Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 269 It can't be changed back.
At that moment, Luca felt his mind go blank, and he didn't even pay attention to the Mind Gem that had fallen onto the table.

His gaze kept shifting back and forth between Mini Vision and Sherry.

"Huh? Is that right??"

"Huh? He's a robot??"

"Huh? You didn't know Vision was a robot?"

Luca and Sherry exclaimed in surprise at the same time, followed by another moment of stunned silence as they stared at each other.

"No, no! Let me sort this out!!"

Still in shock, Luca forced himself to calm down, rubbing his temples as he recalled what had happened.

The story begins this morning.

Over the past two days, through scanning with various instruments and with the assistance of Harlow's analysis, Luca has been basically confirmed.

Although the Mind Stone appears to have merged with Vision, it is actually more like a neuron receiving slot was specially reserved during Vision's 'creation' process in order to enable the Mind Stone to function.

In this context, the Mind Stone acts as an external 'auxiliary program core' responsible for simulating neural synapses to connect to Vision's brain, while the slot on Vision's forehead can be roughly regarded as a 'USB flash drive slot,' purely used to receive and utilize the Mind Stone's auxiliary functions.

However, since Vision was born, the Mind Stone, the so-called 'external USB drive,' played a huge role.

Therefore, to separate it now, Luca needs to simulate most of the functions of this external USB flash drive as much as possible without causing short circuits or open circuits.

In other words, based on Vision's current simulated neural network, a chip or similar component can be recreated to replace the neuronal connections and replace the Mind Stone.

However, Luca can handle chip manufacturing on his own without any problems, but neuron simulation involves a lot of medical knowledge.

For safety reasons, Luca naturally chose to call on his most trusted companions, Sherry and Big White.

Sherry was responsible for judging the effectiveness of each simulated neuron, Baymax was responsible for solving a lot of calculations and neural matching, and Luca designed and built the chip himself.

Combining these three elements, theoretically this job is just tedious, but actually not too difficult.

However, a slight misunderstanding occurred during Luca's call to Sherry.
"So you didn't know Vision was a cyborg?"

"You didn't tell me either."

By this time, Sherry had regained her senses, but she was still curiously examining the smaller version of Vision in front of her.

"You only said that you wanted to remove the Mind Stone from his body. Haven't we verified the effectiveness of APTX4869 many times before?"

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'nerve!'

'You verified the robot too, right?!!!!'

Luca roared inwardly.

In order to conceal his identities as a gem and a robot, Vision has been appearing as a normal person around Luca these days.

He was just explaining the follow-up work to Big White when, unexpectedly, the two of them gave him a big surprise.
"Then Vision, you...?"

"Follow the doctor's orders. And I can analyze the food I eat."

Vision blinked his big eyes and answered Luca in a standard 7-year-old's voice, sounding bewildered.

'You can switch voices pretty quickly.'

Luca's lips twitched slightly.

But after calming down, he thought about it carefully.

The core of the complete version of 'APTX4869' created by Sherry originated from the concept of 'Detective Conan World,' a world where power frequently erupts and there is absolutely no logic to it.

It also extensively utilizes the strange and quirky technology from Grey Wolf's "Shrinking Pill".

Furthermore, the creator is Sherry, a real person who came from the Conan world. To be honest, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the conceptual power contained within is extremely strong.

'Oh no, we also have to count the Mind Stone's incredible power.'

Initially, Luca believed that the Mind Stone's ability to grant Vision the ability to transform was likely due to 'psychic distortion of perception,' causing others to perceive him differently.

However, he later discovered that even in other robots or unconscious recording devices, Vision still appeared as a human, so he was not entirely sure about the specific mechanism behind it.

'Now it seems that it might not be a case of distorted perception, but rather direct interference of the mind with reality.'

'Grey Wolf, Detective Conan, the Mind Stone. What the hell am I supposed to know about the underlying principles?!'

With his mind a complete mess, Luca simply gave up entirely, listlessly glancing at the smaller version of Vision once more.

"Are you experiencing any abnormalities in your body right now? Do you still need the assistance of a simulated neural circuit chip?"

Upon hearing this, Vision foolishly touched his forehead, where the gem had been removed. It was now empty, unlike the White Vision in the original story who had an external chip to fill it.

"There are no abnormalities at the moment, but I think I feel a little hungry."

"Hungry? Uh, okay."

After all, it simulates a human body. Now that it's no longer powered by gems and has just consumed 'APTX4869' which has depleted a lot of its energy, it's not a big deal that it needs to replenish its nutrients.

'perhaps.'

"Anyway, let's turn you back first, Sherry. Since that was your original plan, you should have brought the antidote with you, right?"

Luca rubbed his temples helplessly as he watched Sherry take out the antidote and hand it to Vision.

5 seconds later.
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The laboratory was quiet.

"No way! Vision, did you swallow it or not?!"

"It could shrink just now, so why can't it shrink back now?!"

"Sherry, the antidote you brought is expired, isn't it?!"

"Vision, try transforming into a human form first!!"

At this point, Luca completely lost his composure.

What's wrong with this absurd world?

However, even at this point, the other two parties involved still couldn't resist adding insult to injury.

"Isn't it normal that the robot can't exert the drug's effects?"

“Sir, without the Mind Stone, I have lost the ability to simulate illusions.”

10 minutes later.
After repeatedly confirming that the recessed area on Vision's forehead, which had shrunk by two sizes along with his body, was indeed impossible to put the Mind Stone back in, Vision realized that it was impossible.

Luca finally gave up on the idea of ​​turning the other party back to adult form before removing the gem.

"Never mind, small is fine too."

'Anyway, Vision is a cyborg, so his external age doesn't affect his abilities at all. Being a little younger isn't a bad thing.'

Besides, Vision is only three days old, so his current appearance is actually more in line with his real age.

For now, Luca could only keep comforting himself with this thought.

"I'll make a smaller chip later to shut down your wild ideas. As for your appearance, you can decide for yourself. If you want a human-like appearance, I'll make you a custom-made biomimetic projection watch."

(End of this chapter)