Tony had finished dealing with Pepper, who was still there, and after sensing a slight ambiguity between his personal assistant and Kurohane, as if discovering a new continent, he squatted down and popped up between Kurohane and Natasha.
"You two, have you known each other before?"
Natasha reverted to her professional, fake smile, holding the pitcher of drinks and standing silently to the side.
Kurohane paused, deciding that it was still necessary to reveal Natasha's true identity. "This is our first time meeting today, but I've heard about your personal assistant for a long time."
Tony was shocked. "What news? Sounds like there's some gossip to hear! There must be a story between these two! Someone as honest as Kurohane actually has an embarrassing side, this is too great! Explain the details, spill the details! Pepper, quickly, there's gossip to be heard!"
Tony pulled Pepper, who was still stunned, to his side, anticipating Kurohane's answer.
"This personal assistant of yours is one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top agents. She is Nick Fury's number one general, codenamed Black Widow. Her real name, only she knows it. The reason she's undercover at Stark Industries is to protect Tony Stark's safety, and incidentally, to see if Iron Man has the potential to join the Avengers Initiative."
Kurohane spilled all the information on Natasha at once, causing Tony and Pepper's mouths to hang open wide. If the floor hadn't held them, they would have fallen down the stairs by now. In contrast, Natasha's expression remained unchanged, as if Kurohane wasn't talking about her. As a professional agent, it didn't matter if her identity at Stark Industries was exposed. At worst, she would just get another identity!
Tony's mouth opened and closed repeatedly, finally managing to utter one sentence. "Beautiful lady, you're fired as of today."
"Okay, boss." Natasha's expression still didn't change in the slightest, she simply nodded respectfully to Tony. Then she continued to stand correctly to the side. She knew about Kurohane's mission to find Tony. Until Kurohane completed his mission, she had to stay here.
Pepper felt a slight sense of loss and guilt, after all, Natasha was someone she had transferred from the legal department. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been noticed by Tony at first glance and become his new assistant.
"Tony, I..."
"It's not your fault, Pepper. She's someone I picked myself." Tony smiled and comforted Pepper. He hadn't expected that even after cleaning S.H.I.E.L.D.'s database, he still couldn't find any information about Natasha, as if she were a ghost that didn't exist!
"Oh, right, there's one more thing!" Kurohane handed the cup in his hand to Natasha, just like a leader greeting a subordinate. He showed no sign of guilt, after all, women's underwear had gone missing, and appeared in his own bed, it would truly be a miracle if he could explain it clearly!
He took out a long rectangular metal box from his inner suit pocket, opened it, and pulled out a metal syringe. Under Tony and Pepper's horrified gazes, he swiftly injected it into Tony's neck with lightning speed. He immediately emptied all the medicine from the syringe, then Happy, who had lunged at him, gripped him tightly!
Happy instinctively wanted to stop Kurohane's actions, so he tried to tackle and carry Kurohane away. However, when he hugged Kurohane, it was like hugging a concrete pillar, his over 200 pounds of body weight unable to move him in the slightest. Kurohane patted Happy's shoulder, signaling him not to do these useless things. Then, as if nothing had happened, he pulled the syringe out of Tony's neck. He carefully placed it back into the box, but then casually tossed it to Natasha.
"This is Lithium Dioxide, a medicine developed by S.H.I.E.L.D. It can help alleviate the symptoms of palladium poisoning and give you enough time to research it. But it can't completely solve the problem in your body, everything still depends on you!"
This dose of Lithium Dioxide was specially prepared by Nick Fury for Tony. Even in S.H.I.E.L.D., there wasn't much stock. So, this task could only be entrusted to Kurohane, the most honest person, to do, especially since the syringe had to be brought back!
"Not only on Earth, but even beyond Earth, there are no records of this new element. What can I do? Honestly, I've already started arranging my affairs!" Tony rubbed his neck, his voice still somewhat low.
"In the car I gave you, there's a legacy from your playboy father, Howard Stark. That place was occupied by that bald Nick Fury for many years, and now he just let me bring it to you. If you truly don't know how to create a new element, I suggest you look at the model at the Expo. Perhaps you can find the true legacy your father left behind!"
Kurohane winked at Tony and Pepper. He had said enough. With Tony's intelligence, he would surely find a way to save himself. Now he had more important things to do, which was to find some allies!
"Natasha, come with me, there's something I want to talk to you about." Kurohane gestured to Natasha with his finger, then opened a portal in the air. On the other side of that door was his apartment. In Kurohane's opinion, only there was truly safe.
A strange light flickered in Natasha's beautiful eyes. After a moment's hesitation, she stepped into the portal. As for the dumbfounded trio of Tony, Pepper, and Happy, Kurohane didn't want to explain to them, it wasn't the right time. Following Natasha's footsteps, he walked into the portal, waved at the three, then closed the portal.
A Private Conversation
Watching the sparks fly everywhere and then vanish, Tony felt his worldview challenged for the first time. It turned out that magic truly existed in this world! Then, he wondered if magic combined with an Iron Man suit could be applied!? Next time, I must catch Kurohane and question him properly, I really can't let him go just like that!
After closing the portal, Kurohane found that Natasha had naturally opened his refrigerator. She took out two bottles of beer and sat on the sofa with her legs crossed. I have to admit, Natasha, wearing a professional OL suit and high heels, truly hit Kurohane's sweet spot!
"Mr. Batman, or rather, Mr. Mage," Natasha said, her eyes full of curiosity. She had heard from Nick that morning that Kurohane could use magic. But seeing it with her own eyes was entirely different from hearing others talk about it. In her eyes, Kurohane had now become the Spokesperson for the word 'mystery'! "What do you need me for? Are you going to return my stockings?"
"Just call me Kurohane." Kurohane took a bottle of beer and decided to reveal his true identity to Natasha. Unlike Nick Fury, she was originally a member of the intelligence organization of the White Bear Nation. She wouldn't do anything drastic after learning the truth about S.H.I.E.L.D. "Have you ever heard of Hydra?"
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