American Comics: Starting with Muggle Wizards

"As long as you are willing to become the head of the family's subordinate, you can have everything you want: money, beautiful women, power."

Harvey scoffed dismissively, "I have no intention of being anyone's dog."

"And the compensation you offered was too cheap."

"First of all, I have more money than I can spend, so money is just a string of numbers to me."

"And what we call rights are nothing more than a prison for ordinary people."

"As for beauties..."

He stared at Mariko with ill intent.

"If it were you, I might consider it."

Mariko raised the gun, pointing it at Harvey's head, and said coldly, "Since you're unwilling to cooperate, then die!"

After saying that, she pulled the trigger.

The expected gunfire did not occur.

Mariko watched in disbelief as the silver pocket pistol in her hand transformed into a rose!

After the initial shock, she realized that this must be some kind of special ability of Harvey.

"how did you do it?"

Are you a mutant?

"Your ability is matter transformation?"

Harvey interrupted, "Don't try to distract me. You'd better behave now that you're unarmed."

"I say, you do it!"

"First, stick your butt out."

“You…” Mariko’s face turned pale and then red. The bodyguard and driver in the front passenger seat seemed deaf, completely ignoring the threat they were being threatened.

Recalling the scene of the other party's decisive killing, Mariko knew that this seemingly harmless man with a smiling face was actually a cruel executioner.

Therefore, she dared not rebel, and could only humiliatingly shed two lines of small pearls, following Harvey's instructions...

"Clap clap clap!"

After several resounding slaps.

Mariko's pretty face flushed red, a hint of hatred flashed in her eyes, but she gritted her teeth and looked at the scenery rushing past the car window, letting out a coquettish voice.

"Harvey-kun~ Don't touch there..."

Harvey became even more excited.

The merciless action caused the Toyota Century sedan to sway violently as it drove by.

The driver and the bodyguard in the front passenger seat were both women. After noticing the unusual shaking, they were about to turn around to see what was going on.

The confusion spell is in effect.

A look of confusion flashed in their eyes as they took all the abnormalities for normal.

after an hour.

The Toyota Century slowly drove into a Japanese garden in the suburbs.

Two maids in kimonos respectfully stepped forward, opened the car door, and bowed deeply.

"Miss!"

As a result of this bow, he noticed a strange man inside the car. Coupled with his master's disheveled appearance, it was clear that...

"Snapped!"

Mariko stepped halfway out of the car and, in a fit of rage, slapped both maids across the face.

"What are you looking at? Aren't you going to help me out of the car?"

"Yes! Miss."

The two maids were slapped and dared not glance around again; knowing too much could be fatal.

After being helped out of the car, Mariko turned to Harvey and said politely, "I'm sorry, Mr. Harvey, I'll have a servant take you to the tea room first, and then I'll take you to see my father later."

Having experienced how voluptuous Japanese girls are, Harvey naturally wouldn't refuse such a small request.

Twenty minutes later.

Mariko took a bath in the hot spring to wash away all the filth, changed into a kimono, tidied herself up, and stepped into the tea room in wooden clogs.

She saw Harvey harassing her maid, and a nameless anger rose within her.

"Get out!"

The pretty maid, blushing and nestled in Harvey's arms, trembled at the sound of her master's scolding.

"Excuse me, miss."

The pretty maid quickly got up, bowed repeatedly in apology, and ran out without even bothering to straighten her open dress.

Seeing that Mariko seemed jealous, Harvey laughed and said, "Alright, take me to see that old man Yashida."

Mariko said coldly, "Come with me."

Harvey then followed them out of the tea room and into a living room deep in the courtyard.

After passing several expressionless bodyguards in black, Mariko led Harvey into the living room.

Several low wooden tables and tatami mats were placed in a corner of the spacious living room, and a faint herbal fragrance could be smelled as soon as you entered.

In the center of the room was a hospital bed with an IV drip hanging from it, and Yashida was leaning against the bed with his eyes closed, resting.

Hearing the noise, he raised his eyelids and spoke in a hoarse, aged voice.

“Mr. Harvey, I’ve seen your file. You were surrounded by S.H.I.E.L.D. yet managed to escape unscathed. It’s hard to imagine that the Avengers, who are supposed to save the world, would be defeated by you.”

"It is a great pleasure to have such distinguished guests with us today."

"I hope you can do me a small favor. After it's done, I will give you a reward that will definitely satisfy you."

......

Five minutes later, Mariko led Harvey out of the living room.

Back in the tea room, Mariko knelt on the tatami mat, respectfully picked up the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea, and presented it with both hands.

"Harvey, I never knew you were so outstanding."

Harvey took the teacup and took a sip, ignoring the other person's flattery; he was still pondering the intelligence he had just received.

Based on the images seen from Yashida's memories.

The Hand, having lost five leaders, was forcefully recruited by Hydra's Lady Viper.

Lady Viper also secretly made a deal with Yashida.

Simply put, it's a resource exchange: Madam Viper wants Yashida's money while testing an experimental virus that can steal mutant abilities.

Yashida, on the other hand, wants to obtain Wolverine's immortality.

Two old guys, each with their own ulterior motives, both wanted to double-cross each other.

Yashida tried to bribe him with money, wanting immortality, but he didn't want to give him the money.

Harvey outwardly agreed to cooperate, but inwardly he had his eye on one of Lady Viper's secret treasures.

That serpent crown from the primordial demon Set possesses abilities including telepathy, mind control, levitation, and illusion projection...

It possesses a variety of special superpowers, including unleashing mysterious energy shocks and manipulating matter and energy with its mind.

Such a good thing would be a complete waste in Lady Viper's hands.

Moreover, legend has it that Odin's brother, the god of fear Kur, also once possessed a serpent crown.

This treasure might be able to summon the god of fear sealed within the island nation.

Harvey has always been interested in the corpses of various powerful creatures, and this snake crown was certainly not to be missed.

Seeing Harvey deep in thought, Mariko cautiously probed, "Harvey-kun, could you refuse my grandfather's offer of cooperation?"

Harvey interrupted his thoughts and turned to look at Mariko in surprise.

"Do you have a grudge against Yashida?"

Recalling her experiences over the years, Mariko's eyes revealed deep resentment as she said:

"As the third-generation heir of the Yashida family, that old man treats me as a tool for a marriage alliance that can be sacrificed."

"He even sent his older brother, Kenichi Harada, to keep an eye on me."

"Even my father, Shingen, wanted to kidnap me in order to seize the family inheritance!"

"Since this family doesn't care about me at all, I don't need to keep tolerating them."

Tsk tsk tsk, the women raised by these powerful families are indeed not to be underestimated.

Mariko may seem naive, but she probably harbored greed for the entire family for a long time and planted quite a few spies.

Otherwise, how could she have known in advance that Shingen wanted to kidnap her?

However, Harvey wasn't interested in this melodramatic family power struggle. He lifted Mariko's delicate chin, his tone playful:

"If you want my help, you'll have to see what price you're willing to pay."

Chapter 98 The show is about to begin

Mariko obediently opened her heart, untied the sash of her kimono, and crawled toward Harvey.

"My childhood friend Yukio is a rare beauty. Tonight, I can send her to an adult's bed."

"If that's not enough, you can have those two maids as you please."

"And then there's me..."

The commotion inside the tea room did not reach the outside world, and the cool moonlight shone on the cobblestone path in the courtyard.

Yukio was unaware that he had been sold. He was leading Logan along the path in the courtyard, preparing to pay his respects to Mr. Yashida.