Cleanup

The cold, metallic scanning beam from the Medical Pod slowly swept over Chen Tian's entire body.

Tony, Captain America, Falcon, and Kiana stood nervously around the control panel, while 2B stood quietly beside the Medical Pod.

Friday's electronic voice broke the silence:

"Scan complete. Eye injury analysis: Severe optic nerve burns and necrosis, extensive retinal tissue apoptosis, visual center subjected to regular-level energy impact, resulting in permanent structural damage. Conclusion: Complete loss of visual function. Current probability of recovery: 0%."

Tony's face turned pale instantly. "Friday! Get to the point!"

"Boss, the key point is that Mr. Chen's cell activity is repairing the damaged area at an abnormally rapid pace. Based on the current repair rate and the efficiency of necrotic tissue removal, modeling calculations..." Friday's voice was calm, yet it made everyone hold their breath, "It is estimated that the damaged tissue can complete complete regeneration and functional reconstruction within 6 months and 7 days to 6 months and 21 days. Probability of vision recovery: 99.86521%." (All the data was just randomly typed on the numeric keypad, don't worry about it.)

"Phew—" Tony let out a long, solid breath, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders, and his whole body visibly relaxed. "Six months... six months to get better? Are you sure?"

"The model's computational error rate is less than 0.001%, Boss," Friday replied confidently.

"Thank goodness!" Captain America's tense shoulders relaxed, revealing a relieved smile. Falcon whistled, "Ha, we already have Daredevil, we don't need another one!"

Kiana finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her face.

Goku chuckled. Saitama nodded. "Yes, it's good that you can recover."

The Medical Pod slid open with a "whoosh".

Chen Tian sat up nimbly, "looking" in Tony's direction, a signature roguish smile playing on his lips, "Tony, did you hear that? Six months? No problem! No big deal!"

Tony, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was instantly enraged again upon seeing the man's smug and carefree expression.

He stood up straight, crossed his arms, and a smug, gloating smile spread across his face, as if to say, "You little brat, you're in my hands now."

"Yeah, six months! It's no big deal!" Tony deliberately dragged out his words. "It's really not a problem, it's just that these six months... hehe!"

He strolled to the Medical Pod, leaned down, and wore the smile of a capitalist exploiting surplus value, "Perfect! For the time being, you'll stay obediently in the Arbitrator Tower! Don't even think about going anywhere! Cancel all of that—sunbathing in Hawaii, skiing in the Alps...!"

Tony tapped Chen Tian's chest with his finger. "You! Chen Tian! From now on, you are the 'full-time commander' of the Arbitrators! Those mountains of diplomatic documents, resource allocation reports, new member reviews, and those annoying parliamentary wrangling... all of them are your responsibility! Anyway, you can't 'see' the scenery right now, so focus on 'reading' the documents!"

He emphasized the word "look".

Chen Tian's smile instantly froze on his face, "Hey! Tony! This is blatant exploitation! Taking advantage of my misfortune! I'm still a disabled person!"

"Disabled?" Tony raised an exaggerated eyebrow. "A disabled person who can sit up on his own and yell at me with a booming voice? Don't pretend, kid! This is called making the most of your resources! I've found you something 'meaningful' to do, so you won't be bored!"

"Damn it!" Chen Tian jumped out of the Medical Pod. "Make the best use of resources? What do you take me for? A humanoid processor? No way! I protest! I demand human rights! I demand a vacation!"

"Protest denied!" Tony retorted smugly. "You're now a protected individual in this building. 'Human rights' mean staying put and working! Vacation? Once your eyes are better, I'll grant you 365 days of paid leave!"

"365 days? You're kidding me! Your capitalist face is showing!" Chen Tian angrily pointed at Tony.

"It's better than some brute who blinded himself!" Tony retorted.

"Ha! At least I've dealt with the Dimensional Demon God!"

"Then he got himself into the office!"

"You're using this to settle personal scores!"

"I'm making reasonable use of resources!"

Beside the Medical Pod, Captain America and Falcon covered their foreheads, looking at the two "giants" who had suddenly turned into elementary school students with mixed feelings of amusement and exasperation.

Kiana covered her face. "It's happening again..."

2B said expressionlessly, "Master, Stark, the Medical Pod needs to be disinfected."

Goku laughed so hard his shoulders shook, "Haha, Chen Tian can't escape this time!"

Saitama rubbed his stomach. "Are you done arguing? I'm a little hungry."

Chen Tian and Tony simultaneously stopped their bickering, turned to Saitama (Chen Tian was just going by instinct) and "roared":

"Shut up! / Wait a minute!"

Then the two glared back at each other like fighting cocks.

The medical department was filled with a cheerful atmosphere (along with Tony's roars and Chen Tian's protests).

For at least six months, the office of the highest commander in the Arbitrator Tower will welcome a powerful figure who, though unseen, is energetic and possesses undiminished verbal skills.

Tony thinks, this move... might not be a bad one?

At this moment, Captain America suddenly interjected, "Gentlemen, I think you should stop arguing for now."

