Stark flew up to the air in front of the two men, looking at them sitting on the edge of the rooftop.

His voice rang out through the armor's loudspeaker system: "Gentlemen, the edge of the rooftop is not a place for sightseeing. Retreat to the safe zone and don't risk your lives."

Then he noticed Gwen's battle suit and assumed it was some kind of romantic gesture between a young couple.

"Nice clothes, Jarvis, find me the same style," Tony commanded his AI, intending to get Pepper a set as well.

Jarvis's hesitant voice came from inside the suit: "Sir, no civilian version of the same model was found for sale, but I think you should check the emergency push notification of the city's public opinion."

The next second, a real-time trending video popped up on the holographic screen in front of Tony.

High above the buildings, Gwen, dressed in her battle suit, embraces Peter, who is wearing a mask, as they traverse the New York skyscrapers using spider webs; then another high-definition snapshot shows her facing off against the vultures head-on and easily defeating them.

Videos taken by passersby and reporters have already gone viral on major social media and news platforms, with their popularity soaring.

Jarvis simultaneously broadcast: "The target possesses web-shooting, wall-adhesion, superhuman strength and mobility. Combat strength rating unknown. No record of dangerous crimes."

Tony landed on the rooftop and said jokingly to the two of them, "Interesting. When did New York get another masked vigilante? Just looking at his reaction and strength, he could totally crush that old Steve."

Peter and Gwen also turned around on the wall at the edge of the rooftop to look at the famous Avenger.

Gwen said somewhat nervously, "Hi, Mr. Stark, today is my first day wearing this outfit."

Peter greeted Tony like an old friend: "Hi Tony, were you rushing to your date with Ms. Pepper?"

While greeting the two men, Tony had already instructed Jarvis to open their boxes using their faces.

"Gwen Stacy is consistently at the top of her class at Midtown High School, excelling in all subjects, including physics, chemistry, and biology. Her father is NYPD Sergeant George Stacy. Oh, it seems she's following in her father's footsteps."

"If your father knew that you were the one who helped him catch the criminal, I don't know whether he would praise you or advise you not to risk your life to become a thankless vigilante."

Tony then revealed Peter's family background: "Both parents are deceased. His current guardians are Ben Parker and May Parker, a married couple who founded a small family business called Parker Industries, whose main product is fast-clotting hemostatic gel spray. He is classmates with Gwen Stacy, and they are very close."

Tony, seeing Jarvis digging deeper into Peter's information, exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Parker, you're quite something!"

"Nature Materials: Structure-Property Correlation of Four Functional Spider Silks: Hierarchical Mechanical Analysis"

Advanced Materials: Biomimetic Design of Ultra-High Strength Fibers Based on Spider Silk Protein Molecular Assembly;

Biomaterials: Biomechanics and Energy Absorption Mechanisms of Spider Silk;

Animal Behavior: A Study on Spider Web-Building Decision-Making and Adaptive Behavior in High-Altitude Movement;

Plus arXiv preprint: Molecular dynamics simulation predictions of novel heat-resistant modified spider silk.

These papers all list you, Peter Benjamin Parker, as the first author. Looks like you're a spider scholar too. Hmm, a Spider-Woman, a spider scholar.

Peter began planning for the future as soon as he acquired that memory, and publishing papers related to spiders in major authoritative journals was a key step in that process.

Although Gwen is now Spider-Man, the adjustments made do not affect his plans for Parker Industries and his own identity.

"Tony, don't you think doxxing someone is incredibly rude?" Peter said, pointing, but he wasn't angry.

Because if he had the ability to kill anyone he met, he would do the same.

"I don't think so. Geniuses always have privileges, don't you two geniuses agree?"

As Tony spoke, the steel mask on his head opened automatically, revealing the face Peter had always seen in movies in his past life.

"Originally, I just wanted to advise the two of you not to have a date in such a dangerous place, but now it seems that my concerns were a bit unnecessary."

Tony walked up to the two of them and said, "Now I have a new question for you both, and I wonder if you would be willing to answer it."

Then, without waiting for their reply, Tony asked directly, "Miss Stacy, I don't care where you got your superpowers, but I want to ask, why did you choose to cover your face and be an unnamed police officer instead of revealing your identity or using your abilities to make a fortune?"

Gwen thought for a moment and said, "I cover my face because I don't want to cause unnecessary trouble in my life."

"As for becoming a vigilante, I don't actually have that idea. I just feel that when you see someone in need of help, if you clearly have the ability but choose to stand by and do nothing, it's a betrayal of that ability and also a betrayal of my father's upbringing."

"And you, Mr. Parker, what brings you here? Are you simply on a date with your Spider-Girlfriend, or are you here to support her career?"

Peter barely hesitated before blurting out the high-sounding words: "Of course, it's to support Gwen's cause."

"Or rather, this is not only his career, but also my career."

Peter jumped down from the wall, stood in front of Tony, and solemnly said, "Uncle Ben always taught me: With great power comes great responsibility. When you have the ability to help others but fail to do so, the bad things that happen as a result are your responsibility."

"Although I don't have the ability to fly or dive into the ground like superpowered people, I still want to use my power to do something for this world."

Peter revealed the web-shooting device on his wrist and shot a web at the wall in the distance.

He stretched out the spider silk and gently flicked it with his hand: "I designed the spider silk launcher myself. Although I can't fight on the front lines, I still have the ability to do something. Even if it's just a small contribution, it's better than nothing."

As Tony listened to their answers, his expression grew increasingly serious.

His original attitude towards the two was merely that of a top genius showing some appreciation for two juniors.

But after hearing the attitudes of these two underage children toward ability and responsibility, this admiration grew even stronger.

Looking at those two young faces, he seemed to see his fellow Avengers fighting alongside him.

But then, the fear and anxiety that had been troubling him suddenly overwhelmed him.

He seemed to see the overwhelming Chitauri army ravaging every corner of the earth, with Thor, Bruce, Clinton, and Natasha dying one by one before his eyes.

With his last breath, Steve Rogers grasped his hand and said, "You could have saved us."

He then breathed his last in front of him.

A strong feeling of suffocation overwhelmed Tony.

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