Without disturbing the Ancient One any further, Tony put away the spell compendium and left Firmament, returning to his villa.
As soon as he reached the balcony, mechanical sounds came from inside, and JARVIS approached with a cup of black tea.
"Your tea, sir. Where did you go just now?"
JARVIS set the cup on the coffee table and asked curiously.
"To meet someone interesting."
Tony smiled as he sat down.
"Oh, interesting? Anyone you would describe that way must be someone extraordinary, sir."
JARVIS offered a compliment. Since evolving into an intelligent life-form, his emotions had grown increasingly rich. Now he had even learned the human art of flattery.
Just then, Tony spoke again. "By the way, look into someone named Dormammu for me. He's a demon. See if you can find any trace of him."
"Of course, sir."
JARVIS nodded without hesitation, then closed his eyes and began searching.
A few seconds later, JARVIS opened his eyes and said regretfully, "Sir, there is no information about this individual online."
"Hm? Are you sure?"
Tony frowned slightly. This was no ancient society; this was the age of the Heavenly Eye. Even superhumans could not necessarily evade its omnipresent surveillance.
Unless they never set foot in human society.
"Sir, I cannot be certain."
JARVIS spoke calmly.
Tony's brow rose slightly. "What do you mean? How can you be uncertain? Is there anything online that can stay hidden from you?"
"That is not the issue, sir. My permissions only allow me to access public networks. Accessing certain classified networks requires your authorization."
At JARVIS's explanation, Tony slapped his forehead.
He remembered now. After his predecessor had created JARVIS, he had imposed a specific restriction because JARVIS was so intelligent. To avoid trouble, JARVIS was forbidden from accessing classified networks without his