Kapitel 18: I am Iron Man
The next day.
"Iron Man. The name is not bad, although it's made of gold titanium alloy. Some descriptions are not accurate still, I like the name."
At this time, Tony was sitting in a chair with the latest newspaper in his hand. Pepper was putting on Tony's makeup because Tony would be on the stage to clear up the incident.
'Mr. Stark, here's your alibi. You were on the boat when we did the paperwork. You were on Avalon Island last night, and fifty people gave the same statements.'
'I thought you would let me say that Pepper and I were on the island together.'
"By the way, why isn't Obadiah Stane mentioned here?" Tony then asked Coulson.
'He was on his private plane last night. Small planes often have accidents.'
"Don't you think it's a bit of a lie to say that the robot is my bodyguard? It's actually me and by saying that it was my bodyguard. I feel a little…" Tony looked a little hesitant and uncertain.
"This isn't the first time we've done this. You just need to do as it says and things will settle down soon." Coulson then walked out.
"Coulson, I want to express my sincerest gratitude for everything you've done." Pepper stopped Coulson, who walked to the door, and thanked him.
"You're welcome. This is my job. If there's anything in the future, you can directly join us." Coulson replied.
"Your organization is called Strategic Homeland…"
"You should call yourself SHIELD."
'By the way, please tell Mr. Leo that our director wants to meet him,' Coulson added.
…
'I haven't held a press conference in a while. I guess I can only read the card. Rumor has it that I'm involved in the Robot Batlle Royale on the highway…' Tony came to the press conference and was ready to speak.
"I'm sorry; do you really think we'll believe that a bodyguard in an Iron Man Armor just happened to show up? And the fact is that you usually…" The female reporter who had a one-night stand with Tony interrupted Tony.
'I know it's hard to understand, but questioning the official statement is one thing, and guessing that I'm a superhero is another.' Tony interrupted the female reporter and continued.
"I didn't say you were a superhero." The female reporter ruthlessly interrupted Tony.
"No? Well, because that's absurd. I'm not a hero. Because I have a lot of problems with my personality. And I've done a lot of stupid things publicly." Tony's expression at the moment was a little unnatural, as if he were hesitating.
"Read it according to the script." Looking at Tony, Rhodes whispered beside him.
'Leo, how do you think Tony Stark will answer the media's questions?'
Off-stage, as a reporter, Louis asked Leo, who was sitting next to her.
'I think his answer will be hard for you to believe,' Leo replied, but his eyes were fixed on Tony, who was hesitating on the stage.
Tony's expression was a little blank. He glanced at the people below the stage, and suddenly saw Leo below the stage. Looking at Leo's slightly encouraging eyes, he finally made a firm decision.
"Actually… I am that Iron Man!"
Tony was determined.
"So, Leo, you already knew, right?"
…
The news of Tony admitting that he was Iron Man at the conference instantly swept the country, and almost all the media outlets reported the incident.
Some worshiped Tony Stark, some hated him, and some just wanted to watch the show. In any case, Tony was famous, and so was Hollywood stars.
Tony's "Iron Man" name has become widespread among the public, and it resulted with the Stark Industries stock to grow rapidly. Those who sold all their shares because Tony closed the weapons department some time ago were already regretting it.
Tony also put all of Obadiah's shares in the stock market, and now Stark Industries was Tony's.
These were all things for later, and he would put them aside for now.
…
On the other hand, when Tony and Leo returned to the villa together that night, they were greeted by a braised egg… No, it was a colorful egg character, and the current S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury was wo affectionately known as 'MotherFucker' because of what he said every now and then. There were also people who called him 'One-Eyed Braised Egg Man' because of his looks (why did he mention braised eggs again). Okay, back to the topic.
"I'm Iron Man, Tony Stark. Do you think you're the only Superhero on the planet?" Nick Fury said aggressively to Tony, as if to say, Tony, you know too little about the world.
"I know, there was Captain America in World War II and Captain Marvel who returned to Earth in 1995, but he went back to the universe to be a Superhero."
Leo directly picked up Fury's words.
"Oh, that's right, that's when your left eye went blind and Goose scratched it. Well… Goose is a cat." Leo ignored Fury's shocked expression and mercilessly revealed his secrets.
Nick Fury was only a little shocked when he heard Leo's words. He didn't know how Leo knew these secrets, but when he heard him mention his eyes, colorful expressions instantly appeared on his face and his expression quickly changed.
It took Nick Fury almost ten seconds to calm down. He stopped himself from silencing Tony after knowing it.
"Haha… this friend who was blinded by a cat, I don't think we know each other. Of course, I don't know someone could actually be blinded by a cat. Tell me, why did you break into my villa? What is your purpose?"
Tony had been stunned by what Nick Fury said, and then he heard Leo's words. He didn't wonder if what Leo said was true. He just knew that this seemingly domineering person had such a bad history, and unmasking someone's secrets was undoubtedly Tony's favorite thing to do.
"I'm Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and that's not an ordinary cat, but a Flerken, a dangerous creature from the universe. This is confidential, please keep it confidential."
Fury can only explain that if the matter of his eyes reaches the ears of other SHIELD agents, he will be too ashamed to meet anyone as the Director. He has always told others that he was blinded because of fighting a powerful creature.
'What's a Flerken? I've never heard of it. Are you sure your not making it up?'
Tony questioned that he had indeed never heard of any Flerken.
"Let's not talk about these useless things first. Why are you trespassing on my villa? If you don't give me a suitable reason, I'll put on my Iron Man Armor and throw you out of here."
'I'm here to talk to you about the plan to form the Avengers.'
Nick Fury added.
'Also, let's talk to Mr. Leo about his superpower and his background.'
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