After solving a major hidden danger with the Mind Gem and gaining a group of allies, Oakes knew that the time to control this thing was almost up.

As the number of uses increased, Oakes had a vague feeling that he had become somewhat dependent on this thing.

That's not a good thing.

So, settling Daisy's family, Oakes finds Pietro and Wanda.

"Ready to meet Tony?"

Seeing him enter, the twins got up from the couch, and Sharon, who was with her, glanced at Oakes and left.

Oakes raised an eyebrow, and Pietro and Wanda's faces weren't as serious as they had been when they first arrived.

"You've really shown us a lot of amazing things."

Pietro glanced meaningfully at the tablet on the table in front of him—

They were still looking at the materials before Oakes came in.

"Clearing up misunderstandings requires honesty, not concealment."

Oakes glanced at the tablet that was still lit up, which was what had happened in Stark Industries in recent years, and he saw Obadi's name.

"Looks like you've found a guy selling weapons to Eastern Europe?"

"Tony Stark is indeed more of a man who invented weapons than his lieutenant, Obadi, and it seems that he has not cared much about who he really decides to sell weapons to."

Wanda also glanced at the tablet, turned her gaze to Oaks, and there was a hint of difference in her tone:

"And the New York War, I have to admit, is not at all the same as before.

Hydra also gives us insight into what they did – but it's not enough to absolve Tony Stark of responsibility. ”

"Well, I understand."

Oakes spread his hands:

"I've done everything I could, and the information you see is what really happened.

So for now, let's meet and talk. ”

"We're ready."

Pietro crossed his arms and nodded slightly:

"But if he still has that kind of virtue, he will inevitably suffer a little."

"Then let's go, come with me to New York, and we'll go to the Avengers Tower."

When Oakes led the two through the portal to the small rainforest, the two of them were unsurprisingly shocked.

"This is the hand of the Mystic Mage?"

Wanda is clearly more interested in portals:

"It's amazing technology...... Or can magic still be used like this? ”

"Of course, magic, like technology, can bring certain conveniences."

Oakes pointed to the small rainforest:

"Here, at the beginning, it could also be said that my magic was involved in the construction."

“…… Can my magic do that? ”

Wanda looked with some envy at the small rainforest full of life, when she was on the Guardian of Nature, she had already been shaken by the surging magical energy on the magic ark.

This made Wanda, who used to think that his ability seemed to be used for revenge, and had a different yearning for "magic".

"Even magic, everyone is good at different fields, and you all need to keep learning."

Oakes smiled and led the two out of the yard:

"Well, I'll find someone to drive us to ......"

"That's too slow."

Pietro stretched his body, a little excited:

"I've seen the map of New York, and I'll go straight with Wanda...... The Avengers Mansion is conspicuous! ”

“……”

Oakes touched his chin, the young man just couldn't hold his breath, was he ready to show off?

Pietro didn't care whether Oakes agreed or not, picked up Wanda by himself, and heyed:

"Don't keep us waiting too long!"

"Huh!"

The figures of the two disappeared.

"It's fast, but it's still in the early stages, it's not enough......"

……

"This is Stark Tower?"

Petro stopped, put Wanda down, looked at the door with a somewhat complicated expression, and then snorted:

"Heh, looks like we'll have to wait a little longer."

“…… It's slow, you guys. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Oakes come out of the Avengers Building:

"Come here, I'll take you inside."

“……”

Glancing at Wanda, who had a strange face, Pietro felt a little unbearable on his face:

"How could you be so fast!"

"Huh? I just used ...... Less than half the speed. ”

Oakes raised his eyebrows and looked calm: "It's about ten times the speed of sound." ”

“……”

Petro twitched his face, not long after his ability to awaken, although he was fast, he was not fast enough to reach the speed of sound.

"You all need to keep learning......"

Oakes hooked the corners of his mouth, and led the honest two into the Avengers Building, directly to the Avengers gathering area on the top floor.

"Welcome back, Dr. Oakes."

Jarvis's voice made Pietro and Wanda's faces change slightly, but they weren't too surprised to learn of Malone's existence from the Rende Society.

"Hello, Jarvis, where's Tony?"

"Mr. Stark is in the lab, do you need me to call him out?"

"Well, I brought two guests with me, who I greeted before - we waited for him in the reception room."

"Okay."

Oakes came to the reception room with Petro and Wanda, whose eyes seemed to be a little inadequate—

It has to be said that even Banner's Oak Environmental Technology Company is not as fully equipped as the Avengers Building, and there are assembly factories under the transparent floors here.

