"It feels good to be back after a long time."

Coming to Marvel, where I could enjoy modern society after a long while, felt great. As soon as I arrived, I sent one of my (clones) to Nowhere to take care of matters in space. That would certainly reduce my workload. I also decided to take care of the request I had received from Vision.

The request was to ’make the android MyoMyo into a vibranium body like his own.’ The reason Vision made this request was apparently because he wanted to repay MyoMyo, since she had sacrificed herself to allow his creation.

So I brought MyoMyo and, as promised, used the regeneration cradle to create a vibranium body for her. Naturally, it was a female body. I had done it once when creating Vision, so it didn’t take much time. Vision was also helping from the side.

"Vision, if MyoMyo gains a new body, she might be confused by the sudden increase in emotions and sensations, so you’ll need to help her."

"I know from experience. I had a hard time adjusting at first. I will actively help."

Once her consciousness was uploaded and MyoMyo rose from the cradle, she didn’t rush at me like Vision had, but she kept looking over her new body and moving it lightly, getting used to it.

"Master, I am very happy to receive an evolved body, but I think it will take some time to adjust."

"I will help you, MyoMyo."

As promised, Vision stepped in to help. Now MyoMyo, like Vision, had become an android with free will. From my perspective, losing a convenient android was a loss, but if she worked hard in the future, it wouldn’t be bad.

With Vision’s request taken care of, I brought two ’Aurea’ team ships and a standard version ’Nereid’ infiltration submarine to the Avengers base. The members came to see them.

"Oh~ so these are the ships teams can use for transport. They’re definitely smaller than the Odyssey, but a good size for small teams to use comfortably. I like that the Avengers takes suggestions and implements them right away. SHIELD wasn’t like this."

At Hawkeye’s words, the former SHIELD employees all seemed to agree.

"Given the size, you can’t load the Talaria RV, but you can load up to two Talaria sedan versions, so don’t be mistaken."

"Got it. But what’s that? Looks like a submarine."

"Good eye. It’s a submarine. I made it for emergency escape in case something happens to the base. Not many people know, but there’s an underwater passage connected to the sea beneath the base. It’s a kind of emergency submarine."

Everyone looked surprised.

"We had something like that under our base?"

"Yes. I hope we never need to use it, but you never know."

"Your preparation really is thorough. Well, shall we take a look around?"

With my explanation finished, everyone boarded the ships and looked around like they were checking out a new car. ’Sharon Carter,’ the head of security, was particularly interested in the Nereid submarine, probably because it fell under her department’s responsibility.

’She really is good at her job.’

With that done, since I was in New York after a long time, I planned to drive with Natasha to a good restaurant and eat something delicious. I left Cosmo at the base for a while.

"How about pizza?"

"Sure."

Natasha seemed to be in a good mood, eating out after a long time.

New York pizza had relatively simple toppings, but the crispy texture from being baked in a brick oven and the faint smoky flavor combined to make quite an impression. It was no wonder it was called one of America’s three great pizzas.

Natasha and I signed a few autographs for people at the restaurant and then started eating. Then a couple who appeared to be Korean came in and tried to order, but they were having a lot of difficulty. It was probably their first time visiting America. Since they were Korean, I felt a bit compelled, so I helped them out, and they were very grateful.

"Jin is really a good person. Helping even foreigners."

"People should help each other."

Come to think of it, since I had only been playing foreign works, I did miss Korea a bit. Besides, I had now lived abroad longer than I had lived in Korea. Next time, I thought I should try visiting a work set in Korea.

I was happily talking with Natasha and eating pizza when an urgent call came from the Avengers base. Someone had broken in.

"What’s going on?"

"There’s been a break-in at the base."

"Really? That’s unusual. Someone with enough nerve to break into the Avengers base... I hope it’s not HYDRA or some other weirdos."

"I don’t know. They said it was just one person... We should probably go check."

"Great. We were just having a nice time alone together, and now this. I’ll ask them to box up the rest."

Natasha didn’t seem happy at all about being called away during their date.

"We can go out again in the evening after the work is done. How about a restaurant?"

"Really? Okay!"

We made that promise and returned to the base. In the auditorium, the members and staff were gathered around a glass jar, talking about various things, so I went over and asked.

"What’s going on?"

"Jin, you’re here. Well..."

Sam Wilson explained. An intruder alarm had gone off at the Avengers base, so he and Cosmo went to check. They found a thief who had the ability to shrink his body. Fortunately, Cosmo’s telekinesis easily caught him, and he was now trapped inside a glass jar.

"Really?"

