In late autumn, the cold wind of New York has passed through the streets, and pedestrians on the road are hurriedly wrapping their scarves and pouring the last sip of hot coffee into their stomachs to fill the rush to their destination.

When Schiller's office door was pushed open, the chill on Eddie's body had not yet dissipated, and he was holding two cups of hot coffee, one of which was only half drunk.

"Schiller, take a look at the new draft I wrote last night, and I think it must be what you want...... Schiller? Schiller? Strange, what about people? ”

Eddie glanced around at the empty office and had to call a nurse out the door, but the nurse shook her head, saying she didn't know where Schiller had gone.

Eddie had to take out his phone and call Nick and ask, "Director Fury, did Schiller say he went on vacation?" I couldn't find him in his office. ”

"What? He didn't report it? Maybe there's something else going on...... Forget it, I'll come back to him in the evening. ”

Not long after Eddie left, Stark, dressed in a mecha, flew in through the window, shouting as he flew: "Schiller, no, we have to talk, you really can't go on like this, I'm going crazy!" ”

Stark was stunned as he flew out of the window again and circled around the entire Arkham Sanatorium, but the scanning system showed that Schiller was not there.

Stark had to fly to the small clinic in Hell's Kitchen, and as soon as he pushed open the door and walked in, he saw a figure standing behind the refrigerator door, seemingly taking something from inside.

"Schiller, you...... Peter? How did you end up here? ”

Stark looked at Peter, who was standing behind the refrigerator door with some surprise, Peter took a few steps back, poked his head out, and said, "I came to see Dr. Schiller, but found that he was not here, so I decided to make breakfast and wait for him to come back and eat it together." ”

"Are you coming to Dr. Schiller too? Mr. Stark, maybe there was a traffic jam on the way from the sanatorium, and he should be there in a moment. ”

"I just came from a nursing home." Stark looked around and came to the staircase that led to the second floor, he looked up, but didn't see the familiar figure in the narrow stairwell.

Peter, who was sorting out the ingredients, was stunned, he looked up at the wall clock next to him, and said, "It's Monday, and Dr. Schiller should come over at this time to sort things out." ”

Peter took out the phone as he spoke, dialed the number, put it to his ear and waited for a long time, then he frowned and dialed the number again, and when he found that no one answered, he looked at Stark with a little concern and said, "Dr. Schiller doesn't answer the phone." ”

"Call Nick." Stark said, with a chin raised.

Peter calls Nick again, and learns from Nick that Schiller didn't report to go on vacation, and that he would tell Nick if he was going to be away for a while.

"You guys should come here first." Nick's serious tone came from the phone, and Peter and Stark looked at each other, realizing the seriousness of the matter, and immediately set off for S.H.I.E.L.D.

By the time the two of them arrived at Nick's office in S.H.I.E.L.D. base. It is discovered that many people have arrived, in addition to Nick, Natasha, and Eddie, as well as Captain America, Matt, Daredevil Matt, Professor X, Charles, and Loki.

The Radiant Alliance was basically all in place, and Nick glanced around and said, "So you didn't see Schiller?" ”

Everyone shook their heads, and Peter said first, "Every Monday morning, the doctor goes to the Hell's Kitchen clinic to sort things out, so I waited for him there, and it didn't wait. ”

"He's not in Arkham Sanatorium." Stark said with a frown as he crossed his arms.

"There are also no Avengers bases and helicarriers." Natasha said, leaning against the wall.

Everyone turned their eyes to Professor X, and Professor X frowned slightly and said, "But this can't be called a loss of contact, after all, it's been less than half an hour since we didn't see him." ”

"In the past, when Schiller had something to leave, he would have told me a few days in advance." Nick walked back to the table and sat down, and said, "Did you forget?" He is an autistic person who does not easily change his life unless there is an emergency. ”

But Stark snorted coldly and said, "I think it's more likely that he wants to do something again than if there's something urgent." ”

Everyone looked at him, Stark touched his chin and said: "In the past, when Schiller was doing something, he would make an alibi, and from time to time it would appear in front of us, making us think that he was just quietly being a psychiatrist, but in fact, every time he was doing things behind his back." ”

"And this time, he didn't even do an alibi, and suddenly disappeared......" Stark suddenly showed a terrifying expression when he said this, he looked at Nick and said, "So how big of a deal does he have to do?" ”

Peter suddenly raised his hand and said, "Is it possible that Dr. Schiller had an accident or was kidnapped by someone, and he is now in danger and is waiting for us to save him?" ”

The others sighed in unison, and even Steve couldn't stand it anymore, he came over and put his arm around Peter's shoulders and said, "Peter, first of all, nothing happened unexpectedly to Schiller, secondly, he is not in danger if he is missing, and finally, his plan succeeds every time, because there are always people like you who want to save him every time." ”

Peter smacked his lips, and many memories flashed in his mind, he was not stupid, he naturally knew how big things Schiller had done before, and he played an important role in Schiller's plans almost every time, the main reason was that he was easy to deceive.

"We have to go to Schiller, but not for Schiller, but for our universe." Stark covered his forehead and said, "Think about it, he used to do such a big thing and still had the energy to do an alibi, and now he doesn't even show his face, so what a big surprise does he have to prepare?" ”

In an instant, most of the people present shuddered, and Stark took in their expressions and said in his heart, "I haven't told you that Schiller plans to drive this universe to collide with the gods of other universes. ”

Out of the protection of the heart health of several elderly people present, Stark finally did not say this shocking fact, but Peter had already raised his hand and asked.

