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Ron had a strong relationship not only with his brother but also with his teamwork, built on trust and loyalty. He admired the ladies they encountered, drawn to their charming morals and graceful presence. His kindness and warmth captivated them, making every meeting a moment to remember.
Outside the Door.
Ron, returning from his date with Gwen, clearly overheard Pepper's conversation.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
Killian… the mastermind behind the Mandarin.
The guy controlling that Extremis virus.
So, he's planning to make a move on Tony now?
Terrorist attacks had been happening all over recently.
Ron had zero interest in getting involved.
Gunfights in America? That's just another day of freedom.
People die. Big deal.
Even the Ancient One couldn't be bothered to step in.
As long as the world's order wasn't collapsing, she let millions die without batting an eye.
And Ron felt the same way now.
He just wanted to live his life well.
Gain benefits from other worlds, grow stronger.
As long as nothing affected him or the people close to him, everything else was irrelevant.
And among those close to him, Pepper counted as one.
No matter what, she was going to be his sister-in-law in the future.
As the saying goes—wait, no, scratch that!
The eldest brother is like a father; the sister-in-law is like a mother.
If Howard hadn't taken him in, he would've died out there a long time ago.
And Pepper was personally chosen by Howard to be Tony's assistant.
No matter how you looked at it, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
Besides, in the end, Pepper was injected with that Extremis virus.
Her whole body could release temperatures of thousands of degrees.
Sure, it made her strong.
But so what?
Even if it were tens of thousands of degrees, it wouldn't be able to damage an Adamantium armor.
Not to mention the virus had regenerative properties.
But with Connors' memories, and once Ron reconstructed the formula using Gwen and Peter's blood—Forget about just regenerating limbs.
He could easily create all kinds of serums.
Lizard serum, Spider serum, Ant serum…
Extract the healing properties from these serums.
Use them to save critically injured people, heal them quickly.
And all without any side effects.
Isn't that way better than Extremis?
But three days from now, huh?
Knocking on the door, he heard a voice from inside say, "Come in."
Ron pushed the door open and walked in.
"Ron?"
"Pepper."
He nodded.
"Just now, someone named Killian asked to meet you?"
"How do you know?" Pepper looked surprised.
Ron pointed at his ear.
"Heard it."
Heard it?
This was her office, and even she knew it was soundproof.
Yet Ron could hear through it?
She didn't doubt him, though.
Ron wouldn't lie to her.
Instead, she asked, "Is there something wrong with Killian?"
Ron nodded. "Big time."
"He wants revenge on Tony, and he plans to kidnap you."
"The Mandarin from the news lately? That's all his doing."
"He's the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks."
"What!?" Pepper covered her mouth in shock.
That was insane!
But Ron had no reason to lie to her.
It was just hard to believe.
Ron chuckled. "Relax, Tony will protect you."
"He's already noticed something's wrong and plans to build you an Adamantium suit."
"When it's done, even the Hulk won't be able to touch you."
Just moments ago, outside the door, he had heard Tony and Pepper's entire conversation loud and clear.
Might as well give Tony a hand.
Earn some points with Pepper while he was at it.
Right now, he noticed Pepper was frozen in place.
Her eyes showed surprise, joy, guilt… a mix of emotions.
Ron smirked.
After warning her one last time to be careful of Killian, he took off in his suit and returned to the villa.
The Malibu mansion was his home.
If he remembered correctly, this seaside villa was supposed to be destroyed.
But this time, with him around, he wouldn't just sit back and watch his home get blown to bits.
Entering the villa, he found Tony already back in work mode.
Clearly, he had taken a nap and looked much more refreshed.
"Hey, Ron!"
Tony noticed him immediately,
quickly tossed aside his tools, and ran over.
"You're back!"
"When you fought the Lizard, your whole body was crackling with lightning—how the hell did you do that?"
"You learned that in the Ninja World, right?"
"Can you teach me?"
"If I learn it, I can charge my own suit whenever I want!"
Ron: "..."
Listening to Tony's rapid-fire questions,
Ron was originally planning to answer.
But that last one left him completely speechless.
So, in the New York battle,
using Thor as a living power bank was too convenient, huh?
If he remembered right, one lightning strike from Thor had juiced up Tony's armor to 400% power.
"Hurry up, tell me—can I learn it?"
Tony urged eagerly.
Ron shook his head. "Probably not."
People in the Ninja World naturally had way more cells than those in the Marvel world.
That was just a fundamental difference.
Not to mention, the Ninja World originally didn't have chakra.
Everything came from the Otsutsuki Clan's chakra fruit.
For people in the Marvel world to have chakra? That was pure fantasy…
…Wait.
Ron suddenly paused.
Actually… maybe it wasn't impossible.
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