Marvel Gashapon Maniac

Being surrounded by a bunch of dolls in a quiet environment is a little creepy.

"Jarvis, are you sure these things won't move?" Tony looked around; he had a feeling the puppets might actually move.

“Sir, according to common sense, these puppets shouldn’t move,” Jarvis replied.

"And the conclusion?" Tony raised an eyebrow.

"It's magic, but I can't understand it. Let's just leave it to fate."

Tony paused for a moment, then put on the helmet of his armor.

"Phew, that feels much more reassuring." Tony's muffled voice came through the armor and helmet.

After wandering around, I found it to be a pretty ordinary place, except for the many dolls.

"Huh? What's this?" Tony suddenly noticed a book on the table and picked it up.

"Puppet magic?" Tony scratched his helmet as he looked at the book's title.

"Is this some kind of Easter egg?" Tony thought it was an Easter egg left by Fu You, one of those books that give a reward when opened, and then opened the book.

However, the Easter egg hint did not appear; instead, Tony was shown the contents of the egg.

……

"That's how it is. After getting engrossed in watching, I came back to my senses and felt some strange energy flowing through my body," Tony recounted his experience.

"Uh, then you might be a dance prodigy, one in a million," Fu You replied, bewildered.

Of course he knew about that book; he had even gone out for a stroll while playing it himself to see if he could find other characters from the Touhou series.

But as Tony said, they're all just role cards.

Fu You also read the book, and apart from feeling like he had spent three days doing math tests and was in a daze, he didn't feel anything different.

Magic is a truly obscure and difficult thing to understand.

But Tony watched it, understood it, and it even had magical properties.

Where can I even begin to reason with this? It's probably a game bug; why can't I understand it?

Why is he a king when he has the same two hands?

“Speaking of magic, it does exist. For example, my explosion magic belongs to the magic system,” Fu You explained to Tony.

Although Fu Yu stopped using Megumin's mana after the battle with Devilman, there are still other uses for Megumin's sealing stones.

After the Ancient One gave Fu You some basic magic books, Fu You started learning them. However, he never expected that magic would be just as brain-numbing as university mathematics.

Although he could memorize it, it was too inefficient. Fu You suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered Huihui's sealing stone.

Despite her seemingly unreliable demeanor in the series, Megumin is actually one of the most talented magicians in the Crimson Demon Clan.

He's just out of his mind and only uses explosion magic.

After using Megumin's power, aside from the strange feeling of her skirt being too short and her socks not being worn properly, her magic learning speed increased as fast as if the Flash was on drugs.

Aside from some thoughts that kept arising that he didn't want to learn the Explosion Magic, he was able to control them.

"Magic, like science and technology, requires years of study and accumulation, and it also requires a lot of talent," Fu You repeated to Tony, quoting the words from the title page of the magic learning guide.

"Talent? I think I'm quite talented in every field, after all, I'm a genius." Tony said nonchalantly. Now that he knew the energy was harmless, he wasn't worried at all, and even wanted to study it further.

"Emmm, your talent... is indeed quite good, isn't it?" Fu You said speechlessly.

Tony was smugly boasting about himself, and unfortunately, he couldn't refute him.

After all, in Marvel comics, Tony Stark also took Doctor Strange's place and became the Sorcerer Supreme.

“However…” Tony suddenly paused and looked at Fu You: “Not all magic is like your Terrain Destroyer, is it? The side effect of being unable to move after use must be significant in battle.”

Tony suddenly remembered the time when Fu You couldn't get up from the back seat after casting a spell, and felt that magic might not be as glamorous as described in works like Harry Potter.

"Ahem, that's a special case. It's a destructive magic, and it consumes a lot of mana." Fu You coughed to cover up his embarrassment.

Megumin's explosive brain only knows this one magic spell, so what can be done?

They're either on their way to unleash explosive magic, or they've already finished and are lying down.

