"You can become the hero of heroes."
To Wade, who was already feeling expectant from the Avengers' activity footage, Paradox's words must have been like a welcome rain.
"I've been watching you for quite a long time."
One video showed the subway in front of the house Wade lives in, with TVA agents moving about there.
"That's the subway station in front of my house."
"A TVA outpost."
"What's that? That person is the customer who bought a car from me today."
Wade pointed to one video, and surprisingly, unlike the original, a video came up showing me holding a dying Deadpool and talking to him.
'Huh?'
It seemed to be the same MCU multiverse after all. I immediately canceled my invisibility and asked.
"What's that video!?"
Paradox looked at me, very surprised, and said.
"Huh? Why are you here?"
"Forget that, what is that video?"
"Turn it off now!"
Paradox hurriedly told the female employee sitting nearby and operating the video. Then, as if the female employee grasped the situation, she frantically turned off the video. After that, Paradox came to me and spoke.
"Chairman Jin, calm down. I don't know from which point you came, but if you know the future, that future cannot come to pass."
Wade pointed at me, curious, and asked Paradox.
"Was there such a person in Marvel? A new actor? Who on earth is he?"
Paradox thought for a moment and said.
"Well, that's... Hmm, I guess it's okay to tell you this much. The guardian of the Sacred Timeline, the most powerful Avenger, 'Jin'."
"That's strange. There's definitely no such person. Anyway, does that mean we might become colleagues now? Nice to meet you."
Wade suddenly hugged me and patted my back. Don't people usually shake hands at times like this? Deadpool always breaks common sense.
"Yeah, nice to meet you too."
'But didn't this guy wet himself earlier?'
Deadpool's reaction is probably due to the sense of dissonance that occurs while breaking the fourth wall (being aware of the audience). In short, Deadpool knows according to the original, but now this place was flowing into the world I was changing. Deadpool recognized that contradictions arise there. But he just coolly moved on. Should I say that's typical Deadpool?
"Anyway, let's finish the story. Chairman Jin, please wait a moment. Mr. Wade, you are joining the greatest universe. We are trying to give you what you wanted."
"I get the feeling. The power to change the Marvel Universe forever. I am the savior."
Wade, perhaps too excited, began to talk nonsense. Looking around, everyone was looking at Wade with expressions of disbelief.
"I am Marvel's Jesus."
"..."
"Excuse me for a moment."
Wade suddenly went towards the door, grabbed something in the air, and spoke.
"Fox, you motherfuckers! I'm going to Disneyland. Fuck!"
'So that's breaking the fourth wall.'
I know from seeing the original, but actually being here as a character, it just looked like he was making a scene alone. Wade, returning all excited like that, said to Paradox.
"Where should I sign?"
"No paperwork is needed."
"Good, not to brag, but I'm not good with letters."
"But there's one thing needed."
"I kinda get it. I told you to prepare in advance."
When Paradox clapped, a TVA agent came and guided Wade somewhere. It was to put on the prepared Deadpool suit.
"By the way, Chairman Jin, you shouldn't be here. If it were another person, I would just send them to the Void, but you are the only existence in the multiverse."
"What? Really? I'm the only one in the multiverse? No other variants?"
"Yes. How on earth did you get here?"
I was somewhat surprised. But after thinking for a moment, it wasn't incomprehensible. Probably because I wasn't originally a resident of the Marvel world.
"There was just an orange portal-like thing, so I came in."
"I'm sure there are no agents who went to the Sacred Timeline. What's going on? Please wait a moment."
Paradox went somewhere, and I just sat in a chair. Then a female agent next to me brought paper and a pen.
"Uh, I'm a fan of Mr. Jin. Could you give me an autograph?"
I gave the female agent an autograph. Then, seeing that, other employees started lining up in a crowd and asked for autographs. It seems many employees at the TVA like the Avengers too. While giving autographs like that, Wade came down from the elevator in a Deadpool suit, striking a strange pose, and approached.
"Ah~! Perfect! By the way, the tailor is a real beast. But the suit is super comfortable. No wedgies, new car smell, and even an Adamantium katana? To prepare all this for me."
As Deadpool (Wade) made a noisy appearance again, everyone looked at him.
"Yeah, look all you want! Is your underwear getting bulgy? She'll know what I'm talking about."
Deadpool pointed at one employee standing to get my autograph and spoke.
"Anyway, where did that Parafay or Parody or whatever guy go?"
"Don't know, he said to wait a bit."
I continued giving autographs, and Deadpool sat next to me and started chattering away.
"So, how's the workplace atmosphere? Are the female employees pretty? I need frequent vacations. Need to rest every other week. That's how it is in Denmark. Not like you'll see a Danish flag on the moon. Hmph! Happy bastards."
I just let his words flow and silently gave autographs to all the employees who were here. Then Paradox finally arrived.
"Chairman Jin, unfortunately, we couldn't find the cause. So it's been decided to just send you back to the time you came from."
After saying that, he looked at Deadpool and spoke.
"And Mr. Wilson, I'm really glad you readily agreed."
"I have no complaints about business trips. So now send me home with that geezer-phone (Tempad)."