This thief was definitely Scott Lang. It was around the time the Ant-Man story would progress, and unlike the original, Cosmo was at the base, so he was caught easily.

I picked up the jar and looked at Ant-Man inside.

"Hmm... this technology is Dr. Hank Pym’s technology. Is it being misused?"

"Dr. Hank Pym?"

"He was an early member of SHIELD. He had the technology to shrink his body. From what I know, he lost his wife, had a falling out with Tony’s father Howard Stark, and left SHIELD..."

When I mentioned Dr. Hank Pym, Scott Lang inside the jar started gesturing frantically, indicating he wanted to say something. Seeing that, Sam said to me,

"It looks like this guy has something to say."

Scott Lang nodded vigorously at that.

"Let him out and hear what he has to say. With all these members here, escape is impossible."

"Well, we do have a reliable teammate with telekinesis, so it shouldn’t be a problem."

At that, Cosmo wagged his tail happily. He knew he was that reliable teammate.

"I’m opening it, so everyone get ready."

At my words, everyone tensed up, ready for any eventuality. Once I confirmed everyone was ready, I slowly opened the jar.

Swoosh.

Scott Lang came out of the jar, grew to normal size, and raised both hands above his head. He seemed to know he couldn’t escape, so he just gave up.

"Everyone calm down! I’m not going to run. And I’m a fan of the Avengers!"

"Who are you? And how do you have Dr. Hank Pym’s technology?"

When I questioned him, Scott Lang said,

"I’m Scott Lang. Ant-Man. Actually, Dr. Hank Pym asked me to retrieve some of his belongings from your storage here. So..."

"Don’t lie. From what I know, Dr. Hank Pym is famous for his pride. Someone like that wouldn’t resort to theft. He would have come through the front door. Besides, if a device made by such a doctor was in our storage, we would have handed it over immediately if he had simply asked."

At that, Scott was quiet for a moment, then tapped his ear.

"Um... right now... that doctor you mentioned is very embarrassed... he’s listening through the comm."

"Really? Then that’s good. Tell the doctor to come and prove himself in person. My doubts aren’t completely resolved yet. And this place contains a lot of sensitive information. You should know it’s not a place where we can just hand over things to a stranger easily."

When I said that, Scott seemed to communicate with someone, then nodded and said,

"He said he’ll do that."

"Then stay quiet until the doctor arrives. If you try anything stupid or try to escape, you’d better be ready. The entire Avengers will chase you for the rest of your life."

"Ugh... that’s a bit scary."

Having said that, I decided to keep watch myself, while the other members and staff went to train or rest. The reason I did this was to analyze the Pym Particles with my [Naked Eye] ability.

Pym Particles were a substance developed by Dr. Hank Pym, one of the core technologies of the Marvel universe that allowed objects and people to be freely shrunk or enlarged in size and mass. Using this technology, one could even travel through time via the quantum realm. They were very important particles.

"Um, staring like that makes me a bit... nervous..."

Scott, having been caught by the Avengers, seemed cowed.

"I can’t help it. I don’t know when you might try something stupid. Think about what you did."

"Well, that’s true."

Surprisingly, Dr. Hank Pym arrived sooner than expected. He must have gotten in his car and driven straight over as soon as he heard.

[Master, Dr. Hank Pym has arrived.]

"He came quickly. Show him in."

[I’ll tell MyoMyo.]

After a short wait, MyoMyo escorted Dr. Hank Pym to the auditorium where we were.

"So it was true. Dr. Hank Pym, reduced to theft... completely different from what I had heard."

"Well, I apologize... but it couldn’t be helped. My relationship with the Stark family isn’t good. I hope you understand there was a reason. Anyway, as you suggested, I’ll make a formal request. I’d like to take the devices I made, along with this young man."

Dr. Hank Pym offered a handshake, and I accepted.

"It would have been better if you had done that from the start, but circumstances are a bit different now. I’d like you to tell me where you intend to use the items you tried to take by theft. Only then can I hand them over."

What I said wasn’t an unreasonable request, given what they had done.

Dr. Hank Pym sighed and explained. They seemed short on time, so he decided to tell the truth.

"The truth is..."

In short, what they had tried to take from the Avengers base was a ’Signal Decoy’ that Dr. Hank Pym had developed while he was with SHIELD. The reason they needed it was that Darren Cross, who had become CEO of Pym Technologies, had ambitions to commercialize Pym Particles and change the paradigm of war, and the device was essential to stop him.

"Hmm... I see. Understood. I’ll give it to you. The Signal Decoy isn’t that dangerous a device."

