Fireworks Over New York, the Disappearing "Butterfly"

BOOM!!!!!

A crimson pillar of fire shot nearly five hundred meters into the sky. Pedestrians along the streets across half of New York could see the dazzling blaze, especially conspicuous against the darkness of the night.

"Holy shit!"

Happy poked half his head out from behind the coffee cart and stared at the scene before him, completely stunned. If he had moved even a little slower, or if Howard and Maria had arrived a little later...

The consequences would have been simply unimaginable for him!

The homeless man's explosion did not last long. After only four or five seconds, most of the force from his exploding body had already been vented into the vast sky, becoming a unique fireworks display in the eyes of unaware onlookers.

"Mr. Howard! Mrs. Maria!" Happy trotted over to the two of them after they dismissed the blue barrier, saying with immense relief,

"Luckily, you were here tonight to contain the explosion in time. It looks like..." Happy paused and scanned the scene. Aside from the homeless man who had already exploded, there were no traces of any other bodies.

He continued in relief, "Looks like there were no additional casualties. Absolutely perfect."

"Happy, are you hurt?"

Howard and Maria raised the faceplates of their Iron Man armor. Rather than paying attention to Happy's flattery, they checked on his injuries.

"I'm fine, never better. A tiny explosion like that won't kill me for another twenty thousand years! Huh? That line sounds pretty Haki, pretty cool. Gotta write that down."

Happy had been showing off when his director's occupational habit suddenly kicked in. He casually pulled a palm-sized notebook with a black cover from his pocket and wrote it down.

Howard and Maria exchanged a glance, helpless smiles in their eyes. But when they turned back