A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 128 Diagnosis
"Do you think he really developed the Hulk personality because of psychological issues?" Tony asked Levi in ​​the Alliance Hall after taking a sip of chrysanthemum tea.

Perhaps influenced by Levi, Tony has now also started to "maintain a healthy lifestyle".

I drink a cup of chrysanthemum tea almost every day; I always have tea in my hand.

Well, actually it's not just him; most of the alliance members really like this refreshing drink that gives them a boost of energy.

As a result, chrysanthemum tea has now become one of the essential supplies for the Alliance's logistics.

It's fortunate that aloe vera is cheap and chrysanthemum tea is easy to make, otherwise Li Wei would have gone on strike sooner or later.

But when you think about it, this thing is kind of like... cola?
“That’s highly likely… After all, Banner in the original timeline reconciled with Hulk through self-adjustment, and the two personalities completely merged—although this process took nearly five years, I think that with the intervention of a professional psychologist, this time might be greatly shortened!” Li Wei said.

Since there was no one else in the hall at the moment, Li Wei didn't try to hide anything.

For the sake of his future happiness, Bruce Banner was eventually persuaded by Levi to cooperate with Dr. Mercer's examination.

They were talking in the examination room at that moment.

I don't know when it will end.

"That would be great, otherwise we'd have to worry about our teammates going berserk all the time," Tony nodded.

"...Hehe, you're overthinking it. Banner only agreed to cooperate with the treatment, but he didn't agree to join the league...and I don't think he'll join the league anytime soon," Li Wei said with a smile.

"Why do you say that?" Tony asked.

“Because at this time, Banner was still a very pure scientific researcher… You know the personality of this kind of person better than I do, don’t you?” Levi asked rhetorically.

“You’re right!” Tony thought about it and agreed. He didn’t like being disturbed when he was doing research, let alone a pure scientific researcher like Banner. “But since you know he won’t join the Alliance, why are you still working so hard?”

"Perhaps this is what sentimentality is? After all, he snapped his fingers in the future and contributed a lot to this world?" Li Wei said with a smile, looking at Tony.

"Shutter, don't look at me like that, I'm not interested in men!" Tony felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Levi, and turned his head away while laughing and scolding.

But what I was really thinking was... nostalgia?
Tony fell into deep thought. Although he hadn't experienced what the child was talking about, it didn't seem so bad to become the "Iron Man" the child was talking about.

But... is what he's doing now enough?

Li Wei looked at Tony with some confusion, wondering if this guy's anxiety had flared up again.
Just then, a noise came from the examination room.

Actually, Dr. Mercer had already tried to keep his voice down.

However, now that Levi and Tony's senses are very sharp, their attention is still immediately drawn to it.

"Dr. Mercer, how is it?" Levi glanced behind him and noticed that Banner hadn't followed.

"Keep your voices down, he's asleep. Let's talk in the lobby!" Dr. Mercer gestured for the two to be quiet, then pointed to the lobby.

After more than a year of meticulous treatment and various medications, Dr. Mercer's cancer is still not cured, but his mental state is now no different from that of an ordinary person.

However, Dr. Mercer still hesitated about whether or not to transplant organs from Whitehall.

“Your guess is correct. This Dr. Bruce Banner does indeed have a rather severe multiple personality disorder, which is what we commonly call schizophrenia. However, in the past, he was able to suppress that personality with extreme rationality, so it didn’t show up,” Dr. Mercer said with great certainty.

"Tsk, I always feel that the more talented a person is, the more likely they are to have psychological problems!" Levi sighed, then looked at Tony beside him.

"...Why are you looking at me like that when we're talking about Banner?" Tony said, looking a little embarrassed. The reason for his reaction was simple: he had also spoken with Dr. Mercer and been diagnosed with mild anxiety disorder. Tony's psychological problems didn't start after becoming Iron Man; like Banner, they had existed since childhood. His experiences in the future in the original timeline had only exacerbated his condition.

The biggest reason for this is their fathers—not to mention Howard, Bruce Banner's father, Brian Banner, although he did not become an Absorber in this universe, was also a very outstanding scientist according to Levi's investigation.

It can only be said that outstanding scientists do not necessarily have outstanding family education.

Both Tony and Banner were somewhat lacking in love during their teenage years.

As geniuses, they were also more sensitive than ordinary people.

Therefore, it is not surprising that psychological problems may occur.

Professor Mercer, as a child psychology expert, is clearly the most qualified to speak on this matter.

It's just that Tony is too proud to admit it publicly.

Of all the league members, aside from Tony and Bullseye Dax, who already had psychological issues.

Jessica, Bronsky, and Natasha also have mild psychological issues.

Jessica is haunted by the car accident that killed her family.

Bronsky has some degree of paranoid personality disorder.

Like Dykes, Natasha also has borderline personality disorder, but her symptoms are mild.

As for the others, Dr. Mercer's assessment has not revealed any psychological problems so far.

To be honest, this result is much better than Li Wei expected.

After all, he had previously thought that Frank, Melina, and Yelena all had some psychological issues to some extent.

“I didn’t say anything, why are you so sensitive? I just think Banner has seven doctoral degrees, while you only have three…” Levi said with a smile, changing the subject.

"Hmph, what do you know if you didn't even graduate from college? If I wanted to, I could easily take on ten, let alone three!" Tony snorted arrogantly.

“Yes, yes, our Iron Man is the best!” Levi didn’t care about Tony’s sarcasm at all, and instead exchanged a glance with Dr. Mercer and joked.

"So, Dr. Mercer, is Banner's condition treatable?" Levi asked.

"It's hard to say, because the most important thing about this kind of psychological problem is not external intervention, but more about whether the person can completely open up their heart." Dr. Mercer pondered for a moment and replied, "If there are close enough people who can help, it might be easier to handle."

"Oh, I see. Looks like I'll have to have a chat with Ms. Betty Ross when I get the chance!" Levi said, stroking his chin.

After all, at this stage, the only person who has the deepest bond with Banner is Betty.

“However, I don’t think General Ross will be so easy to talk to. I’ve contacted the Secretary of Defense, and he still prefers General Ross this time. Clearly, Hulk’s performance has impressed the military!” Tony said seriously.

“No problem. Ms. Betty Ross isn’t exactly a dutiful daughter who listens to her father. Does General Ross really think he’d dare to storm Stark Industries?” Levi said nonchalantly.

Double monthly pass giveaway is ending soon, so if you still have any, please use them as a reward and don't waste them!



(End of this chapter)