[Comprehensive Anglo-American] Gem Merchant

"..."

Is there anything more embarrassing than speaking ill of someone behind their back?

That's nothing more than sending a good person card to others behind their backs.

It was also discovered on the spot.

The jeweler expressed a stable mood about this, and Alphonse obviously didn't understand the extended meaning of the contemporary description of "being a good man". Don't slander others behind their backs.

The golden-red steel armor covered his face speechlessly: "...forget it."

He felt that he couldn't make sense with this guy, so he turned his head and looked at the president: "I'm here to pick you up."

"Have all the other problems been solved?"

The President asked with some concern, "Is there any other accident in New York?"

"It's all small things. Killian has been handed over to S.H.I.E.L.D., and his entire base was blown up by me to nothing left."

"Besides, since Al boarded this ship, they were doomed to fail."

Iron Man looked extremely confident. He shrugged at the two: "Right? I guess according to your habits, you will definitely stay behind."

The jeweler's clothes have changed into the original alchemy robes. At this moment, he nodded to Tony Stark, and pulled out a small section of golden hair from the sleeve: "This is left by Killian. If you can't solve him smoothly, I will probably try to curse him."

On some levels, magic is as convenient as a dimensionality reduction attack, and it is almost invincible in one-on-one assassination, especially when the other party knows nothing about occultism, and does not have any magic power or anti-curse ability.

Being able to become the supreme leader of a country, the President of the United States is obviously not ignorant of occultism. The experience on board has given him a basic understanding of Alphonse's methods, so he nodded in conviction: "Really Can't thank you enough."

"You're welcome, I will mail the bill to the White House, and I hope I can receive the remittance within three working days."

The jeweler replied fluently. Obviously, he had said this to more than one person, and his proficiency was so proficient that people were dumbfounded.

So, the President: "..."

Tony Stark: "..."

Still a familiar feeling, familiar Alphonse.

There was silence in the cabin that had been completely suppressed by force. Originally, this "disabled" strange guy was very difficult to deal with, but now with the presence of Iron Man himself, no one had any idea of ​​resistance at all.There was an embarrassing silence in the scene, Tony Stark walked out of the suit, faced those green eyes and touched the bridge of his nose nervously: "I'm sorry... for getting you innocently involved in this kind of thing , are you going back now? I have sent the satellite coordinates to the military, and Air Force One, which will pick up the president, will be here soon, why are you leaving?"

The president glanced at them: "If you don't mind, I'm not the only one on Air Force One."

"I'll take the space jump and go back."

The jeweler shook his head: "I'm a little airsick when flying."

Do you still have this problem?The president raised his eyebrows: Tony Stark seems to have gotten his pilot's license when he was just an adult.

However, even though he decided to use some wonderful means, the jeweler did not move for a long time. Not only did he not move, the sea breeze on the deck even swayed the opponent's clothes, and even the whole person was like a reed in the wind Same, as if it will be overturned in the next second.

Tony remembered belatedly, probably because the guy's magic power hadn't fully recovered yet.

"Well, or else, I mean."

Tony touched the bridge of his nose: "I'll take you back? If you continue to consume it, it won't be good for your body's recovery...or Steve will miss you again after you go back."

He looked around for an excuse with erratic eyes: "And the products of Stark Industries are much more stable than ordinary airplanes. Of course, I think you may be prone to dizziness due to lack of exercise in the cochlear vestibular nerve. It is not bad to try other methods once in a while." Right? Well, I mean, I remember you being kind of interested in those suits around the time."

The mustache merchant pulled a chair over, and the blond jeweler sat down without hesitation. Both of them seemed to be used to this way of getting along.The President of the United States stared blankly for a few seconds, and suddenly Fuzhi said: "So Killian's description is just some mistakes in expression and understanding? Your relationship is indeed..."

His eyes wandered around the faces of the two, and Tony and Alphonse looked back together, making the president feel as if he had indeed pryed into someone else's privacy: "Cough, sorry."