"I seem to be familiar with these robots."

Wanda sat on a sofa in the reception room, where a service robot came to serve them a drink.

She frowned:

"There's something like that in Straker."

"This is a drone armor corps developed by Tony, which can be used to replace regular soldiers for front-line operations."

Oaks took a sip of his drink, the coffee here was all provided by him, and he could finally drink it:

"Jarvis, the intelligent butler here, is also the commander-in-chief of the Iron Legion, and their presence has reduced many casualties among ordinary soldiers, and also gives the Avengers more time and energy to focus on more dangerous things."

"But I think you're pretty idle."

Pietro was still worn, and snorted when he heard the words:

"And Dr. Banner is also an Avenger, right? He didn't seem to make a move at all. ”

"It didn't hit a target that needed both of them to make a move."

The door opened, and Pietro and Wanda turned their heads to see Tony walking in in civilian clothes:

"Although I don't want to admit it sometimes, I have to say that it's still quite stressful to be with a monster like them."

“…… Hey, I'm not gone yet! ”

Oakes pursed his lips and stood up:

"Okay, you can figure out the rest by yourself, I'll go outside and wait-

Jarvis's distress thread is still there, right? If you die, I'll come back. ”

Tony: "......"

Oakes said that he was not involved in their conversation, but in fact he was watching the whole time with the help of Jarvis.

As he expected, Wanda sees the fear hidden behind Tony's serious nonsense.

Tony himself thought he had overcome the aftermath of crossing the wormhole, but in fact, that scene just stopped affecting him in his normal state.

The fears experienced can never be forgotten.

"You...... Do you dare to face your fears? ”

So, Wanda asked him, this woman who had lived in fear and hatred for more than ten years, looked directly into Tony's calm eyes:

"We've been tormented by fear for more than a decade, so what about you? What would you look like in the face of fear? ”

"Fear? Ha, the fears I have faced, you have not faced. ”

Tony sat across from Pietro and Wanda, two young men in their twenties who could only be considered juniors in front of him, who was already forty-four years old.

He understands what they have been through, and he also admits his guilt, but guilt does not solve the problem-

He is a futurist, and his habit is to look forward, make up for mistakes, and do better to compensate for guilt.

"I understand your fears, because I've experienced that—

It wasn't even until more than a year ago that I completely solved the problem. ”

He spread his hands, took a sip of a glass of wine, and his voice was a little dull:

"The details of this matter are known only to me.

When I was attacked in Afghanistan and saw the bombs that landed on me, the marks of Stark Industries, you have to believe that I was definitely not much better than you were then-

Especially since it really blew up. ”

Wanda and Pietro were slightly stunned, something Tony had never made public to the outside world.

All along, he has been tight-lipped about the details of his attack in Afghanistan and the creation of the Iron Warframe.

And now, he finally chose to confide in this experience in front of two young people who had the same experience:

"If it weren't for some luck, I might have died there...... But the good thing is that I have some good friends who helped me get back on my feet and have the opportunity to make amends for my mistakes. ”

“…… What he said was true. ”

Wanda nodded slowly to Pietro, who was looking at her inquiringly:

"It's ironic, it turns out that you, the executioner, have also had such an experience."

"I thought that people's impression of me had been reversed now, and superheroes or something were more suitable for me."

Tony put down his glass and squeezed out a smile as he struggled, apparently the memories weren't pleasant to him:

"Sokovia's matter, Oakes has already told me, and I will cooperate with him and try my best to help your country.

As for the two of you, are you interested in joining the Avengers? ”

He took out a remote-control-like thing from his pocket, and with a flick of it, a holographic projection of Pietro and Wanda appeared in front of him:

"Your abilities will greatly help those in the world who are suffering the same misfortune as you."

“……”

Wanda and Pietro glanced at each other and saw the same complicated look in each other's eyes.

But finally, they stood up together:

"We'll keep an eye on you."

Wanda looked at Tony, who was also standing up, with a serious face:

"If you make a big mistake again, we will kill you."

“…… Aren't you afraid that Oakes won't be able to resurrect me? ”

Tony showed a very exaggerated expression:

"If he had scared you before, the world would have really lost a superhero!"

"Then try not to make a mistake!"

Pietro hugged his arm and snorted:

"As for the Avengers, we need to think about it.

Oakes said that our abilities need to be constantly learned. ”

"Well, he has more say in this area than I do."

Tony secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and it looked like he didn't need to trouble Oakes to resurrect him today:

"Then the misunderstanding is cleared, let's go have a drink!"