With a point of her finger, Reality Alteration activated. Baldy's beggar clothes turned back into a suit, and amid a flicker of deep-blue teleportation energy, the two of them left the Kree fortress planet.
"I'm back...?" Staring at the familiar S.H.I.E.L.D. emblem as though a lifetime had passed, Baldy was overwhelmed with emotion. There was no place like home.
Nineteen days—that was the exact duration of Baldy's journey through space. Looking at the bright, spotless interior, he felt as though this scene belonged to another life.
"I'm finally back..." Looking at the familiar surroundings, he sighed for a long while.
Daisy made herself a cup of coffee. Savoring its sweet fragrance, she too became a little intoxicated. The front lines had been far too harsh. The Kree simply did not encourage enjoyment, and after more than half a month there, she had practically been living like an ascetic.
"Agent Sitwell, now that you've been out there and seen more of the world, what do you think of Earth compared to those alien worlds?" she asked Baldy.
Earth compared to alien worlds? What kind of question was that? Baldy had seen alien fleets that blotted out the sky, seen Galactus, who stood a thousand meters tall, and even seen the Insect Emperor who claimed it would wipe out all intelligent life. Looking back now, Earth was truly insignificant, as weak as a grain of sand.
But he could not say that. Smiling somewhat stiffly, he said, "This is our home. The Land of Miracles."
This time, the curiosity in Daisy's eyes deepened. Her starry gaze made Baldy incredibly nervous. Had he said something wrong?
"The Land of Miracles? Yes..." She waved him away. "Hurry home. Get a good two days of rest."
Standing in her office, Daisy looked down over all