"No such thing."

The jeweler lowered his eyelashes, and could feel his magic power surging like a tide.Wait no more than half an hour for his magic power storage to recover enough to start the space jump, and when that time...

"—no such thing, Mr. President."

From the wide sleeve, he took out a piece of ore with a cross-patterned cross-section, rubbed his fingertips and was about to move closer to the knee and calf bone, but was stopped by the other hand quickly.

"If I don't stare at you for a second, I plan to use some strange means."

Tony took the gemstone out of the opponent's hand, and looked it up and down: "Don't do things that put a load on your body just to save time - even if your pain is not so obvious, others will feel it because of it." and worried."

Facing the searching gaze of the other party, Tony Stark bit the bullet and continued: "For example, the nagging old Popsicle, and even though Bruce doesn't usually speak, he still cares about these things. He even participated in religious activities several times. study seminars... like me."

The temperature brought by the brief skin contact makes people feel like they are burning their fingers.The blond alchemist subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but the other party held his wrist even harder.

A silver streamlined bracelet was gently worn on the wrist.It is completely different from the gemstones used in daily life. No matter how it looks, it has a sense of technology, and it is completely different from the gemstones forged by traditional jewelry processing.The surface coating shines with a metallic luster, and it looks like it was written by someone.The whole bracelet has a minimalist style, except for the only button, there is no manipulable interface from the outside.

"Killian did have some misunderstandings."

Tony Stark said softly, his voice almost brushing Alphonse's ear: "But can you not be in such a hurry to separate the relationship? At least give me a chance to formally pursue you."

The temperature of humans can be heard from the fingers, which is completely different from Fairy Township.The two stood and sat one by one. From the perspective of the President of the United States, the silhouette of the action of bending down and putting on the bracelet was quite similar to the appearance of putting on the ring.

The president folded his arms and watched: Wow.

I didn't expect Stark to come for real.

The button on the bracelet was lightly pressed, and then the liquid metal stretched out with a tension that was more like mysticism than jewel magic, spreading around the body, and finally turned into a thin but solid chrome-white battle Clothes.Thoroughly considering the incompatibility of an alchemist operating modern weapons, this suit has almost no additional functions other than flight and defense, but a large empty magazine pops out from the arm, and each filled position is Just happened to be able to hold a standard size Asscher pattern cut gemstone.

The finger that had been covered with a layer of metal was slowly withdrawn from the other party's hand. Tony Stark smiled lightly, and it seemed that he did not intend to ask the other party's answer directly: "The new technology that has just been broken recently, Neither the Ministry of Defense nor S.H.I.E.L.D. has yet to have a trial version...it will not affect the action, and the response is flexible and 360-degree omni-directional self-stabilization, what do you think?"

"—like magic."

Through a metal shell, the jeweler's voice was slightly surprised: "If I didn't know that you have nothing to do with occultism, I would almost think you are a magician."

The second method can indeed make a dress that can be folded in space. Alphonse's own gemstone box and Loki Odinson's space pocket are based on this kind of surgery theory, but the entire battlefield can be extended from a bracelet. Yi... Alphonse felt a little dizzy. If he didn't use the second method, he really couldn't think of any way that didn't involve mystery to achieve such a result.

The distance between the two is only a layer of chrome-white visor and the faint sound of breathing.

"If someone else made such an evaluation, I would probably think it was an uninteresting metaphor and an ignorant description."

Tony Stark seemed to shrug his shoulders quite easily, and then turned back to a serious expression, his own face was reflected on the chrome-white metal curved surface: "But if you say that, Al, I think this It is probably the closest I have come to the occult so far."

Before leaving, Tony Stark patted the opponent's shoulder: "Relax, the destination has been set to reach the Avengers Building, and Pepper will be waiting for you there Yes, I'll wait here until Air Force One picks up the president and then go back."