Speaking of Japanese otaku being so chaste... well, are they all lustful but lack the courage? Kazuma actually didn't do anything.

"Anyway, if you want to learn magic, I can introduce you to a teacher," Fu You said.

"Teacher? It's not you, is it? Then forget it." Tony looked at Fu You, his expression conveying the message, "This kid is unreliable, forget it."

Although I'm very angry, I still have to keep smiling.

"Don't worry, it's not me, it's a highly respected monk."

Fu You picked up the helmet of Tony's armor, took a deep breath, and prepared to put on the helmet while shouting the summoning incantation.

"Phew... Old man..."

Snapped.

Before he could even finish speaking or put on his helmet, a hand appeared out of thin air and slammed into Fu You's head.

"You don't have to call me that every time." The welded door took shape in mid-air, and the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, arrived first.

"Are you sure you want him to learn magic?" The Ancient One stepped out of the door and entered Tony's villa.

"Hey! What's with this welding special effect? ​​And that old nun... ouch!"

Before the astonished Tony could finish his rant, he was hit on the head.

1. As usual, I'm asking for all sorts of things.

2. I've changed my phone and it feels a bit strange. I don't have the familiar words I used to use when I type, and the game keeps showing up as a mayfly.

3. The censorship seems to be stricter now; showing half a breast is no longer allowed, so erotic images can't be used for driving anymore.

4. I went to see Alice's original work, bye.

Chapter 23 Taking over the company?

"You mean, this... cough cough, this mage is the Earth's guardian, protecting the Earth from alien invasion?" Tony asked after a moment's thought.

“That’s true. After all, there are quite a few demons, monsters, and otaku wives in other dimensions.” Fu You shrugged.

"I have a feeling you brought up something strange."

Tony looked at Fu You: "Then why didn't we see any mages during the Battle of New York? We were fighting so hard."

Just thinking about Fu You makes me angry.

"You call that hard work?" Fu You looked at Tony with disdain: "Who said they hadn't racked up enough points? Have some decency! They call themselves 'cosmic locusts,' and you guys are addicted to exploding locusts?"

"Ahem." Tony coughed awkwardly, "Wasn't Thor's smugness just too annoying?"

The Ancient One, who hadn't participated in the conversation, spoke up: "Tony, you need to know that aliens aren't the only threat to this world."

"The New York Sanctum is a protective barrier against the invasion of Dormammu, the Lord of the Dark Dimension, and I must ensure its integrity."

"Sounds like another very powerful thing." Tony felt his worldview being shaken. First magic, then the guardians of Earth, and now some kind of lord of the dark dimension.

Will there be some kind of strange plot involving an artificial intelligence crisis, a civil war, or an alien overlord in the future?

This is ridiculous. Even novelists wouldn't use this kind of plot.

"So, can I learn magic too?" Tony was now even more curious about this.

“Your talent is indeed remarkable; the fact that you can awaken your magic simply by reading a spellbook proves it,” the Ancient One explained, sizing up Tony.

"This game has been running for so long, and I'm the only one who has obtained that... power, magic power, doesn't that prove my ability?" Tony smiled confidently, his talent had always been strong.

Problems that would take others months to research, he could solve in the spare time he spent chatting with girls and drinking juice on a cruise ship.

“Actually, there’s another person who has also gained magic. You two are the only two exceptions I’ve noticed so far,” the Ancient One replied calmly, and Tony’s expression froze.

“His name is Stephen Strange, and he’s a neurosurgeon. I’ve seen him before, but he’s not very interested in magic.”

"So you mean he has no intention of learning magic?" Tony raised an eyebrow.

“I think my armor is fine, there’s no need to learn this right now.” Tony suddenly reversed his previous statement and decided not to learn it anymore.

If that person didn't agree, wouldn't it be embarrassing for me to eagerly go and learn it?

Tony, in a childish fit of pique, changed his mind.

