Banner: I Want to Go Home!

"Good morning, Dr. Banner!"

Before Banner's bewildered little eyes, Yu Xian walked over and sat down on the sofa in the room.

The soft feel of the sofa made Yu Xian let out a comfortable moan.

"Ahh~ So comfortable~"

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Outside the door, Skye took the food cart pushed over by the staff and volunteered to wheel it into the room.

Close behind her came the big-sisterly witch Medea and the hot-blooded Catalina Allen.

On the bed, Bruce Banner stared blankly at the people entering one after another.

He watched as they acted as though he did not exist and began eating breakfast right in front of him.

"Wow, Captain, this cream puff is pretty good!"

"Yeah, yeah! And this cheese bread made with tapioca flour and Minas cheese is absolutely delicious!"

"..."

Banner watched them enjoy their breakfast: omelets, bacon, sausages, grilled tomatoes, sautéed mushrooms, papaya, mangoes, pineapples, passion fruit, guavas, Greek yogurt, granola, chia seeds...

Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!

Saliva began flowing uncontrollably in Banner's mouth, while his stomach let out waves of miserable cries.

Perhaps because he was starving, Yu Xian and the others several meters away heard it loud and clear.

Seeing them turn to look at him, Banner could not help but blush furiously. Fortunately, after years of running around to evade the military's pursuit,

his skin was no longer fair.

From his face alone, his embarrassment was not obvious.

Their utter disregard for him only deepened his curiosity.

Just who were these people?

Why had they saved him?

They...

In truth, Banner was overthinking it. Yu Xian and the others ignored Banner solely because of a team rule Yu Xian had established.

Rule One of Y Squad: When enjoying delicious food, work must not be discussed under any circumstances unless absolutely necessary. The mood for enjoying food must not be ruined.

As for why Dr. Banner did not count as an absolutely necessary circumstance, of course it was because he could not join Yu Xian's squad, so he held little appeal for Yu Xian.

Yu Xian's ideal targets were naturally those useful people who could join his squad and work like oxen and horses for him.

It would be even better if they could warm his bed at night.

Ever since Medea appeared, he had not gone to the red-light district to farm pleasure points in a long time.

Sure enough, once you had seen the heavens, the grass by the roadside no longer interested you.

When could he get Medea to...

Ahem.

Better not think about that.

Fortunately, the pleasure points he got from teasing Medea every day were not much less than what he got from going to the red-light district.

This was pretty good too.

Ah, this was the charm of two-dimensional characters!

After a long while, the team finally finished breakfast amid lively chatter.

"Whew~"

Yu Xian let out a breath, his whole body radiating laziness.

With a forceful motion, he rose from the soft sofa and walked to Banner's bedside.

"Dr. Banner, did you rest well last night?"

"Let me introduce myself. I'm a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Yu Xian."

Banner looked at the young man before him, confusion appearing in his eyes.

"S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"That's right. Perhaps Dr. Banner does not yet know what S.H.I.E.L.D. does."

"Simply put, S.H.I.E.L.D. is short for the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division."

"And S.H.I.E.L.D. is a special unit used by the International Security Council to handle all kinds of strange incidents!"

"We specialize in handling abnormal incidents, such as you, Bruce Banner!"

"Handle me?" Banner's heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling rose within him.

Could it be... they wanted to... kill me?????

"Of course, Dr. Banner, don't feel pressured. We received a mission to come assist you!"

"Help me?

What can you help me with?

Can you help me escape this cursed fate?

Can you make me normal again?"

Excitement appeared in Banner's eyes.

Could it be...

"I'm sorry, Dr. Banner, but we cannot do that.

The only thing we can do is help you control your power,

and use this hard-won power to help others."

"But I can barely protect myself right now. The military is still hunting me down!"

"Don't worry about that, Doctor. We already have a plan. As long as you follow our plan, we'll watch over you quietly from the shadows.

After some time passes, everything will naturally move in a better direction!"

"Doesn't Dr. Banner want to see his girlfriend, Betty Ross?

Don't you want to stop hiding and be able to walk openly down the streets?

Don't you want to live a normal life?"

"A normal life?

Can I still go back?"

"Of course, Doctor, as long as you trust us.

But perhaps it's still too early to say all this. We'll take it one step at a time.

Doctor, you will see our sincerity."

Yu Xian looked at Banner, who had lowered his head in thought, and did not continue. He had already said enough for now.

Given Banner's current state of being frightened by every shadow, it would be better to take things slowly and gradually earn his trust.

As for the wager with General Ross, now was not the time to tell him.

If Banner thought Yu Xian was another madman like Ross,

with nothing but weapons and war in his eyes and mind, that would be troublesome.

"Doctor, eat first and think it over slowly. Decide whether you want to accept us!"

Yu Xian placed the pastries by the bed in front of Banner, then turned and left, giving Banner time to think alone.

Before leaving, he seemed to remember something and said to Banner, "Dr. Banner, do you want to return to the United States?

We have a private jet.

You can go back whenever you want!

Right now,

you are free.

You can go wherever you want!"

Banner looked at the breakfast before him. Thinking that he could finally go back, his emotions became extraordinarily complicated.

His longing to see his girlfriend, the blood sample he had sent to Mr. Blue and wondered about, and...

Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!

His stomach protested to Banner once again.

This time,

Banner did not hesitate.

He grabbed the food before him and began wolfing it down.

His gaze gradually became firm.

No matter what,

he was going back now.

He wanted to see the people he had not seen for years, the people who existed only in his memories of the past.

He had to find a way to solve his problem!