As Tony and Chen Tian stared at each other with their eyes closed, they both turned their heads at the same time and glared at Captain America (Chen Tian did it by instinct).

Captain America crossed his arms, looking exasperated. "Have you forgotten there's still important business to attend to?"

Tony raised an eyebrow. "Fury?" He then remembered the one-eyed man he had personally locked up.

"And then there's Carol." Captain America nodded, his tone serious. "Carol is alright, but it's mainly Fury. That 'Stellar Project' thing he and Valentina pulled off needs to come to a conclusion. Also, President Ross is dead, United States is in complete chaos right now. The repercussions..."

Chen Tian curled his lip and immediately shifted the blame. "What does Ross's death have to do with us? We can't exactly get involved ourselves and put a puppet president in the fold, can we? Although I really want to try..." His tone was somewhat eager.

Captain America's brow furrowed instantly, and his tone was resolute. "Chen Tian! Interfering in other countries' internal affairs is an absolute red line! Don't even think about it!"

"Tch, I know, I know, Captain, you're the boss." Chen Tian immediately raised his hands in surrender, his roguish air instantly transforming into a pitiful expression—his change of face was as fast as flipping through a book. He opened his arms towards 2B, drawing out his words, "2B~ Hug~ I'm hungry! I want to eat!"

2B looked at her Master, who had instantly turned into a giant baby, and sighed expressionlessly (inner monologue: This Master is no good. jpg), but still Earth Flow deftly and skillfully picked him up in a princess carry.

"Hey! You brat! Trying to run away again?" Tony was furious as he watched the boy being carried away.

Chen Tian poked his head out from 2B's arms, shouted something in the direction of Tony Captain America, and delivered a precise finishing blow:

"Tony, Captain! I'm a 'combat team' guy! I'm fine with fighting and killing, but getting involved in all your political machinations? I'm afraid I'll make your blood pressure skyrocket and waste medical resources! I'm outta here!"

Before the words were even finished, 2B had already carried this absentee boss and starving ghost Earth Flow of the medical room, leaving Tony looking constipated and Captain America rubbing his forehead, both amused and exasperated.

Tony pointed to the door, his fingers trembling. "That bastard! He definitely did it on purpose!"

Captain America sighed, "At least... his statement about being 'furious to death' seems very accurate so far." He looked at Tony's face, which was turning black with anger, and wholeheartedly agreed.

Tony took a deep breath, suppressing his rage, and gritted his teeth. "Fine! Forget about that little brat for now! First, sort out Fury's mess and the rip-off Ross left behind! As for that starving bastard?" He snorted heavily, "Friday! Let the kitchen feed him like crazy! They'll make sure he doesn't choke!"

Arbitrators's Restaurant.

Chen Tian, Goku, Saitama were devouring the food piled on the table.

2B kept removing empty plates and replacing them with new roast meat, pizza, and extra-large portions of fried rice.

Kiana ate her strawberry cake in small bites, her eyes crinkling into crescents.

The restaurant door slid open with a whoosh.

Dante, Vergil, Bayonetta, and Doom walked in.

"Wow!" Dante immediately noticed Chen Tian's tightly closed eyes and the remaining bluish veins at the corners of his eyes, and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Nephew! What happened to your eyes? Who did this? Dante will cut them off for you!" He made a move to draw his magic sword.

Although Vergil didn't utter a sound, his brows furrowed instantly, his fingers tightened around the hilt of the Yamato, and the air pressure around him plummeted!

Those blue eyes were fixed on the mark at the corner of Chen Tian's eye, as if confirming the severity of the injury. (Thinking: How dare you hurt my child? You're asking for death!)

Bayonetta was even more direct!

Her high heels clicked softly, and in a few steps she appeared behind Chen Tian. Two long, slender arms wrapped around his neck and chest, her voluptuous body pressed against his back. Her red lips brushed against his ear, her breath sweet and alluring, carrying a hint of seduction. "Darling~ Does it hurt? Tell me which damn guy hurt you? I'll make him experience... Eternity nightmare."

She ran her fingertips across the veins at the corner of Chen Tian's eye, the movement as light as a feather.

Doom glanced at it briefly, his expression hidden beneath the helmet, gave a cold snort, walked straight to the bar, took off his helmet, and poured himself a glass of vodka.

(The game doesn't describe whether Doom drinks alcohol, but in reality, the game's developer, Bethesda, collaborated with a liquor company to create a Doom Slayer -themed vodka called DOOM Bone Vodka. Let's assume Doom does drink alcohol here~)

He had absolutely no interest in such a trivial injury.

Faced with this sudden onslaught of concern, Chen Tian remained calm, his mouth full of roasted meat, and mumbled, "Relax! I won't die! It's just the price I paid for overusing the 'Mystic Eyes of Death Perception' when dealing with the Eye Demon and his Prime Dimension..." He pointed to his eyes, "No big deal, I'll recover in six months! Friday certified, 99.8% probability!"

"Six months?" Vergil's tense body relaxed slightly, and his grip on the Yamato loosened a little, but his eyes still sharply scanned Chen Tian's condition.

