Does Tony Know Magic? God, Are You Kidding Me?

Online,

a wave of discussion surrounding the "Winter Lord" was rapidly taking shape.

Among the top twenty trending topics,

half of them were related to the "Winter Lord,"

and the views on those topics were still constantly climbing.

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#Shocking! The Secret Tony Stark and the Winter Lord Have to Tell!#

"..."

The various related videos had already surpassed ten million views,

and the comment sections had exploded.

"Did you see that?

He froze that bank robber into a whole ice statue!

I was right there,

you could even see the guy's terrified expression through the ice!"

"That fire rescue was what really blew me away.

My cousin was in that building at the time.

He said the Winter Lord was like a god descending from the sky.

With a wave of his hands, the wall of fire instantly froze over,

then he flew out from the window dozens of floors up on ice wings!"

"Did you notice?

Wherever the Winter Lord appears, the surrounding temperature plummets!

I caught a cold from the freezing air!"

"What a shame. Why was the Winter Lord's face covered by ice crystals?"

"From the moment the Winter Lord appeared,

I knew this world had already changed!"

"..."

Stark Tower, top floor.

A flash of blue light passed, and the members of Y Squad appeared.

"Medea, this short-range transfer magecraft of yours is way too useful!"

"Medea, what you used is called Age of Gods Magecraft, right?"

"Medea, can you tell me about Age of Gods Magecraft?"

"..."

The witch Medea raised her purple brows, suppressing the emotions surging within her as she spoke calmly.

"It's merely Age of Gods Magecraft. Hardly worth mentioning!"

"Hahaha, Yinsen, look who's here. Isn't this our recently famous superhero?"

Tony, who had been waiting for a long time, excitedly stepped forward and gave Yu Xian a hug.

"Yu Xian, I've missed you terribly after not seeing you for just a few days!"

At the side, Dr. Yinsen watched the figure before him with a smile.

"Huh, and who is this beautiful lady?"

Tony stared at Medea beside Yu Xian.

She wore a purple gauze dress, a golden necklace around her fair neck, and her long purple hair was coiled up in loops. The witch Medea left him astonished.

∑(O_O;)

The woman before him seemed to possess an indescribable charm,

one that made people unable to stop themselves from wanting to know her, wanting to approach her.

"She's a new teammate I recruited. You can call her Medea."

Stark Laboratory.

Tony led the members of Y Squad into his armored suit research facility.

"Yu Xian, take a look at this.

This is the latest Mark 5 Suitcase Armor I developed!"

Thud!

Tony set a suitcase down in front of him.

Yu Xian turned his gaze toward Catalina. "Catalina, give it a try?"

"Huh? Captain, isn't this yours?

Wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to try it?"

"What are you being so wordy for?

If I tell you to wear it, wear it. From today onward, this is yours!"

"Catalina, watch carefully. This is how you activate it."

Tony stepped forward and pressed the button on the side of the suitcase.

Click! Click! Click!

The black suitcase instantly unfolded.

The metal components inside flowed over Catalina's entire body like water.

In less than three seconds, a suit of armor accented in pink with black-and-gold patterns completely encased her.

"I also upgraded many functions in this armor. It has a built-in AI system.

You can give it a name!"

Tony looked at the armored suit before him and nodded in satisfaction.

As expected of something he had personally made.

It looked great.

"I really like it. Thank you, Mr. Tony, and Captain."

"I changed the color scheme to pink, black, and gold. I hope you don't mind!"

"How could I? I love it very much!"

"Pink is the gentleness of protection, black the blade of judgment, and gold the light of salvation.

—This armor is the measure of good and evil."

"From today onward, it shall be called—Valkyrie!"

"..."

Yu Xian looked at the two who were studying the armor's functions and could not help interrupting them.

Cough! Cough! Cough!

"Wait. You two can keep discussing it later.

There's plenty of time.

I still have other matters to handle!"

