"So~ among a billionaire, a witch, a prince from a divine realm, and a guy who can shrink and grow… which one of them is most likely to ride on the presidential jet?"
Black Widow swept her gaze across the room, picking up where Tony Stark had left off.
Everyone fell silent, deep in thought.
Air Force One was practically the White House in the sky. Aside from the president's inner circle and certain authorized officials, no one else could board it.
And based on appearances alone, none of the four options seemed remotely qualified to set foot on Air Force One.
"All four of them are superheroes with abilities far beyond ordinary humans," Nick Fury spoke first, slowly. "The president and the government would never let enhanced individuals board Air Force One—unless… that superhero had official recognition."
This reasoning made sense, and the others nodded in agreement.
Superheroes were too dangerous. Without absolute trust, letting one share a plane with the president was unthinkable.
"So," Captain America said after thinking for a moment, glancing at Tony, "Tony… as of now, you're the one with the highest degree of official recognition."
During this period, Steve had been catching up on modern knowledge. And since he'd answered questions together with Tony, he had naturally looked into him.
He knew that after Iron Man revealed his identity, the military held a hearing attempting to seize the Iron Man armor.
But Tony humiliated them so thoroughly that the matter was dropped.
The government and military ultimately accepted the status quo—allowing Tony Stark to keep that powerful and dangerous suit of armor.
"Cap, that's only the current situation. And this level of recognition isn't enough to get Stark on Air Force One."
"We also have no idea whether others gain recognition in the future." Coulson shook his head, disagreeing.
"No, I think it's still me in the future," Tony suddenly said. "Did you all forget? The agreement! The one that caused the heroes' civil war!"
Everyone snapped to attention at that.
They had analyzed earlier that the agreement was likely the Sokovia Accords—a set of restrictions on superheroes.
And after signing that agreement, Tony began following orders from a military general.
That was, in a way, official authorization.Even deeper than before.
"The only one we can be sure signed that agreement is Stark," Black Widow emphasized.
"The Scarlet Witch and Ant-Man were on Captain America's side during the civil war—they likely never signed it."
"As for Thor… we already ruled him out earlier. Everyone, we've found our answer."
"That's only one of Coulson's three hypothetical scenarios," Thor interjected. "We haven't analyzed the second one yet."
"What if one of the four knew in advance that Air Force One was going to be attacked—and rushed over to help?"
"In that situation, who would be the most likely to show up?"
"Thor, no matter which scenario we look at, you're already eliminated," Tony said mercilessly.
Thor: "…"
He had the sudden urge to punch Tony. Hard.
The room fell into thoughtful silence. Everyone tried to reason through the possibilities, but none could form a convincing argument.
"If this second scenario is true, then we simply don't have enough information," Fury said after a pause.
"How did the hero learn about the attack? How did they get to Air Force One? When did they arrive? How were the attackers carrying out the assault?"
"In short—regarding the entire operation, we know nothing. There's no way to deduce an answer."
As director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury excelled at intelligence analysis. But Coulson's second hypothetical gave them nothing to work with.
The others were equally lost.
"So we've only analyzed one of the two workable scenarios," Tony said, standing up. "But honestly? That's enough."
For answering the question, it really was enough.
Although one possibility couldn't be analyzed at all, based on everything they could evaluate, Tony Stark remained the most likely choice.
And that was sufficient.
"It's my turn now, right? I choose C—Tony Stark, Iron Man!"
[Correct answer!]
[Congratulations, Tony Stark. You have received: T-1000 Liquid Robot (1).][Reward delivered. Please check.]
As the voice finished, a pool of shimmering, metallic liquid appeared on the floor in front of Tony—like someone had spilled mercury.
"Stark, this is the liquid robot? It's definitely liquid… but this thing is a robot?" Black Widow stared at the silver puddle in astonishment.
Gululu…
At that moment, Tony gave the T-1000 a command—because he couldn't resist messing around.
The metallic puddle stirred.
Then it rose… shaping itself into a humanoid form.
A moment later, colors rippled across its surface—and suddenly, a Black Widow was standing in front of them.
"Yes, Agent Romanoff. I am a robot," the T-1000-as-Black-Widow said, even matching her voice perfectly.
"Cool! This thing is incredible—so cool!" Thor exclaimed like a kid watching a magic trick.
Gululu…
The T-1000 shifted again, morphing from Black Widow into another Thor. It looked straight at the real one.
"Hey, action-movie hero—want to fight one-on-one?"
"Cool! Too cool! It's just like Loki's magic!" Thor clapped excitedly. "But… action-movie hero? What does that mean?"
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