[SystemStandBy, MrAlphonse]

Accompanied by the prompt voice of the artificial intelligence, the steel suit flew across the sky, leaving only the cone-shaped trail cloud formed when it broke through the sound barrier.Tony Stark looked at the direction where the battle suit was leaving, and he let out a long breath until the other party completely disappeared from his vision.

The President of the United States is standing next to Tony Stark, and the deck is full of unconscious enemies. I don’t know how many hypnotic hints this bookish and gentle guy gave them before leaving: "Look Come on, are you serious this time? I guess after you go back, the major news media should have new topics."

Although, as the president, most of the time he doesn't appreciate Tony Stark, a guy who is disorganized, undisciplined and not obedient to management, but the stiff and hesitant expression on the other side is really rare in a hundred years, which makes people unbearable. Live in your heart to make fun of.

"Ah, of course, if it's that guy..."

Tony thought for a while, then curled his lips and replied, "Of course he deserves the best—and I'm the best choice."

New York, Avengers Tower.

When the chrome-white battle suit landed on the roof, Alphonse remembered belatedly... Did he forget to respond to the other party's confession?

Accompanied by the sound of the machine's operation, the steel suit was automatically put back into the bracelet, and everything followed the judgment of the intelligent program without any redundant operations.Tony Stark himself is the type who enjoys automatic driving but occasionally prefers manual control of equipment, and even has a hobby of driving racing cars, so this design that completely eradicates manual control is definitely considered for himself .Among the wide sleeves, silver-white bracelets are looming. If the sleeves are not rolled up deliberately, others will not be able to see any accessories on this dress.

Most members of the Avengers were sent around the world as firefighters to clean up the mess left by Killian. Considering Hulk's instability, only Dr. Bruce Banner was on call in the building.

The kitchen has been cleaned and now exudes a charming aroma unique to baking.Wearing anti-scald gloves, Bruce Banner took out the first batch of muffins from the oven. He reached out and took out one and put it on Alphonse's hand. The heat of the cake in his palm caused him to throw it around.

"Ah, sorry, I forgot that the freshly baked ones will be hotter..."

After several hand-offs, the muffin cake finally cooled down to a temperature that could be eaten. Alphonse chewed with puffed cheeks, when he heard Dr. Banner sitting on the sofa calling him: "Is this 'outside job' really hard?"

The jeweler shook his head. Apart from some accidents, there was nothing that could be considered "hard work": "I think it's okay."

——At first glance, it is an attitude that is not good at chatting.

But in terms of facts, Alphonse, as a working partner, is extremely reliable. With a shake of his hand, he shakes out a large amount of information from the space pocket, although Tony Stark will definitely not easily wait until the ship is completely silent. Let go of the electronic version of the information, but it is always helpful to load some documents back: "I think you may use these pioneering technology materials."

Bruce Banner picked it up and took a rough look. Biological direction is not his specialty, so he just made a rough judgment: "Are you going to give this thing to Stark?"

"Well, if this kind of thing can be improved."

Alfonne clenched his chin: "Killian has indeed made a lot of efforts, but his wisdom is in the wrong place."

Occasionally, there will be such deviant magicians in the Magic Association, and the final result is nothing more than being hunted down by the Law and Political Department or designated by a seal, and those research progress will be shared, improved or inherited by suitable magicians. Alphonse, who was used to this pattern, didn't feel any guilt at all.He lay back on the couch in the same position, reaching for potato chips in the snack bowl and eating them.

A bowl of potato chip dipping sauce was eaten by two people. After waiting for a long time, before Stark returned to the building, Pepper took the stack of documents with an apologetic look: "Sorry, Al , did Tony say anything offensive to you? That guy just said something thoughtless, and he went straight into the lab as soon as he came back... It's really rude. He should apologize to you for this matter about Killian .”

The jeweler gave a slight pause to the fingers holding the potato chips.

Then, with both hands on his knees, Alphonse corrected his sitting posture, and said seriously to Pepper, "I'm not offended, he doesn't need to apologize for this kind of thing."

The author has something to say: "It's okay, he never needs to say sorry to me."