"You'd better apologize to Tony on your good friend's behalf first. Your good friend killed his parents, Howard Stark and his wife." Rimuru offered a timely reminder. He didn't want to watch the two of them gang up on Tony again.
Steve, who had still been immersed in grief and anger, was instantly dumbfounded. What had his good friend done?
Watching Steve walk toward Tony, Rimuru hurriedly reminded him again, lest he say something else shocking and leave the big three down two members. "Remember, sincerity is the ultimate move."
"Director Fury, now that Steve's awake, do you have a plan for the Hydra members in S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Rimuru looked at Black Nick Fury, wondering what he was going to do next.
Nick Fury sighed, looking troubled. "I have a plan, but I still need your help. I know you hate trouble, and you don't want Hydra harassing you like this forever, do you?"
Rimuru immediately sat up straight. Why did that sound so off?
"Cut it out. I think you're just trying to rope me in." Rimuru pursed his lips slightly, then agreed readily. "I do hate endless harassment. Hydra's been corroding S.H.I.E.L.D. from the shadows, and leaving them alone would be a risk. I can help you finish this, but let's be clear: I'm only getting rid of the trouble. You handle the entire mess at S.H.I.E.L.D. afterward. Don't come bothering me again. Once Hydra's dealt with, help me find a brother and sister born in Sokovia, Eastern Europe. The older brother is Pietro Maximoff, and the younger sister is Wanda Maximoff."
Fury's tense expression relaxed at once, and a knowing smile flashed in his one eye. He had long since figured out the nature of this visitor from another world: he hated trouble and was carefree and