"Who was the last person Dr. Schiller ever saw?"

"The last time he came to see me, he came to ask about Stephen's brother's liver." Nick thought for a moment and said, "It was Schiller who persuaded Victor to stay here for surgery, then he would definitely wait outside the operating room for the operation to be successful." ”

"I'll call Presbyterian Hospital." Stark said.

After Stark's phone call, the Presbyterian Hospital took it very seriously and asked the nurse on duty that day, and when the nurse said that Strange had called Schiller to the operating room, the expressions of several people in the room became exciting.

"Stephen is going to be in bad luck." Stark covered his mouth and coughed twice, hiding his smile and said, "It seems that Schiller's big plan this time must be revolving around the Supreme Mage's crown. ”

Loki thought for a moment, then said, "Stephen shouldn't have offended Schiller, right?" The two of them have similar personalities, and they are peers, and they have always been quite compatible. ”

But then Matt said: "I remember that I was in a car accident and was seriously injured, and it was Dr. Strange who helped me to operate, and at that time he seemed reluctant, and it was Schiller who threatened him." ”

"Oh!" Peter let out a cry of sudden realization, and then said with some chagrin, "I remember, it was a few years ago that I seriously injured Matt, and Dr. Schiller brought Dr. Strange to operate, and Dr. Strange seemed to be very angry. ”

"It's not that Stephen offended Schiller, it's that Schiller offended Stephen, but what can Stephen do with him?" Stark snorted and said disdainfully, "Can he still threaten Schiller?" ”

At the end of time, in a dilapidated tent in the barren penal penal land, Schiller glared at Strange and said, "Just because I put a ballpoint pen to your head a few years ago, you took revenge on me like this?" As for it?! ”

Strange unhurriedly picked up the teapot with his only remaining hand and made himself a cup of tea, turned his head to look at Schiller and said, "If you hadn't made the ballpoint pen float at that time, I wouldn't have known that there is magic in this world that can make arms disappear, right?" ”

Schiller's hand clenching the teacup clenched instantly, he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "How on earth are you willing to turn your arm back?" ”

"I can't get it back." Strange looked at Schiller and said very seriously: "I pushed the power of the Time Gem to the extreme, and then completely destroyed all the timelines of this universe that belonged to this arm. ”

"In other words, of all the timeline possibilities in this universe, I only have one arm, and even if you go back in time, it is impossible to bring it back."

"But you used to be a surgeon, and the most famous genius surgeon in the whole world, if you used to have only one arm, then how ......"

"That's just the effects of the residual timeline disturbance that hasn't gone away." After taking a sip of tea, Strange lowered his head and said, "Soon, all the creatures in this universe will not remember that I was once a surgeon, and in their memories, I was born with one arm. ”

Schiller froze completely, staring at Strange for a moment before he spoke in disbelief.

"Do you really know what you're doing? Stephen! That's the fame and achievement that you have spent countless days and nights and put in countless efforts to earn, and you just don't want it??? ”

Strange, on the other hand, just quietly blew on the tea and said nothing.

Schiller sat down across from him, leaned forward to him, and then looked him in the eye and said.

"Think of your father and your brother, who are not good at words, but who have always been proud of you, and whose achievements are not only your own, but also the pride of the Strange family."

"You have spent half your life breaking the gap between the rich and the poor, vision, and educational conditions, and have become a miracle that breaks the class, and you are willing to burn these achievements like this, and you will not even leave a good reputation for helping the world?"

Strange paused with his hand holding the cup, he didn't look at Schiller, just quietly looked at the tea and said, "Of course I can't bear it." ”

Then he placed the teacup on the table and said in a reminiscent tone as if he remembered something.

"Everyone knows how hard I work, because they know that this achievement is not something that can be achieved by talent alone, they think that I must be the kind of lonely genius, born without having to deal with mortals too much, they think that I must love learning and scientific research, and can get a lot of fun from it."

"But every night when I read until late at night, I would think about the meaning of all this, can these textbooks and notes that accompany me to watch the sunrise accompany me for the rest of my life? And if not, then what can replace them? ”

"I hate the wealthy people who have received elite education, who have countless like-minded friends and connections in all walks of life right out of college, first because of the connections that lead to their promotion, and then I hate the excitement of calling friends."

"But ever since you put a ballpoint pen on my head and kicked me into the flow of the times, I've become the one to call for companionship, with the mages, with the colleagues of the Holy of Holies, and with the members of the Radiant Alliance."

Strange took another sip of tea, finally looked up at Schiller and said, "People call me 'the hand of God,' but God doesn't even take a moment to perfunctory me so that I don't feel lonely at every sunrise like that, but you did." ”

Strange smiled, with a hint of common arrogance and a subtle hint of malice.

"Schiller, if the fame and status that I have spent half my life gaining are only to add a little fame to God, then why can't I turn them into firewood and let you taste the fire on your ass?"

Strange held up his teacup to hide his smile and said, "Every time you look at my arm back on Earth, you think that it is your greed that makes it necessary for me to pay your debts. ”

"Every moment when you accidentally reveal my identity as a surgeon and only get a bunch of surprised and confused expressions, you will remember what I sacrificed to remind you of the consequences that may result from sacrificing yourself."

Strange's gaze fell on Schiller's arm, and at that moment, Schiller's hands began to tremble.

Finally, Schiller took a deep breath and turned his head away from Strange.

The sunset drew a golden thread on his side face, and a sigh of anger, emotion, and helplessness echoed across the barren land.

"Brilliant rejuvenation, Dr. Strange."

It has to be weird

(End of chapter)