Natasha did not take Filippo Todd's mockery to heart.
Before making the suggestion, she had already prepared herself for his ridicule.
As Filippo Todd and the other two looked at her with contempt, Natasha slowly said, "Director Todd, there's no need for you to mock me either."
"You've seen for yourself how strong Richard is."
"To put it bluntly, even if the three of you personally took action, you still wouldn't be confident of taking Richard down."
"The fact that you sent S.H.I.E.L.D. a request for assistance is enough to prove that you have no confidence at all."
"Besides, you know perfectly well whether Richard and his father are mutants who have committed countless atrocities."
"If you truly intend to fight him to the death, then all I can do is wish you good luck."
Without waiting for Filippo Todd and the others to respond, Natasha turned to Nick Fury and said, "I won't be taking part in this capture operation."
After saying that, she headed straight for the office door without another word.
Just then, Basque Mayor, the Action Department Director standing beside Filippo Todd, stepped in front of Natasha.
"Isn't Agent Romanoff taking the Department of Mutant Affairs a little too lightly?"
Basque Mayor said coldly.
"Rather than wasting time threatening me, Supervisor Mayor, you should think about how to deal with Richard. He's waiting for you at your headquarters right now!"
"Surely you aren't all staying here because you're afraid you can't beat him, are you, Supervisor Mayor?"
Not only did Natasha ignore Mayor's threat, she even mocked him in return.
Though she had no superpowers whatsoever, she was not worried that Mayor would dare attack her.
This was S.H.I.E.L.D., not the Department of Mutant Affairs! Unless Mayor wanted to start a war with S.H.I.E.L.D., he would