What Luca Orange didn't know was this:
While he was busy thinking about how to copy Tony Stark, Tony, who had been working continuously for several days, also just happened to remember him, that 'insignificant boy'.
Logically speaking, Tony, who had been busy setting up the 'Post-Disaster Committee' and establishing a charity fund, actively participating in New York's reconstruction, should have taken a good rest to recover once he finally had some free time.
However, for Tony, who had been in a state of anxiety ever since the Battle of New York ended, even though his body was extremely tired, his brain still refused to let him sleep peacefully.
Helplessly, the agitated and anxious Tony could only casually throw on a jacket and go alone to his laboratory, preparing to alleviate his anxiety about the future by developing a new Mark Armor.
However, just as he had opened the holographic operating equipment, thinking about optimizing the design drawings,
the mechanical voice of his intelligent butler, Jarvis, came from the laboratory's speaker.
"Master, you previously asked me to remind you that the new Armor needs to have an external obstruction removal function added to its self-cleaning system!"
"External obstruction removal function?"
Tony, who was in extremely poor condition at the moment, was momentarily stunned when he heard this.
But then, in his somewhat muddled brain, there immediately appeared the Chitauri soldiers who were covered in 'glue' and fell from the building, as well as the embarrassing scene of himself lying on the ground, being pointed at by that boy with a 'pencil box'.
"Cough, cough, yes, that's right. I was just about to design this obstruction removal system!"
"Hmm... I think adding miniature laser cutting emitters at the joints would be good ~ What do you think, Jarvis?"
Although he spoke in a question, Tony Stark directly clicked the virtual screen a few times, preparing to structure it according to his envisioned plan.
However, Jarvis didn't care if his Master was genuinely asking a question and directly gave an answer according to his own logic.
"Master, I think this may not be a perfect solution. Adding miniature laser cutters to multiple joints will cause your Armor's energy consumption to increase sharply."
However, Tony's actions did not stop when he heard this; instead, he smiled and teased Jarvis.
"Jarvis, do I need to remind you? Mark Armor is powered by an Arc Reactor. This little energy consumption is nothing ~"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Jarvis immediately retorted.
"Master, I need to remind you that Mark Armor's energy reserves are only driven by electrical energy converted from the Arc Reactor, and energy conversion and storage itself requires a certain amount of time."
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"In fact, according to the combat records in my database, in the past ten battles, you were in crisis six times due to insufficient energy."
At this point, Tony Stark finally stopped his movements and was at a loss for words for a moment, only awkwardly swiping the design plan in front of him.
A moment later, perhaps because the brain stiffness caused by anxiety had finally recovered a little.
He simply clasped his hands together, wadded up all the 'laser obstruction removal system' plans in front of him, and threw them into the recycling bin.
Only then did he stand up again.
"Alright, alright, but I think improving energy supply efficiency would be a better solution."
Tony, who completely refused to admit his mistake, decided to add a little more difficulty for himself, using a more complex method to make his 'laser obstruction removal' look less'stupid'.
However, before starting again, he paused slightly.
Whether it was to change the subject or simply a sudden thought, he asked Jarvis again.
"Oh, by the way, Jarvis. That glue boy? I remember asking Pepper to send him a mechanical prosthetic limb. It should have reached him by now, right?"
In fact, this matter had already passed for more than ten days, but Tony Stark, who was busy day and night, had completely forgotten when he had gotten rid of Pepper.
"Yes, Master. Miss Pepper has delivered the prosthetic limb you made to Mr. Luca Orange and left your business card with him." Jarvis's mechanical voice continued.
"Master, do you need me to retrieve a report on Mr. Orange's recent activities?"
Tony was slightly startled when he heard this. He knew that Jarvis usually wouldn't shoot aimlessly, so there must be some reason for him to proactively suggest retrieving Luca's recent status.
However, before Tony could even ask a question,
the doorbell suddenly rang outside.
Jarvis also timely changed the subject and gave a reminder.
"Master, Dr. Banner and Mr. Thor are at the door."
Tony, hearing this, somewhat helplessly turned off all the virtual screens in front of him and quickly went upstairs to meet the two.
However, as soon as they met, Thor, dressed in casual clothes, said loudly with a serious expression.
"Stark, we need your help!"
Dr. Banner, seeing this, helplessly spread his hands towards Tony Stark.
"It's like this..."
...
After Dr. Bruce Banner's explanation, Tony finally understood.
During this time, Dr. Banner had actually been cooperating with S.H.I.E.L.D. to capture Loki, who had escaped by teleporting with the Tesseract on the day of the Battle of New York.
As for Thor, since he no longer had the Tesseract to repair Asgard's Bifrost Bridge, traveling to Earth became very troublesome, so he simply did not return to Asgard and continued to stay on Earth, cooperating with S.H.I.E.L.D. to capture Loki, who had escaped with the Tesseract.
As for Tony Stark, because he had recently been busy cooperating with the official post-disaster reconstruction work, Fury simply did not notify him of this operation.
However, S.H.I.E.L.D. subsequently locked onto the 'gamma ray signals' generated when the Tesseract became active twice in a row, but ultimately failed to find Loki's whereabouts.
Helplessly, they could only ask Dr. Banner to come forward again and seek Tony Stark's help.
But then...
Tony, who was in front of them, first rubbed his temples with a headache, but then seemed to think of something.
He immediately leaned back, half-sitting on the armrest of the sofa, looking at the two with a mocking gaze, and unreservedly complained.
"So, why are you two looking for me? Where are the others? Why didn't Fury call me?"
"Oh, I know, it must have been that one-eyed man's idea, thinking you could handle everything without Daddy Tony, right?"
"Tony, actually..." Dr. Banner still wanted to say something, but Tony directly interrupted him with a raised hand.
"Facts prove that if you had told me about this earlier, you might have already caught Bambi in the first two operations."
Thor, seeing Tony still being venomous, also spoke up.
"Stark, we need your help now. Loki has the Tesseract. If we don't find him in time, he might summon a whole new army elsewhere."
However, Tony Stark completely ignored him, instead rolling his eyes at Thor, leaning back slightly, and making a cat's cradle gesture with his hands.
"I remember you Norse people know some magic, don't you? And that... um? Clairvoyance? Why don't you ask him to help you?"
"Loki has been proficient in illusion magic since childhood, and Heimdall didn't give me any hints this time." Thor said with a sullen face, but after gritting his teeth, he still chose to answer Tony's question.
Dr. Banner, seeing that Thor didn't argue with Tony Stark, decisively interjected again.
"Tony, we need your help!"
Tony, who had gained an advantage with his words, was not going to continue to make things difficult for the two of them. He planned to save the remaining ninety percent of his'skill' for Fury, that black egg.
"Alright, then let Daddy Tony help you find the runaway princess."
Tony Stark, who was about to leave with the two, had clearly already forgotten about Luca, the outsider.