[Comprehensive Anglo-American] Gem Merchant

Alphonse and Tony Stark returned to the subway on the same road, as if a warm wind was blowing across their faces. When they opened their eyes again, the two were still sitting in the subway line in the original posture, even in the lap of the jeweler. The cap is still crooked and half-buttoned on the head.

That was messed up by a rash kiss.

"What is this? Alice in Wonderland?"

Tony still hadn't recovered a bit: "The memory of the dream can only last for a few minutes, which means that I will soon forget what just happened?"

"In another dimension, most people will lose part of their memories when they leave, but under the protection of magic, this effect will not happen to you."

Alphonse explained: "But there are some people who will never forget these scenes, and now it seems that Dr. Sivana is one of them."

"Luckily we resolved one of the incidents."

Tony spread his hands: "There won't be any more people suffering from this kind of mass hysteria."

The blond jeweler nodded.

—Old mystery, perish.

Looking at the pair of eyes beside him, Alphonse suddenly thought that this has been the case for thousands of years in the past, there will always be someone who will stand up and advance the pace of the whole world, just like Watt's improvement of the steam engine is like Tesla's grab The authority of thunder and lightning is like Einstein's theory of relativity, like...

Like, this person in front of me.

The train slowly arrives at the station. This is the last subway tonight. After arriving at the terminal station, even if no cognitive interference is used, no one has noticed that Iron Man himself is squeezed into the rickety subway. Ride all the way with everyone.

The original fine snowflakes have become numerous, and what happened in the subway now looks more like a dream.A thin layer of snowflakes had accumulated on the ground, and the two of them walked from the subway station to the ground, as if returning to reality from a broken dream.

"What's next, Lord?"

The steel battle suit faded from around the body and was re-gathered in the watch, which looked more magical than magic.Tony Stark raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the alchemist beside him, who raised his hand and cast a warm spell around him.

"...don't call me that."

Alphonse said: "When you get used to living in modern society, you will find this title of magician a bit embarrassing, especially when you say it."

I don't know how Weber feels when he is called "Lord El-Melloi II" again and again.

However, he didn't quite know what to do next: "...Arrange a spell against Shivana? Hell, then killing them is no longer a priority, and packing them up and sending them back to Beelzebub is the way to not cause a diplomatic accident."

"I really didn't know there was a diplomatic relationship between humans and demons."

Tony Stark commented blankly: "It's like I didn't know that there was a diplomatic relationship between humans and Nordic gods last year."

The snowflakes fell on the bridge of the nose with a bit of coolness, and soon turned into water droplets due to the heat of the skin. There were not many passers-by on the street, and no one noticed the magic wave from below the ground a few minutes ago.

"When the Asgardians came to Earth last time, it seemed that the second industrial revolution hadn't started yet."

Alphonse recalled the records of the ancient one: "Recently, it has been a bit frequent, and it is estimated that this frequency will continue until Sol ascends the throne."

"Well Lord, you are always right."

In the end, the work of arranging the spells was handed over to some agents left behind by S.H.I.E.L.D.On Christmas Eve, not everyone was enjoying the festival. As a member of the Strategic Homeland Defense Offensive and Logistical Support Agency, many people here were alone, like Natasha and Clint, who were open all year round.

Captain America Steve has long lost his relatives, his past is buried under the ice of the deep sea, and even Tony Stark, who is in the business field, does not have the right to spend the holiday with his family happily.

"It seems that you already have an idea?"

The mustache businessman looked at Alphonse, who was already texting Nick Fury: "You are forbidden to use that dangerous magic this time."

Alphonse patted his wheelchair honestly: "How come, my circuit no longer supports such a large-scale operation."

Seeing that the other party was still in disbelief, Alphonse dug out a few ambers out of nowhere: "Here, this time I'm going to use this."

Tony Stark picked up one and looked at it in the bright light: "I thought amber with bugs in it was a good variety. Yours are just solidified pine resin."

