"Evidence?"
Hermione sounded as though she had heard something funny. "I've always trusted my own judgment. Evidence isn't really my thing."
She floated forward a short distance and stopped in midair, looking down at the two men.
"But since you've worked so hard on this little performance, I'll make an exception today. At least you'll know why you're dying."
"Your biggest giveaway was the so-called evidence you produced."
Everyone froze at those words.
Tony frowned. "But there's nothing wrong with the footage. I had Vision analyze it. A masked Dark Lord really did appear at several of the crime scenes from the Winter Soldier's previous attacks. There were no signs of tampering."
"That's right, because it's real," Hermione said.
"It's just that you didn't find those videos afterward. They were recorded in advance, before the attacks happened."
T'Challa's expression shifted slightly, but he quickly hid it. "Absurd! What grounds do you have for saying that?"
Hermione ignored him and turned to Vision instead.
"Vision, tell me. Across every public and private network worldwide, including the most secret corners of the dark web, can you find any trace of this surveillance footage?"
"No, Boss." Vision's mature, rich voice rang out without the slightest fluctuation in emotion. "I searched all known networks worldwide, including the encrypted databases of national intelligence agencies. I found no trace of any relevant video files."
Hermione smiled.
"Did everyone hear that?"
She turned toward Tony, then swept her gaze over the others.
"I don't think I need to explain Vision's abilities. He can access every network in the world, and in that respect, he's no less capable than Ultron was. If even he says there's no trace anywhere online, then I'm very curious..."
Hermione's gaze settled on T'Challa again, her smile teasing.
"Just how did your Princess