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Night was about to fall.
[Evening.][Inside Tony's house.]
LED ambient lights flashed.
A crowd of beautiful women screamed and danced to the music in the living hall.
Tony, wearing his armor with the helmet open, DJed with one hand and drank with the other, fully immersed in the party's rising frenzy.
He twisted his body, interacting with everyone around him—relaxed, exhilarated, even showing hints of self-destruction.
[Pepper walked in through the door, staring at the absurd scene with deep concern.]
Outside Tony's mansion, luxury cars lined up one after another. Guests poured in endlessly.It was clearly a massive party.
[Inside one of the cars, Colonel Rhodes was reporting to his superior.]
"Yes, sir… I understand.No, no, sir, that won't be necessary. I can handle it myself.I personally guarantee that Iron Man will be back under supervision within 24 hours."
[Rhodes then entered Tony's house.]
Although he had mentally prepared himself after hearing about the party, this was the first time Rhodes had seen Tony's home lit up like a nightclub.
His eyes soon fell on Pepper.
He walked over and greeted her.
Pepper: "I… I need some air."
Rhodes: "What's going on?"
Pepper led him to the balcony.
[At that moment, Tony—drunk in his armor—staggered, swayed, and finally collapsed on the stage, looking completely unhinged.]
Pepper: "I don't know what to do anymore."
[Rhodes froze in shock.]
He expected things to be bad—just not this bad.
Rhodes: "This is a joke."
"That's it. I'm reporting this to command—"
[Pepper quickly grabbed his sleeve to stop him.]
Pepper: "No. Please don't tell anyone."
[Rhodes exploded with anger, pointing at Tony.]
Rhodes: "This is outrageous! I've done everything I can to defend him, and this is how he repays me?!"
[Pepper pressed a hand to his chest, urging him to calm down.]
Pepper: "I know. I understand. Let me handle this, okay? I have a way."
After that, Pepper stepped onto the stage.
[At the same moment.]
Tony picked up the microphone and addressed the crowd below.
Tony:"Ever since I started wearing this suit, people keep asking me—'Tony, how do you go to the bathroom in that thing?'"
He paused.
[Then he shuddered.]
Tony: "Ahhh~ just like that."
[Backstage.]
After the performance, the crowd erupted into cheers.
Stark Tower.
Tony watched the future version of himself, looking far too relaxed—almost euphoric.
He felt deeply embarrassed.
Damn it.You just peed.Why did you say 'ahhh'?!
It felt like watching himself do something unspeakably private.
Painfully awkward.
Happy stared at Tony as if he'd just eaten something disgusting.
"Why do I feel like you weren't peeing in the armor… but doing that?"
Tony exploded.
"Hey! No! I wasn't! Stop talking nonsense!!!"
Three denials in a row.
Pepper and Rhodes, however, both frowned.
"But why are you so… uninhibited in the future?""That doesn't feel like you at all, Tony."
Pepper asked worriedly.
Rhodes added:
"Yeah, Tony. In the last video you were almost beaten to death by a whip-wielding criminal.In the next one, you're throwing a party at home?!"
"Based on your personality, shouldn't you be upgrading your armor?"
"Just like in the cave—after escaping with Mark I, you immediately refined it and built Mark II."
"That logic fits you."
"But instead, your future self looks completely out of control. What happened?"
Tony stopped joking.
To be honest—
From the moment the videos started, something felt wrong.
Why did he transfer the company to Pepper?
Why was Black Widow infiltrating his company as a legal employee?
Where did the criminal's arc reactor come from?
Why did he feel weak and unstable at the racetrack?
Why did he want to party and race—but couldn't stop himself?
Why would he shamelessly urinate in public and indulge so recklessly?
These videos were connected.
Something had gone terribly off the rails.
I must have experienced something in the future—something I can't tell anyone.
Not Pepper.Not Rhodey.Not even Happy.
What was it?
Tony couldn't help but look back at the screen.
Waiting for the next revelation.
The screen changed.
"Famous Scene 4: Iron Man vs. The Wave"
Stark Tower.
Tony raised an eyebrow.
Iron Man versus Wave?
Two Iron Man suits firing repulsors at each other?
Obadiah?
No—that was impossible. He'd been dead for years.
Then who?
That tattooed criminal?!
No way!
Building a miniature arc reactor in just a few months was already insane.
And now you're telling me he can build an Iron Man suit too?!
Do you even understand how complex the armor is?
The reactor is only one part—every other system is incredibly difficult to manufacture.
Hammer Industries was decades behind him.
Even if someone were handed an arc reactor—
Give them years.
They still might not build a wearable Iron Man suit.
And even if they did—
It would be full of flaws.
It wouldn't stand a chance against his armor.
But this title suggested otherwise.
It implied someone could truly fight him.
Whoever this was—