Inside the conference room.
A crowd of specialists, security personnel, government staff, press officers, S.H.I.E.L.D...
They had gathered in this room, which was not exactly small, yet their sheer numbers had made it feel crowded and chaotic.
In truth, everything was proceeding in perfect order.
Their work had perhaps never intersected before.
But today, because of one matter, because of one person, the interests and forces they represented had all been crammed into this room.
Leaving Mystic Cat Leon no choice but to lie on the windowsill and idly check the system.
That person was naturally Tony Stark. That matter was the "Iron Armor Battle" incident that had taken place last night.
Of course, some people called that red suit of armor Iron Man.
"Today's press conference concerns the explosion at Stark Industries last night. Unconfirmed reports claim that a 'robot battle' occurred there..."
On the live television mounted on the wall, Tony's good friend, Colonel Rhodey, the military's representative, was opening the press conference with an official statement. In the conference room behind the wall, everyone began to disperse, leaving only a few people behind.
Pepper straightened Tony's appearance and peeled a bandage off the bridge of his nose.
It would soon be his turn, as the head of Stark Industries, to step up to the podium.
"Iron Man—I like that name." Tony looked at the newspaper headline and said to Pepper, who was constantly touching up his face beside him, "Though technically, it's wrong. It's made of titanium alloy."
Coulson, who had remained in the room playing the role of an invisible man, handed him a sheet of paper. "Here's your speech. Familiarize yourself with it."
"My..."
"Trust me," Coulson said. "We're professionals when it comes to this sort of thing. We've handled it plenty of times."
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