"It seems you still don't fully understand... You can't go back home. There will be no home to return to."
At Paradox's shocking words, Deadpool wondered if he heard wrong and asked again.
"Wanna say that again? This time in my ear."
Then, as if trying to explain in an easy-to-understand way, Paradox operated the Tempad and showed a video on the screen in front of the timeline of Deadpool's world.
"This is your universe."
The timeline of Deadpool's world was shown slowly disappearing in the video.
"That phenomenon of a timeline disappearing happens when the 'anchor character' of the timeline disappears."
Paradox pointed at Deadpool's world's timeline and said.
"See it rotting from the inside? Timelines die like that."
"What's an anchor character?"
"The most important character. When they die, the world itself slowly withers and disappears. 'Chairman Jin' here is the same."
I was surprised once again.
"What!? So you're saying I'm the anchor character of your so-called Sacred Timeline?"
"Yes, that's why we're trying to send you back to your original world quickly. Because you're that important of a character."
I don't know the reason for this.
'Is it because of Leisure Life? To be the anchor character of the MCU universe.'
Then Deadpool spoke.
"Then I have no problem either. Since I'm not dead. It was just a midlife crisis, but I'm fine now."
Hearing that, Paradox, as if dumbfounded, laughed and said.
"Ahahaha, no, no. Good heavens... How could you think you're the anchor character. Hahaha!"
"Yeah, hahaha."
Deadpool also laughed along, perhaps embarrassed by what he said.
"It's not you, Mr. Wilson. The anchor character of your world sacrificed themselves majestically and sent shivers through the entire timeline. The person I'm talking about is..."
Paradox operated the Tempad and played a video on the main screen.
"Logan. Wolverine."
The video showed Wolverine sacrificing himself for X-23 (Laura) and slowly dying. Watching that video, Deadpool said.
"Logan... That's right... Logan..."
Deadpool turned around and quietly called Logan's name, then suddenly turned forward again, as if unable to accept it, held his head, got angry, and shouted.
"Logan!? The guy with forks in his hands? That Wolverine?"
"Yes."
"Damn! Fine, turn off the retro screen and stop the death of the universe."
Paradox turned off the video and spoke nonchalantly.
"The death of the universe cannot be stopped."
"How much time is left?"
"Usually several thousand years or so."
Hearing that, Deadpool sighed in relief and said.
"Whew~ Then it's fine."
Paradox, without giving him a chance to relax like that, immediately stated his plan.
"In my opinion, several thousand years is too slow."
"What do you mean?"
"It means I'm directing the end of your universe. I don't know what the higher-ups think, but I have absolutely no intention of letting the universe slowly die a natural death. In the past, we used to prune them cleanly like trimming branches. Elegant and efficient, but the TVA doesn't do that anymore."
This was a changed setting due to the Loki drama.
"But I do. No matter what they say from above, what the multiverse needs is not a nanny. It's a euthanasia enforcer. In this case, I am the euthanasia enforcer. Haha!"
Paradox proudly spoke about what he does. But seeing him talk so boastfully in front of Deadpool, a character from a dying world, it seemed he wasn't exactly sane either.
After saying that, Paradox showed another video, which showed agents installing a large, square-shaped strange device.
"What's that MacGuffin?"
"That's called a Time Ripper. Mr. Wilson, in short, it's an accelerator. When that's completed, it can destroy the spacetime structure of your universe. I don't want to work under the TVA, I want to become the TVA itself. As a first step, I'm trying to show this organization's potential."
In my opinion, Paradox seems to be trying to reduce the number of worlds that need to be managed by clearing out useless, dying worlds. And with that, raise his standing in the TVA.
"It swiftly and mercifully ends your universe. Your friends won't even feel it. It ends like this: 'What's that? Squawk!' Believe me."
Paradox spoke as if he was being merciful. Then Deadpool slowly came to my side. I suddenly wondered why he was doing this. Then he suddenly grabbed me from behind, pointed a gun at my head, and spoke. I could have immediately broken free and subdued Deadpool, but it seemed the story wouldn't progress if I did, so I just stayed still.
"Quickly! Hand over that geezer-phone! If not, this parasitic bastard's life is gone!"
At those words, I made a face and said to Deadpool.
"What? 'Parasitic bastard' is too much, isn't it?"
"Hey, be quiet!"
Paradox said flustered.
"Mr. Wilson, you're making a big mistake right now. If that person dies, the entire timeline could collapse."
I was surprised that I was such an important person in Marvel. It must be because of Leisure Life.
"My thoughts were right after all. Quickly, hand over the geezer-phone (Tempad) right now!"
Paradox had no choice but to hand the Tempad over to Deadpool. Deadpool took the Tempad, immediately operated it, opened an orange portal, and returned to Deadpool's world while still holding me. Then he let go of the hand that was holding me.
"Now what?"
"We have to stop my world from disappearing. Wolverine isn't a person who dies so easily. I need to go first. Follow me. Who knows when the TVA will come? If we run, they'll punch a hole in our asses!"
"Seriously... This is unbelievable."
Since Deadpool's actions were somewhat understandable, I let the somewhat rude behavior slide.