"Oh? What else is there?"

Hearing that, Tony turned to look at Yu Xian.

He restrained his urge to show off the armor, his face full of curiosity.

"This. Didn't you say before that you wanted magic?"

"I happened to acquire a few little things recently. This should satisfy you."

Yu Xian took three blue spheres of light from his pocket.

They floated and spun in Yu Xian's palm, giving off a faint blue glow.

Tony's eyes were immediately drawn to the strange sight. He unconsciously took several steps forward. "Th-then what are these?"

The witch Medea once again sensed that extraordinary energy fluctuation.

Her beautiful eyes fixed tightly on Yu Xian's back.

No one knew what she was thinking.

"Since you're interested in magic, you can pick one and try it.

Of course, you can only choose one of these to use.

Each one can only be used once.

I'll explain their effects.

Choose carefully.

Don't regret it later."

"The first one: Telekinesis!"

"It can move objects weighing less than ten jin, at speeds up to ten meters per second, within a range of three meters around you."

[Rare Blue Skill: Moving Objects]

[This skill comes from the "The Irregular at Magic High School" series. Source: Honoka Mitsui]

"The second one: Water Blade!"

"It can fire blade-shaped streams of water, but it can only cut through things like wooden boards. Beyond ten meters, it disperses."

[Rare Blue Skill: Water Blade]

[This skill comes from the "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" series. Source: a divine skill used by the Demon Lord in his early days]

"The third one: Fire-Starting Ability!"

"It can light a flame the size of a lighter at your fingertips. As for offensive power...

emmmmm... don't expect too much!"

[Rare Blue Skill: Fire-Starting Ability (Level 1)]

[This skill comes from the "A Certain Magical Index" series. Source: an unnamed low-level esper, a student of Sakugawa Middle School]

"Th-these spheres of light...

as long as they're used,

you can directly gain the corresponding abilities?"

Tony stared excitedly at the three spheres in Yu Xian's hand.

He poked at them here and there.

He circled the three spheres several times.

Then he suddenly laughed.

"To be honest,

compared with your ice magic and this lady's Teleportation magic,

these are practically nothing."

"Don't be so ungrateful.

If these things were put out into the world, do you have any idea how much of a sensation they'd cause?

You can't possibly be unaware of that!"

Yu Xian leaned lazily against the wall.

"Besides,

the abilities of most ability users depend entirely on luck.

It's all up to whether heaven decides to feed them."

"So, have you made your choice?"

Yu Xian saw the conflicted expression on Tony's face but did not rush him.

He silently waited.

After a long while,

Tony took a deep breath and finally spoke.

"I want all of them. Tell me what you want.

As long as I can do it, name your price."

Yu Xian was not surprised by Tony's answer. Any adult would make that choice, right?

Besides,

he had never intended to take back the three skills he had brought out.

Although he did not have many skills that could be given to others,

the man standing before him was Iron Man.

That alone made it worth it!

Besides, he really did have something he needed from Tony.

"Of course, no problem.

I'll trade these three skills for one of your armored suits.

And I need another favor from you.

I need you to provide a medical laboratory, and as for candidates for the Avengers,

I have a new target..."

Yu Xian began telling Tony about his plan,

including the information about Banner.

After hearing the plan, Tony did not hesitate,

and immediately agreed.

"No problem, these are all minor matters!"

"By the way, I'm rather curious how you plan to use these abilities."

Tony glanced at Yu Xian and chuckled.

Yu Xian was completely baffled, unable to understand what Tony was up to.

Tony leaned close to his ear and said softly:

"I'm planning to give Water Blade to Pepper,

so she can use it for self-defense.

I'll leave the fire-starting ability to Yinsen.

As for Telekinesis,

of course I'm keeping that for myself."

"Hehe, Telekinesis!

With this ability,

there are so many positions I haven't tried before

that I can finally try!"

Yu Xian: ∑(￣□￣;)