『Coulson』: I think... there might've been a misunderstanding between Mr. Superman and Clint.
『Coulson』: And then Clint just suddenly attacked Mr. Superman.
...
Coulson recounted the general situation and shared his own speculation.
『Nick Fury』: Hmm...
Nick Fury fell into deep thought.
The current circumstances didn't match what he had expected.
Originally, he had thought it was the other side who made the first move.
After all, this Superman had previously threatened Natasha,
He said if S.H.I.E.L.D. bothered him again, it wouldn't end well.
But unexpectedly, that wasn't the case.
Who knows what got into Clint?
He actually dared to take the initiative and attack Superman?
Do you have kryptonite?!
No?
Then weren't you just asking to die?
This situation left Nick Fury in a passive spot.
Regardless of the reason,
This Superman had killed a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with his own hands.
And not just any agent, one of the top.
Even if Clint had attacked first, he couldn't just let it go.
Now, it was impossible to invite Superman to join the Avengers.
Worse, they had to be on guard against him.
Though Fury felt anger and regret over Clint's death, he also harbored resentment.
Because of Clint...
S.H.I.E.L.D. could only maintain a hostile relationship with Superman.
『Nick Fury』: Alright then...
After a pause, Fury finally spoke: 『Nick Fury』: Be cautious when encountering Superman in the future. Let's stay alert but don't engage unless he makes a move first. If he attacks, we fight back. No more attempts to reach out. We'll deal with the rest later.』
It was a helpless decision.
If S.H.I.E.L.D. had enough power,
Nick Fury would've chosen to take him down without hesitation.
To avenge Clint.
But unfortunately,
Even if Fury didn't want to admit it,
Without Carol, they really couldn't do anything to Superman.
If a war broke out, S.H.I.E.L.D. would be annihilated.
And right now, they still didn't fully understand Superman.
They didn't know the exact extent of his power.
Was he like the one from the comics? Or the movies?
Or... maybe he was far weaker?
They had no clue.
As for contacting Carol, sure, that was a good idea.
But Carol wasn't someone they could just call up casually.
Fury knew she was busy.
And he didn't even know where she was now,
Or how long it would take her to return.
If there were a major crisis threatening Earth,
Nick Fury wouldn't hesitate to call her.
But now…
Although Superman had killed a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent,
Fury had to admit:
This Superman had shown no intention of harming Earth.
His actions weren't exactly evil.
If Carol really did clash with Superman,
It might endanger ordinary people.
Too many concerns.
Even if S.H.I.E.L.D. decided to oppose him,
Fury still wasn't fully convinced to summon Carol.
For now, they had to take things one step at a time.
If Superman truly did anything that endangered Earth,
Then Fury wouldn't hesitate to call her.
Hearing this, Coulson felt relieved.
After all, he didn't want to see S.H.I.E.L.D. go to war with Superman either.
Admiring Superman was one thing. More importantly,
He didn't want to see S.H.I.E.L.D. agents sacrificed for no reason.
Their lives should be spent on more meaningful missions,
Not battling Superman.
That would be nothing short of suicide.
...
Elsewhere,
Carl and Zhao Helen left the airport and drove to a nearby restaurant.
He had already made a reservation.
In the car,
Zhao Helen sat in the passenger seat, repeatedly glancing at Carl,
Like she was studying some kind of strange creature.
『Carl』: What is it? Never seen me before?
『Zhao Helen』: I have! For several years now.
Then she asked curiously: 『Zhao Helen』: That red laser just now... was that your power? You melted that guy instantly. Pretty awesome.』
Anyone familiar with Superman would know, that's called Heat Vision.
Tony Stark and Coulson certainly knew.
But Zhao Helen didn't.
It wasn't that Koreans hadn't seen Superman comics or movies,
Superman was globally famous.
It's just… for girls like Zhao Helen,
That kind of thing was unfamiliar territory.
Like in Carl's previous life,
Most girls his age didn't know Marvel, DC, or Ultraman.
Some even thought Superman was part of Marvel.
Not a big deal. People pay attention to different things.
Just like Carl had lived two lives and still couldn't tell lipstick shades apart.
He always thought Zhao Helen used the same lipstick every time.
But in reality,
She carried more than one in her purse.
And had even more at home.
Carl didn't mind that she didn't know about Heat Vision.
『Carl』: That's right, it's one of my abilities.
『Carl』: As you saw, it melted him on the spot.
『Zhao Helen』: Wow, that's incredible. Just last year, you were pretty normal. What the heck happened? You turned into Superman.』
『Carl』: Yeah... who knows?
The Bugatti Chiron cruised smoothly.
Before long, it came to a stop.
Carl and Zhao Helen stepped out of the car.
As they headed toward the restaurant, Carl was momentarily surprised,
He spotted two familiar figures near the main entrance.
A man and a woman stepped out.
The man wore a tailored suit and had a neatly trimmed beard.
He exuded an aura like he was born for the spotlight.
His female companion was graceful and tall.
Judging from her height, she wasn't much shorter than Zhao Helen.
These two were none other than,
Tony Stark and Pepper Potts.
Also known as Iron Man and Little Pepper.
Carl hadn't expected that just bringing Zhao Helen to dinner,
He'd bump into Tony.
They weren't far apart,
And were facing each other directly.
Tony and Pepper soon noticed Carl and Zhao Helen too.
They both looked surprised.
Tony smiled, leading Pepper as he walked over.
『Tony Stark』: What a coincidence, Mr. Superman.
He greeted him with a friendly smile.
Pepper didn't speak, but nodded warmly.
She had heard from Tony that Superman had saved his life,
And as Tony's assistant,
With feelings for him,
She was naturally very grateful to Carl.
『Carl』: Yeah, quite the coincidence. Hello to you both.
Carl returned the greeting with a polite smile.
End of chapter...
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