When Tony gently poured the little pony figurines and toys from something into the car.
When he stood it upright.
What appeared before Steve was the round Sound-Absorbing Steel shield, gleaming with a metallic luster.
There was not a single scratch on it.
Clearly, Stark had taken excellent care of it.
Steve sighed softly, thinking of how he had protected the Winter Soldier, the man who had killed Tony's parents.
The words slipped out:
"Tony, I don't deserve this..."
"What is it?"
Tony had long known what Captain America was about to say and promptly interrupted him:
"My father made this for you."
As he spoke, Tony hefted the timeworn shield.
"If... I left it in the garage, my daughter Morgan would probably use it to slide around on one day..."
As he spoke, he flipped the shield over and strapped it onto Steve's forearm.
At that moment, the background music was dominated by horns, brimming with power.
Feeling the familiar weight of his old companion, Steve's heart warmed.
"Thank you, Tony..."
"Don't go telling everyone about this. I didn't bring gifts for anybody else...
Our people are all coming back, right..."
Tony used a joke to conceal his faint awkwardness.
It was as though his old companion had awakened the soul of Captain America's free will. Steve looked utterly certain.
"Don't worry. Our people... will all come back."
Deep within the Earth's core.
The Earth's Will girl lightly tapped with her fingertip.
A stream of information containing the authority of the earth and the orthodox origin of the East flowed into the Heirloom Seal of the Realm.
Undoing an ancient seal upon it.
She smiled and said to Su Ming:
"My adorable guardian, you did well this time.
I'm very pleased.
Here, this is a little reward for