"Forget it, let that big dummy go crazy for a while."
Saitama sighed.
"Good morning, honored Mr. Saitama, JARVIS is pleased to serve you."
After undergoing iris scan and identity verification, the lab doors opened, and JARVIS's voice rang out.
To be honest—
if it was before, he wouldn't have understood a thing.
But after gaining +1 Intelligence and obtaining Level-1 Civilized Biological Genetic Technology, Saitama could now understand a little.
Of course,
if you asked him to build an Iron Man suit from scratch right now, Saitama could only say: "What kind of bullsh*t are you spouting?"
"JARVIS, how bad is Stark's poisoning now?"
Standing before the holographic projections, Saitama casually browsed through a massive weapons database while working on his own matters.
This time, his random main mission was to destroy a thousand drones—
which should be the machines created by Ivan Vanko.
Of course, it wasn't something Saitama had to do. There were no punishment penalties.
For a shut-in like him, opening reward packages wasn't something he relied on anyway.
Now—
"Mr. Saitama, Mr. Stark's condition is stable. You don't need to worry."
JARVIS paused slightly, then continued smoothly:
"Binary palladium can ease the poisoning considerably. By the way, is there a spare briefcase armor? The big dummy might run into trouble at the races today."
Saitama spoke calmly.
Because of his presence, the plot had already shifted a little. He couldn't guarantee Ivan Vanko would appear at the track, but it was best to be prepared.
JARVIS paused for a second, as if processing countless calculations.
Finally, his rare, astonished tone came through:
"Forgive me, Mr. Saitama. I concealed Mr. Stark's true condition earlier. The palladium poisoning has already reached 5%. He doesn't have much time left."
"And what's your reasoning for assuming Mr. Stark will be attacked today?"
"Instinct."
Saitama replied faintly.
He had to deal with a thousand drones, and preferably without much civilian damage.
Ahem… truth be told, Saitama didn't understand mechanical modification at all. Right now he was just… choosing a design.
"Binary palladium can ease poisoning? Entering simulation calculations… exporting results!"
"Your instincts are something I can never fully comprehend," JARVIS said in a voice laced with human-like astonishment.
At that moment, Little Dummy brought over a spare yellow-toned briefcase.
"JARVIS, record this. When Stark returns, tell him: His father's industrial model was actually a new elemental structure. Back then, limited by the science of the era, it couldn't be confirmed."
"Can't remember the name… whatever, it can replace palladium—non-toxic and clean."
He had mentioned this to Stark before, but the guy was too scatterbrained to pay attention.
Saitama wasn't going to play babysitter and nag him every day.
Might as well leave it to JARVIS.
Shocking information had already been passed on.
"Natasha, are you going to keep hiding outside?"
While scrolling through JARVIS's weapons database, Saitama asked without turning his head.
The sliding door opened.
Out stepped a woman with a flawless figure and waist-length hair—
Natasha.
Three days ago, the big dummy had hired her as his new assistant. After all, Pepper was now CEO, so he needed someone else to handle the assistant's job.
Of course, Stark didn't know Natasha was a S.H.I.E.L.D. spy.
But Saitama, who had seen Iron Man 2, did.
"Take this to Stark. He might run into trouble today."
Saitama had Little Dummy hand her the briefcase armor. He glanced at her briefly.
Natasha: "..."
Truth be told, that look from Saitama…
still sent shivers down her spine.
Originally, S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted to win Stark over. But after meeting Saitama again, she began to waver.
After giving Saitama a faint look and curling her beautiful lips, Natasha left with the case.
The two now existed in a delicate balance.
Saitama didn't expose Natasha's identity, and Natasha didn't expose Saitama's…
After she left, the lab doors closed again.
"One more thing, JARVIS. Write a safeguard into this suit—mainly to prevent the pilot's commands from being hijacked."
Saitama glanced at the unpainted gauntlet in Area A. It was meant for Colonel Rhodes.
But in the original plot, this suit had been hacked, causing major trouble.
"Sir, are you sure?"
"Instinct."
"…Very well. You are correct. Writing protection program now…"
Quickly, the silver suit gained a hidden safeguard.
"Also, JARVIS—"
"Help me find the most effective weapon to eliminate a thousand drones quickly, preferably without civilian casualties. Also, take into account my ability."
Saitama could, of course, just punch them.
But if memory served, those drones went berserk during a military tech expo.
If he used fists… sure, they'd be destroyed. But the entire city might be flattened in the process.
Thanks to his +1 Intelligence, Saitama was actually thinking things through.
As the head of the world's number one weapons manufacturer, wasn't it only natural to use military weapons?
Saitama pressed his fingers against a socket.
Suddenly—
Massive currents surged in.
Even his fingers began to turn faintly translucent.
Talent Absorption!
The ability he had gained last time.
But compared to David Banner, Saitama was different.
Banner absorbed electricity and became an electrical man.
But Saitama…
Saitama explained it like this:
Banner was like an ordinary battery. Once charged, he overflowed with electricity, becoming fully conductive.
But Saitama—
his energy density was monstrous. Even after absorbing terrifying amounts of power, only a faint flicker of lightning danced at his fingertip.
The difference in capacity was worlds apart.
"Mr. Saitama, you've gone beyond the limits of what can be described as human. You've surpassed every known biological threshold. JARVIS is truly honored to serve you! Calculating optimal plan now…"
The entire lab lit up.
The super-intelligence JARVIS…
was actually excited.
Running at full power.
"Artificial intelligence really is amazing. If only it could take my place in hero work."
The salted-fish Saitama muttered.
(End of Chapter)
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