"Only six months? No problem!" Dante immediately put on a cheeky grin. "Perfect, I'll take care of you during this time! Just tell me what kind of pizza you want, and I'll deliver it."

Upon hearing this, Bayonetta's dangerous expression instantly melted away, replaced by a charming smile as if by magic.

She even rubbed her cheek against Chen Tian's cheek, her voice so sweet it could melt your heart. "Six months? That's wonderful~ Darling, then these six months..."

She deliberately drawled, a sly smile playing on her red lips, "I'll take care of your daily life. For example..." She leaned closer, her breath brushing against Chen Tian's ear, "Take a bath, you know... I'm really good at that!"

"Really?" Chen Tian laughed excitedly.

"Me! I can do it too!" Kiana abruptly put down her cake fork, her face flushed, and raised her right hand high, like someone answering a question in class. "Commander! I... I can help too! Scrub your back! Run the bathwater! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

She acted as if she were applying for a glorious combat mission.

Goku and Saitama, standing nearby, remained completely unaffected, continuing to work diligently. 2B, expressionless, added another large bowl of rice to Saitama's bowl, her movements natural and effortless.

Bayonetta, seeing Kiana's serious expression, let out a series of silvery laughs, her eyes playful. "Oh? Little sister wants to join too? The competition is fierce~"

The restaurant's atmosphere suddenly became filled with a subtle sense of tension and chaos (is the protagonist the right to bathe?).

The only sounds were the slurping of rice as people scrambled to eat and the clatter of Doom's vodka glasses being slammed onto the table.

Chen Tian excitedly looked Bayonetta and Kiana up and down, then nodded emphatically, "Hmm, very good. Since you two volunteered so readily, then Bayonetta will take over Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Kiana will take over Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!"

"Make a deal!"

Bayonetta's red lips curved into a satisfied smile, and she tapped Chen Tian's shoulder with her fingertips.

"Yes, Commander!" Kiana's face flushed red as she nodded vigorously, full of enthusiasm!

The group continued their meal, the atmosphere subtle yet harmonious.

After a hearty meal (except for Goku), Chen Tian suddenly raised an eyebrow at 2B, who was standing beside him.

2B's eyes flashed with countless data points in an instant, and after only half a second, it calmly reported, "Master, local monitoring is under control, and external displays show normal dining and conversation."

A cold smile appeared on Chen Tian's lips.

In an instant, the air in the restaurant seemed to drop!

Goku was engrossed in his meal, suddenly looked up; Saitama, who was stretching, paused; Bayonetta's lazy smile vanished, and the cigarette between her fingers burned out silently; Dante's nonchalant expression disappeared; Vergil stood like a javelin, exuding a chilling aura; even Doom at the bar put down his glass, his resolute face turning towards Chen Tian; Kiana also put down her cake.

All eyes were on Chen Tian!

Chen Tian's voice was deep and menacing:

"Fury and Carol have been arrested."

"Tony Captain America are soft-hearted. I reckon the result will be that Fury will be tried and then thrown into Impel Down, Carol will be released."

"But I—" Chen Tian's tone was resolute, "I want Fury dead. Silently."

All eyes were instantly fixed on Vergil.

"Vergil," Chen Tian "looked" at him, "Take Ban Fury to prison and 'send' him on his way. I want him to die...without a trace."

A cold glint flashed in Vergil's eyes, and he nodded slightly. "Understood."

Chen Tian turned to 2B: "Send word to Melina."

"The Red Room remains silent."

"The Adjudicator continues! Valentina may be dead, but her arms network and 'counterfeit serum' are still in circulation."

His voice was icy cold, filled with murderous intent.

"Cleanse! All network nodes, bloodbath! All serum, recover and destroy! Leave no one alive!"

"Command sent, Master." 2B's eyes flashed with data, confirming the command.

Chen Tian's gaze swept over Doom, Dante, Goku, and Saitama.

"The dimensions of Chthon haven't been completely dismantled yet."

"You four, go and coordinate with the Grey Knights."

"Take that godforsaken place and raze it to the ground!"

No nonsense.

Doom snorted and put down his glass.

Dante asked lazily, "Now?"

Chen Tian nodded decisively. "Now!"

Snap! A crisp the Snap.

Whoosh! Four beams of blue light instantly enveloped Doom, Dante, Goku, Saitama, and the four of them vanished from the spot.

Vergil remained expressionless as he silently drew his Yamato, casually slashing through space. His figure disappeared into the crack and vanished.

The chilling murderous intent that filled the restaurant vanished instantly.

Chen Tian stretched out a big yawn, his bones cracking. "Phew--Done! 2B, let's go!"

Kiana immediately jumped up, her face flushed, and she exclaimed with a hint of excitement, "Commander! It's Tuesday! It's my turn!"

Chen Tian grinned, a hint of slyness in his eyes. "Today? Doesn't count! Starting next Monday! As for now..."

He waved his hand and pointed towards the bathroom:

"Let's shower together!"

Kiana's face instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato. "Together... together?!"

"Hmph! To save time!" Chen Tian said matter-of-factly, grinning smugly. "You idiot, lead the way!"