, the two jumped out of the Quinjet, blocked the beam Loki shot with the Chitauri Scepter, and saved people. As the fight started, the kneeling people got up and began to flee.
"Loki, stop!"
"I missed you too."
Loki took Thor's words as a greeting and continued his beam attacks. Thor parried with his hammer, and Captain blocked and deflected the beams with his shield. Even though it was a 2 vs. 1 situation, Loki was fighting well, using illusions to cause confusion or long-range attacks with beams.
Watching that, Natasha, seeing that I wasn't moving, asked curiously.
"Aren't you going?"
"Loki is a cunning guy; he's not someone who would reveal himself so easily like this. And this is a fight Loki can't win. Something's up."
Then the Quinjet was hacked, and AC/DC's "Shoot To Thrill," Iron Man's signature music, played, and Tony's voice was heard.
"[Romanoff, did you miss me?]"
Natasha's expression changed to one of disgust, and Iron Man flew from the sky and shot a repulsor beam at Loki.
Bang!
"Ugh!"
Loki couldn't dodge and took the beam directly to his chest, was thrown back, and hit the stairs. Iron Man landed in the square, aimed various weapons from his suit at Loki, and said.
"Keep acting up, reindeer games!"
Captain approached Tony and greeted him briefly.
"Tony."
"Captain."
Then Loki sat on the stairs, raised both hands, and surrendered. The Quinjet landed in the square, I got off and put special handcuffs on Loki.
"Long time no see, Loki."
"The berserker, you were here too."
We boarded Loki onto the Quinjet and departed to return to the helicarrier. Natasha contacted Nick Fury saying they caught Loki, and Nick Fury said to bring him quickly as there was no time. Thor sat in front of the seat where Loki was seated and said to Loki.
"Loki, where is the Tesseract?"
"I don't know either."
"Sigh... I thought you were dead."
"Were you sad?"
"Everyone was! Especially Father."
"Your father! Sigh... You must enjoy seeing my current state. I always lived in my brother's shadow. The last thing I remember is you throwing me into the deep sea. I was the rightful heir to the throne. You ruined everything."
"So you're invading Earth out of revenge? Do you think that's possible with us here? And conquest isn't everything. You never had the qualifications to rule."
"And you do?"
"I'm also lacking a lot. Loki, give up all your ambitions and come home with me. I'll talk to Father for you."
"Don't you need the Tesseract to take me? But I don't know where it is either."
Loki doesn't know I can open portals.
"Loki, there is a way to take you even without the Tesseract."
"Using Father's power again? I wonder how much power Father used to send you."
"He didn't use any. I came by other means."
"I didn't know such a method existed."
There was one thing I was curious about here.
'Asgard has interacted with so many kingdoms and has advanced scientific power, so why don't they have a single spaceship?'
I must ask Thor about this later. Hearing that conversation, Captain quietly said to Tony.
"Something's off. He's strong, not someone who would be caught this easily."
As if Tony couldn't agree with that, he spoke to Captain with a slight sarcastic tone, as if picking a fight.
"Maybe against an old man like you, but not against me."
Hearing that, Captain spoke as if he understood what kind of person Tony roughly was.
"I see why Fury was reluctant to call you."
Listening in, Natasha said.
"Jin also said 'something must be up' even before Captain mentioned it. I think the same."
"Wow~ So I have no one on my side?"
I also spoke.
"Tony, Loki's issue isn't his strength but that he's cunning. If we're only talking about strength, Tony might be right, but the Loki I know isn't someone who just relies on brute force."
Hearing that, Captain looked at Tony and chuckled slightly. Then Tony spoke, seemingly sulking.
"Ah~ Fine, I get it. I lacked information. Geez, it's tough being the last one to arrive."
"Is Stark Tower completed?"
"Yeah, don't just leave like last time; there are lots of fun things, so look around, have fun, and have a drink."
"Oh~ Sounds good! I got another bottle of Dalmore 62-year-old; I'll bring it."
"How do you get something so easily that only has 12 bottles in the whole world?"
"There are ways."
"It's good to have a rich friend."
Tony's mood improved slightly at my words. Tony is indeed an easy guy to please, knowingly or unknowingly. Hearing Tony's words, Captain and Natasha were dumbfounded. While moving, I checked the Chitauri Scepter with [Appraisal]. This was the most important issue.
Ding~!
Event
"[You have acquired your first EX-grade item. Acquired 10000 points as a reward.]"
"[(EX) Mind Stone](Worldview Bound)(Sealed)"
"A stone formed by the condensation of elemental crystals after the Big Bang"
"Mind Control (Weakened), Potential Activation, Ego Bestowal (Locked)"
"Debuff: Mental Corruption"
I roughly expected it to be a worldview-bound item. Because there is a setting that Infinity Stones cannot be used outside the Marvel worldview universe. But the 'Sealed' part bothered me.
'So the Chitauri Scepter itself was made to seal the stone. Does that mean the cube and other things are the same?'