"Kraft, I think you should make me a character like that, too."
After the press conference ended, the first thing Tony Stark said when he took off his helmet was that he wanted Kraft to make him an official character like Arale.
Arale had given him a thorough beating in the game, too, so he wanted to put on his Iron Man suit and settle the score.
"Also, I don't think giving your little sister cheats is a good habit. You'll teach her all the wrong things."
Stark glanced at Arale, who was standing obediently beside Kraft and licking a lollipop, and offered his earnest advice.
It definitely wasn't because he was bitter about getting beaten up.
"Heh."
Kraft chuckled without answering.
Behind Stark, Peter opened his mouth, then hesitated, unsure how to explain Arale's situation to him.
"Ah! It's you!"
Just then, Quicksilver appeared before Kraft with Scarlet Witch. He spotted Arale beside Kraft at once and couldn't help crying out.
Arale, who had been diligently licking her lollipop, glanced at Quicksilver, then tugged on Kraft's sleeve. "Big brother, he's the guy who played the Ghost-Hunting Game with me."
"Yeah, yeah, I know."
Kraft patted Arale's little head. He hadn't actually needed her reminder; Angela had already told him about it. After all, their race had caused quite a commotion, and Angela had put a fair amount of effort into hushing it up.
"Pietro, Wanda? What brings you here?"
After their talk, Stark was actually on fairly good terms with the siblings. And since the Mutant Brotherhood had managed to turn its reputation around through a series of efforts, he still kept in touch with them occasionally.
In truth, Stark's habit of playing mentor had kicked in again. He wanted to guide the siblings the way he had tried