Thanos's Palace

During Infinity War, Tony had started wearing a pair of black sunglasses. William had assumed the guy was just trying to look cool, but later learned that they were smart glasses he had invented.

The glasses could connect to multiple Stark defense satellites in orbit, effectively serving as a command center that integrated strategic intelligence gathering, defense deployment, troop redeployment, and more.

E.D.I.T.H. could control tens of thousands of drones on the satellites, command the Iron Legion, hack into the firewalls and backends of various agencies, intercept communications data, and so on.

"E.D.I.T.H.? Is that your new AI?" William asked as he took off the glasses. "Sounds like a girl's name."

"E.D.I.T.H. It's an acronym. It means, 'Even in death, I'm still a hero,'" Iron Man explained.

"Speak English."

Tony wore a helpless expression. "Even if I die, I'm still Iron Man!"

"Mm..." William nodded. "Sounds like something a narcissist like you would do. But why pick a name like that? It sounds like you're raising a death flag."

"..." Iron Man fell silent for a while before speaking. "Do you remember the Battle of New York? I nearly died then. And there were all those crises afterward. During Infinity War, I actually died once. You were the one who brought me back."

"As superheroes, we face all kinds of dangers every day. I don't know what might happen the next second. I've thought about walking away, about retiring and living my own life. But if I did that, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Maybe that's just who I am. I always say I don't want to be responsible for this world, but whenever the world is in danger, I can't help stepping forward."

William looked at Tony without saying anything. Iron Man sighed. "Thanos is a