"Different gemstones have different usages. This time, it happens to be empty amber."

The jeweler smiled like an old god, and narrowed his eyes.

In the temporarily requisitioned meeting room of the Stark Industries branch in Philadelphia, Alphonse handed over small pieces of amber to everyone in batches: "Your S.H.I.E.L.D. does not have a holiday for Christmas?"

"If the Christmas devil doesn't make trouble for Jesus' birthday."

One of them raised his safety helmet: "We've all heard the story of you and Cap destroying a Hydra stronghold at sea. What a brilliant move. Not everyone can see the branches from the tree at a speed visible to the naked eye. growing out of tree trunks."

"The same goes for parting the sea."

Another said: "You probably don't remember me anymore, I was on the plane, one of the members following Cap."

"Hey, wait, isn't that old Popsicle only responsible for feint attacks!"

The neglected "key person" issued a complaint of dissatisfaction: "I am the one who destroyed the Hydra base with Al!"

"Didn't you get caught..."

The agents pressed on in low voices, but Iron Man suppressed them with money: "After Christmas, I will cancel the supplies sold to S.H.I.E.L.D.!"

"..."

Alphonse looked helplessly at the group of people making a fuss, feeling that the combined age of these guys would not exceed ten years old.The blond jeweler spread out a city map of Philadelphia on the long table in the conference room, and drew small circles on the map with a marker: "Bury the amber I just gave you in these places, and the specific depth and size I It has been marked on the side, the location accuracy needs to be accurate within a radius of three meters, and the depth is converted by the distance from the center of the earth, sorry, I have to rush you to work during the holidays."

"Our holiday allowance is quite generous, Mr. Alphonse."

One of them raised his head and snapped a map with his phone: "Merry Christmas in advance."

After everyone filed out, Tony Stark looked at the map that was full of marks, and sighed with some mixed emotions: "I understand that Dr. Sivana's paranoia."

"……What's the meaning?"

After experiencing quantum mechanics, Alphonse has a kind of respect for the "understanding" of the guys who have received PhDs, which laymen can't understand: "Have you read his papers? So in academics Some of you agree with each other?"

"Where can that guy be unified with me?!"

It turned out that Tony didn't pay attention to Dr. Sivana's research at all: "God Al, you don't think the perfunctory words I said to him the last time I saw him were serious—well, no."

He thought of the last confession back then. Although he said it casually at the time, his mood is a little different now: "I'm not all talking nonsense, cough, damn it..."

He scratched his hair a little irritably, but he couldn't think of a better description for a long time. God, when facing Al, he definitely needs a new PhD in literature... Calmed by those lake green eyes Watching gently, in the end, Tony Stark gave up on the topic of Dr. Sivana, and said somewhat self-destructively:

"—Okay, Al, it's magic. Suppose one day you are told that there is a magical power in this world. You have seen how powerful it is, and you are confident enough to believe in your own talents. It is definitely enough to support yourself to master and use this power, but at such a moment, someone tells you that you are not qualified."

Alphonse was taken aback. Magicians themselves are one of thousands of people. Every magician is an isolated island. He has long been used to the fact that every student in the Clock Tower is different, each representing their own family. This kind of life, and Tony Stark's account cuts in like a new angle, reminds him of another person he knows.

And that person, it just so happens that Tony Stark also has a relationship.

The young teacher named Weber El-Melloi Velvet is also a person who knows the vastness of the mysterious world and the sluggishness of his own pace.

They have something in common, yet are quite different.

"You don't have the qualifications—but, you have already seen that the door was opened."

Tony tapped the table with his index finger. He was thinking about how to explain this feeling to the young man in front of him who had long been accustomed to magic and who came from a famous magic family. However, it suddenly occurred to him that the other party had no hesitation at the very beginning. I want to erase my memory.

At that time, Alphonse closed the store door reflexively almost at the moment when he realized that the mystery had been leaked.

The other party's approach was correct, far-sighted enough, but it made his throat sore when he thought about it now.

