Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 284 Farewell? Let's wait and see~
Finally, night fell.

After most of the guests, who could be considered part of the 'atmosphere group,' had left.

Perhaps it was out of tacit understanding, or perhaps it was out of reluctance to see Gwen leave.

All the Avengers members, including Luca, as well as Pepper and Hill who were closer to him, chose to stay.

The group slowly walked to the coffee table and sofa in the center of the banquet hall and sat down.

However, before Luca could sit down as well, Pepper Pepper took advantage of Tony's inattention and secretly came to Luca's side, asking in a low voice.

"Luca, could you give me another dose of the antidote to that shrinking drug you had before?"

"what?"

Upon hearing Chili's request, Luca was taken aback at first, but then immediately put on a strange expression.

Seeing his expression, Pepper quickly looked around furtively like a thief, then cautiously waved her hand, signaling him not to make a sound.

"Yeah, I was afraid Tony would find it, so I always carried it with me, but then..."

"lost?"

Little Chili immediately showed an embarrassed expression.

Luca chuckled inwardly, but didn't say anything on the surface.

He glanced at Tony, who seemed to be looking for something, and secretly took out two capsules from his pocket and put them in Pepper's hand.

"Here are two sets of shrinking pills and an antidote. Keep them safe."

Finally, Luca added one more thing.

"Just contact me if you need anything else; Jarvis can't listen to my calls."

Little Chili was delighted upon hearing this and quickly put the capsule into her handbag.

At that moment, Tony walked over from behind the bar carrying a black and white suitcase.

Although he found it a little strange that Luca and Pepper were whispering to each other, he only glanced at them a couple more times before sitting down on the sofa and pushing the suitcase in front of Gwen.

"Open it and take a look."

Although slightly puzzled, Gwen, who was talking to Natasha, obediently opened the suitcase.

Inside was a brand new Ghost Spider suit.

"I don't know what to give you. You can study the functions here when you get back. They should be helpful."

To everyone's surprise, Tony's words seemed to have flipped a switch.

Even though there was no prior agreement, everyone else took out their farewell gifts one by one.

Pepper's crystal hair clip, Natasha's handmade photo album, Dr. Banner's medical fanny pack
Even Rhodes and Steve each gave him a pink pistol and a slightly old-fashioned pen.

Gwen accepted the farewell gifts from everyone one by one, her eyes already brimming with tears, her voice choked with emotion, repeatedly saying "thank you" and "thank you everyone."

Finally, after everyone had finished giving their gifts, Gwen, her face already streaked with tears, just quietly looked at Luca, making him feel incredibly awkward.

"Well, I was thinking of making a battle suit at first, but this is all so sudden."

Luca scratched his head and took out a new capsule from his pocket, placing it on the table.

"Bang~"

A cloud of white smoke exploded.

Two boxes, one large and one small, popped up inside.

Gwen didn't need to open the box herself; the large square box actually pushed its lid open from the inside on its own.

Inside was a custom Haro with a pink and white 'ghost spider paint job'.

The pink Hello hopped and skipped out of the big box, then opened the smaller box next to it as well, holding up the 'tracking glasses' inside and handing them to Gwen.

"A gift! A gift!"

Looking at the wobbly little guy in front of her, Gwen burst into laughter through her tears. Luca then took the opportunity to explain as well.

"Didn't you say you wanted a Hello Bike before? These glasses are connected to the Hello Bike's chip, and they even have some extra features."

Luca was still talking.

Unexpectedly, Gwen, who had just taken the glasses from Harlow, suddenly stood up and threw herself into Luca's arms.

His 'Observation Haki,' which was already showing initial results, seemed to have never existed. He was knocked down onto the soft sofa behind him by Gwen.

Most of his body was completely submerged.

Somewhat at a loss, Luca could only frantically spread his arms, unsure whether to raise them or lower them, letting Gwen's golden hair slap against his cheeks and cover his eyes.

However, even through those strands of hair, Luca could still see the unsurprised yet teasing looks in the eyes of everyone else present.

'Could it be that my plan to secretly cross over and scare Harlow by implanting a tracking device inside her has been discovered?'

At this moment, Luca's mind was almost blank. The mental enhancement brought by the Mind Stone not only failed to help him sort out his thoughts, but also made his already chaotic mind even more of a mess.

However.
It was in this harmonious, warm, slightly melancholic, and pink bubble atmosphere that...

A discordant, piercing buzzing sound emanated from Tony's private laboratory above the living room.

Immediately afterward, Tony spoke up before his expression changed drastically.

"boom----"

There was a loud bang.

Inside the laboratory behind the one-way glass, red light surged, and a shockwave spread rapidly, shattering all the glass in the room.

"Be careful!!"

Tony yelled.

However, he didn't need to remind him; apart from Pepper Potts, there wasn't a single ordinary person present.

Everyone quickly rolled away from their positions, preparing to avoid the impact of the explosion, which was mixed with shards of glass.

However, among all of them, Luca was one step ahead.

Just moments before the explosion occurred, his mind, which had been somewhat blank, suddenly focused.

He then instinctively used his strength to roll over and shield Gwen beneath him.

At the same time, his right hand clenched into a fist, and the Mind Gem, which was covered by the illusion of the wristwatch, quickly lit up.

A series of blue-gray deceleration fields spread out instantly from Luca himself.

Everything, everything, froze at that moment.

Gwen lay there, tears still streaming down her face, her expression blank.

On the other side, Tony was trying to rush towards Pepper Pepper.

Banner, whose veins were slightly green, still tried to pull Natasha away from behind the sofa.

He drank a lot of alcohol tonight, but the first thing that came out was venom covering Harry's entire body.

And the surrounding glass shards flying around like shrapnel, and the deep red light filling Tony's lab.

'Tony! What kind of trouble is he causing in his own home now?!'

Even in that deep, almost tangible red light, Luca could still vaguely see that this was not just a simple accidental explosion, but that several dark figures were poised to emerge from within the red light.

However, he also knew that this was not the time to dwell on these things.

He decisively pulled out his little red cape and swung it at the blast and shrapnel in front of him.

"Go away!"

(End of this chapter)