Creak!
After Lee Stein finished chatting with Tony Stark, the door opened a crack, revealing the face of a blonde little girl in a hood.
"Here."
The blonde little girl extended her slender arm, handing over a box of unidentified cookies packaged like Oreos and a bottle of mineral water.
"Thank you so much. We were about to starve to death."
Keeping up the act, Lee Stein immediately wolfed down the food, even forcefully stuffing several cookies into Tony Stark's mouth.
After swallowing several cookies whole and taking a sip of water, Lee Stein rubbed his stomach in satisfaction before asking, "What do you want in return? Money? Or do you need help with something?"
"No need. The greatest help you can give me is leaving this place."
The blonde little girl was still wary. As she spoke, she moved to close the door.
"Wait..."
Lee Stein did not stop her at first. Only a moment later did he casually glance inside and brace the door open. "Is that a mech in there?"
"You saw wrong."
Alarm flashed across the blonde little girl's face as she hurriedly pushed harder against the door.
Unfortunately, Lee Stein's physical abilities had long been pushed toward superhuman levels by the Commoner Template and the Green Goblin Enhancer. How could an ordinary little girl—especially one who had clearly suffered from malnutrition for a long time—possibly contend with him?
Not only did the door fail to close, it was pulled open instead.
"Don't be nervous. I just want to help out as repayment. We're both excellent engineers, and I'm sure you could use our help."
Acting as though they were already acquainted, Lee Stein shamelessly relied on his strength to force his way inside.
The blonde little girl's home was entirely structured like a warehouse, with