However, it wasn't that he didn't intend to learn; he had other ideas.

"That girl from the Scarlet Devil Mansion and that puppeteer who isn't even implemented in the game seem quite skilled in magic. Instead of losing face by going out to learn it, I might as well try to learn it in the game," Tony thought to himself.

The Ancient One was a cunning old fox; she could tell from Tony's expression that he had other plans after he changed his mind. Recalling how Tony acquired his magic, it was easy to guess that he intended to learn from the game.

After understanding, Gu Yi shook her head and said nothing more.

"But that little girl from the Scarlet Devil Mansion has some interesting magic. Maybe I can study it when I get back," Gu Yi thought.

With the Time Stone, she could observe the timeline and was proficient in all kinds of magic. It had been a long time since the Ancient One had been so interested in certain things. Although she could observe some of the changes brought about by the runes, she could not see the whole picture, which unexpectedly brought some novelty.

"Speaking of which... how did you do that welding magic?" Tony suddenly asked again. Although he didn't plan to learn magic, he could still learn a trick or two, right?

“That’s a mage’s portal, it costs gold… no, it costs a slingshot,” Fu You explained to Tony. He knew right away that Tony was interested in this technology.

The ability to teleport is extremely useful for Tony's kind of combat gadgets.

“The sling ring is a tool used by mages to travel between different worlds, but if you want to learn this magic, I can teach you,” the Ancient One said generously.

Strange, who awakened his magic earlier, is not interested in magic at this stage. Rather than waiting for him to inherit his power, it would be better to teach Tony, who is an Avenger, first.

Tony's talent aroused Gu Yi's appreciation for talent, and he planned to teach him a little.

“Learning how to use the sling ring will take some time, but I can lend it to you first.” The Ancient One took out a uniquely shaped ring from her robes and handed it to Tony.

"It's okay, with my talent, I'll learn it in no time," Tony boasted confidently.

Then he whispered to Jarvis, "Jarvis, can you analyze this thing?"

"Sir, I can't help you."

"Tsk, you're getting more and more useless lately, Jarvis." Tony scoffed; the mass production plan had failed.

"Sir, you have not added any magic-related data to my database. Please add it and try again."

Tony stopped chatting with Jarvis and immediately asked about the key points of using the portal.

"It's... a little... difficult." Tony's hand drew circles in mid-air without any reaction, as if the special effects artist had forgotten to do the special effects, and the scene was quite awkward for a moment.

"I can tell you a special training method," Fu You said with a sinister grin.

"What's the method? Tell me about it," Tony asked curiously.

“Go draw circles on the Himalayas yourself; the pressure and cold wind will help you complete the magic,” Fu You suggested to Tony, giving him a bad idea.

"That sounds somewhat reasonable." Gu Yi nodded silently. It's easy for a person to cross the line between life and death. She wrote down this method.

I wonder if Doctor Strange, who will be thrown into the Himalayas in the future, would curse out loud if he knew about this.

Tony thought about it seriously for a moment and agreed, "Okay, sure."

This time, Fu You was stunned: "No way, bro, I was just kidding."

Tony, however, didn't care and opened the lab bench to start calculating the route.

"There's nothing much going on in New York lately, so I'm planning to go on a trip and try out the flight armor while I'm at it."

“I’d really like to learn, but I need someone to do me a favor.” Tony glanced at the person directly.

"Tell me, which of my devices do you want?" Fu You said nonchalantly.

“No, it’s not equipment.” Tony shook his head and pointed to Fu You.

"I'm appointing you as the interim decision-maker for Stark Industries, to take over Stark Industries' affairs while I'm away. Of course, let Booz handle the miscellaneous tasks."

"What? You want me to watch over the company for you?"

1. I stayed up too late, waking up several times in the middle of the night, and now my stomach hurts terribly. I finally finished it, even though it's been a while since yesterday. Goodnight.

How can we film Chapter 24 without the main actors?