"Really?"

"I’ve heard stories from your SHIELD days. You made many sacrifices during the Cold War, didn’t you? I’m sorry about your wife, Janet van Dyne. And from now on, I suggest you follow proper procedures. Even if things work out, once you’ve aroused suspicion, it can cause problems down the line."

"I understand. Hearing you talk, I realize I made a mistake."

I immediately asked MyoMyo to bring the ’Signal Decoy’ to Dr. Hank Pym. I also gave him a business card.

"If you need support, contact me."

"Thank you. But this is my company. I want to finish it with my own hands."

Dr. Hank Pym said that and left with Scott Lang and the Signal Decoy.

"Is it okay to just let them go?"

Natasha, who had been listening nearby, asked me.

"No way. You didn’t think I’d just let them go, did you? I attached tracking and listening devices beforehand."

"As expected... then we can’t go to the restaurant tonight?"

Natasha seemed to have been really looking forward to dining at the restaurant.

"No, we can go. They just received the device, so they won’t be using it today."

"That’s a relief."

I said that, but I actually intended to stay out of the Ant-Man situation. This was purely about building a relationship with Pym Particles and the Ant-Man members. I believed they would handle it themselves.

Honestly, I wanted to avoid another situation like Thor’s. I didn’t want to interfere and make things worse. Besides, Ant-Man was a key link to Endgame, so I couldn’t easily interfere.

’If it gets really dangerous, I’ll go help them, I suppose.’

Anyway, Natasha and I rested at the base for a while, then went out again in the evening as promised and enjoyed a meal at a restaurant. Afterwards, we returned to the mansion and had a passionate night. That was the good thing about adult relationships. Without needing any preparation, a single look was all it took to say yes.

The next day, I decided to visit Captain’s house. There was something I needed to discuss. Also, since they had recently had a baby, I thought it would be rude to show up empty-handed, so I prepared various gifts and went.

Ding-dong.

I arrived at their house and rang the bell. It took a while for the door to open, whether because I had come early in the morning or because they were tired from the baby.

"Ah~ Jin! Come in."

Captain, looking like he had just woken up, opened the door slightly, wearing only a bathrobe.

"I bought some baby supplies and was going to ask you to help bring them in, but given the situation, that might be difficult. I’ll bring them in myself, so go put some clothes on."

"Yeah, okay."

While Captain got ready, I moved the things I had bought into the living room. There was quite a lot, so when Captain came down dressed, he seemed a bit surprised.

"Why did you buy all this?"

"I didn’t want to come empty-handed."

"Even so, this is a lot."

"It’s because of the big items like the stroller, car seat, and toy cars. The number of items isn’t that many."

"I-is that so. Well, thank you. I’ll use them well."

Looking around the house, I sensed there was one more person besides Captain. My Kenbunshoku (Color of Observation) also picked it up.

"It seems you have someone here."

"Eleanor (Deadpool) is here. Starting tomorrow, Eleanor will be taking care of Emilia (Captain’s daughter)."

Timing-wise, it seemed Deadpool was at Captain’s house.

"I see."

"Have you eaten? I was just about to prepare something."

"I ate with Natasha. I’ll just have some coffee."

"Okay."

Captain started frying bacon and eggs. Meanwhile, Deadpool came downstairs yawning. The problem was, she came down without any clothes on.

"Yawn~ I slept well. Oh, Jin! When did you get here?"

Seeing that, Captain was horrified and hurriedly called out to Deadpool.

"Eleanor, clothes!"

"Ah! Oh no, sorry..."

Deadpool, realizing she wasn’t wearing clothes, went back into the room. Judging by the state of things, the two of them had had a wild night before. They seemed to just not care anymore. Now I understood why it took so long to open the door. I suddenly got a headache and pressed my forehead.

"Sorry, Eleanor is a bit dense about these things."

As I was doing that, Captain glanced at me and apologized. He was misunderstanding something else. What was more shocking to me was that Captain was apologizing for Deadpool’s mistake. To anyone watching, it would look like a husband covering for his wife’s mistake.

After the meal, while Captain cleaned up, I quietly asked Deadpool,

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

"What can I do? The baby’s father wants it!"

"Wh-what? Captain wants it?!"

"Yeah, lately he’s even gotten more skilled. He’s really good. He must have done a lot of research."

It was a rather shocking statement.

"I-is that so... but if you do that and get pregnant again..."

At my question, Deadpool patted her lower belly and said,

"Don’t worry about that. I’ve already taken care of it."

From what she said, it seemed Deadpool had even gotten an intrauterine device inserted.