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Chapter 73 Gu Yi: "An excellent liar!"

Before the eyes were even fully open, a sliver of white light slowly fell upon the eyelids.

Kamar-Taj at the foot of the Himalayas
When Natasha opened her eyes in the small room, only a faint, clear light remained in the pitch-black room, from an old-fashioned kerosene lamp beside her pillow, flickering on and off.

Suddenly, the candle went out.

Natasha immediately assumed that Carrot had done something to her again, and she jumped up like a cat with its fur standing on end, looking around in fear.

Time passes minute by minute.

After a long while, the room remained quiet, and there were no more supernatural events, ghosts, chainsaw killers, or cannibalistic monsters as she had imagined. Only then did Natasha breathe a long sigh of relief.

Her intuition, stemming from her status as a top female agent, alerted her that if Carrot wanted to torture her, he would definitely use this method.

After regaining her senses, Natasha slumped to the ground, her face darkening, and slapped her forehead.

Damn it. How come she's got Superman phobia just like Stark?!

"call"

She stood up, leaning against the wall, picked up a match, and relit the oil lamp.

Natasha then began to look around the room. The entire house was a dark, solid wood building, as old as a museum from the last century, exuding an elegant charm while also being filled with poverty.

Without a doubt, she had returned to civilized society, but this place was not as prosperous.

"Phew, looks like I made the right bet."

Upon seeing this, Natasha Romanov's lips curled into a smile of joy, as if a nightmare had ended. She stroked the bedding in front of her, hardly believing the soft touch of the blankets.

She really didn't want to stay in that monster-infested primeval jungle for even a second longer.

Carrot El is right, she's a con artist, a very good one.

In fact, Natasha understood Carrot El's true intentions the moment she saw the map.

Having reminded herself several times before, she also chose to help Carrot push things along, but because Daigo was too useless, if she left him there, he probably wouldn't last even two days.

Once Natasha finally confirmed that Daigo had enough resources to survive, who would dare to continue the adventure with him?

So when Black Widow realized that Daigo was on the verge of a mental breakdown, she immediately devised a way to die.

Ah. What could inspire a warrior to advance more than the sacrifice and death of a comrade?

Daigo learned countless things from Natasha, but there was one thing she didn't teach him: how to lie.

However, Natasha thought that teaching him to lie would be even harder than getting Captain America to shout "Hail Hydra!"

"That's right, but I didn't bet completely right."

Just then, a voice rang out from the direction of the door. The moment the kerosene lamp was turned back on, a bald woman walked in, gently waving a small fan, followed by a plump Chinese man.

"you are?"

Natasha Romanov looked at her with some wariness; judging from her attire, the person in front of her resembled a hermit.

Gu Yi looked at her calmly, scrutinized her for a moment, and then slowly spoke:

“Carrot El recommended a great conman to me, hoping you could come here and learn from him for a while.”

Upon hearing this, Natasha Romanov immediately understood what was going on and decisively stated her refusal:

"Stop! Shut up! I'm not interested!"

"Whatever you want to do is none of my business. I'm leaving now. Goodbye." "Also, please tell Carrotel that I'm only helping him this once. Don't come looking for me again."

With that, Natasha quickly walked outside, not wanting to stay there for even a second longer!
Seeing this, Gu Yi made no attempt to stop her, continuing to stroll leisurely while fanning herself with her small folding fan. Only as Natasha was about to walk out the door did she murmur something:
"Didn't you hate anything during this journey?"

Natasha Romanov's eyes flashed with anger as she spoke, enunciating each word clearly:

"Of course there is, it's that guy with an 'S' on his chest. If I could beat him, I would have kicked him to death eight times over!"

"Haha, okay, okay, ma'am, I sympathize with your situation."

Gu Yi chuckled, unable to hold back her laughter. After a while, her expression changed, and she slowly approached Natasha:
"But I think what you hate more is your own weakness."

Natasha Romanov's expression was dismissive, but surprisingly, she didn't take a step outside. A moment of distraction revealed a ripple of deep thought.

"Being hunted like an insect by those terrifying Titans, don't you hate your own weakness at all?"

"You chose this method of death. Let's say you saw through Carrot's scheme, but when you made the final decision, didn't you really have even a hint that you would be a burden to Daigo if you continued like this?"

"You should know that his mastery of the giants' power will only become more and more effortless."

The Ancient One's words touched Natasha Romanoff's heart.

Natasha's hand, which was turned away, slowly clenched.

Yes, weak.

Why am I the only one who is so weak?

Carrot is strong, Banner is strong, Diana is strong, Steve is strong.

Even that playboy is rumored to be developing some kind of armor, and no one knows what Carrot did to him, but now he can fight Captain America to a standstill just with his physical strength.

Nowadays, even a random kid can suddenly appear and transform into a terrifying giant.
"Sorry, I'm not interested and don't want to get involved in your affairs."

Although she hated her own weakness, Natasha Romanov was always a sensible person who turned around and left without hesitation.

"You thought this adventure was only for Daigo Madoka, but actually, the two of you are friends."

Ancient One's words made Natasha stop in her tracks again, and she said coldly:

"But for someone like me, power always comes at a price, and the price is very high."

However, upon hearing her answer, Gu Yi's eyes lit up as if she had struck gold:
"Excellent, that's the answer! Great! How come I never realized before that secret agents are best suited for our line of work?"

"A good con artist always has a cautious mind and a clear understanding of the cost of power, but she dares to deceive, is capable of deceiving, and has enough experience and stories to deceive."

"And they're ruthless enough to have the audacity to rob you after they've already scammed you!"

“You are really suited to this place. No, you are more suited to this place than anyone else.”

"???"

Natasha Romanov felt something was off as she listened. Wait a minute, this sounds like a pyramid scheme. When did Carrot El get involved with a pyramid scheme?
"Wait. Where is this place?"

In front of the Ancient One, the king is always serious: "Karmar-Taj".

"And what do you guys do???"

Ancient One: "A magic trick."

Everything that needed to be arranged has been arranged. Let's wrap things up and get back to the main storyline!
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(End of this chapter)