"... Al, have you ever worried that I would become what Sivana is now?"

After a while, the mustache businessman met the other party's gaze and asked softly.

"Do you remember Crowley's report?"

Alphonse did not answer directly: "What is written in it is almost the same as the current Thaddeus Sivana. Seeing the vastness of the mysterious world, he wants to use various means to grab power, and finally falls into darkness In the abyss of hell, which happens to come from hell. Just replace Tony Stark in the report with Thaddeus Sivana, and it will be a new success story in hell."

Complicated emotions rolled in the warm brown eyes.

Alphonse is not wrong, he himself is indeed the kind of character who pursues knowledge, and the persona of the playboy may have been his pastime and relief when he confirmed that he has reached the peak for a period of time, but once he finds that he is still Standing at the foot of the mountain, there is another peak that needs to be climbed urgently, and I will definitely be eager to get ready to go.

——Then, on the way to climb the mountain, it was written "This road is not accessible".

Under such circumstances, it was really difficult for him to restrain his urge to take the trail.In other words, even the anxiety that arises now is, to a certain extent, a symptom of this trend.

As we all know, the jeweler Alphonse Bathermelo Edelfelt has never left no stone unturned.

"Then, you also thought that I might become such a threat, so after you learned that it was impossible to erase my memory, you began to appear by my side frequently, and let me know that the small road is not easy to walk, let alone the big road. Just the same? Just let me see what happened to Thaddeus Sivana - this is a shock, isn't it? Otherwise, according to your habits, you will definitely solve such problems by yourself, after all, it is just going to the cave Meet that bad old man, let S.H.I.E.L.D.'s handyman plant your trap for you, what's so difficult about this kind of thing!"

At the end of Tony Stark's speech, the tone of the ending changed. He approached Alphonse step by step, looking down from a high position, with abnormal red in his eye sockets.

This is not right, Alphonse thought with a bit of a headache, he did not expect that the Seven Deadly Sins would still have residual mental interference... He should leave an extra defensive spell on Stark, ordinary humans without magic power would not be affected by this kind of interference. Know if there will be sequelae...

Just as he was thinking, Tony Stark had already half-lifted Alphonse from the wheelchair by his collar, and the distance between the two of them was so close that they could directly hit each other's cheeks while breathing. Another expression, this is definitely a very ambiguous distance, but now, looking at the face with mixed expressions, Alphonse feels a little scalp numb.

It's not that I'm afraid... The seven deadly sins can only pry the negative emotions in a person's heart, but they will always be out of nothing. If Tony Stark never thought of killing himself in his bones, the seven deadly sins can't do it .Tony Stark gritted his teeth and faced Alphonse face to face. This kind of charm is not difficult to remove, but he prefers to use a gentler method...

Then, with a loud bang, the well-known hero Iron Man was kicked into the wall by a flying kick, and the steel suit that quickly clinged to his body wrapped the half of his body that was in contact with the wall, allowing him to be buffered in the end, so that he would not be injured because of Shock and concussion.

The strength of the opponent was so great that it left a shallow pit with a very comic style on the wall.

The girl with golden curly hair glared at her: "Asshole! What did you want to do to my brother just now!!"

Alphonse: "..."

Tony Stark got up from the ground dizzily, the world's smartest brain reacted slowly for a long time, recognized that the other party was Alphonse's sister, and remembered what he had just done: "... ..."

Luvia was still standing where she was, with her arms folded and her chin raised, waiting for the other party's reply.

She came here to urge her brother, who never came home, to go home for Christmas!He also offered a reward of [-] US dollars to coerce and lure the mages of the London Temple to get the coordinates of Alphonse, but as soon as the transmission was over, he saw this bastard attacking her brother!

Luvia was outraged: Don't think I don't know about your scandals!What do you want to do to my brother, let him go!

The author has something to say: Luvia Celenta: (╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻

Tony: oh shit

Al: …………? !