Ordinary Group Leader: "Ahem."
Ordinary Group Leader: "That's not something a kid like you should know about."
Just Like That, Meow: "Meow?"
Just Like That, Meow: "Meowth is already an adult, meow!"
Meowth looked utterly confused—it was definitely already an adult, but humans really were troublesome sometimes.
Richest Man: "Damn it!"
Richest Man: "My mood was completely ruined—all because of a barking dog!"
Richest Man: "Why are you barking in my head?! Why are you making all that racket?!"
Richest Man: "You have no idea what it feels like to be looked at with such disdain by that woman. That's the greatest shame of my life!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Pfft—hahaha!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Sorry, sorry. I've had professional training—I never laugh in public. But this time I really couldn't help it."
Ordinary Group Leader: "You sound so pitiful, but I just can't help but laugh!"
Roxie Vale imagined the scene Tony Stark was describing and instantly pictured him being looked down on by Pepper. She couldn't stop herself from laughing out loud.
Richest Man: "..."
Richest Man: "Alright, let's get back on track."
Richest Man: "So what exactly is this thing that's popped into my brain? According to the information it delivered, this is some kind of chat group that lets you talk to people from across the multiverse?"
Richest Man: "You're all supposedly from different worlds."
Richest Man: "Do you really think I'm going to believe that? What am I, three years old?"
Richest Man: "I'll admit, the technology is impressive—even I would need some time to pull off something like this. But that doesn't mean I couldn't do it."
Richest Man: "And what's with that 'backstage' area? A bunch of well-produced anime clips?"
Richest Man: "Don't tell me you're claiming to be those characters in the anime. That would really blow my mind."
Richest Man: "Seriously, only someone desperate for a shortcut to power would fall for something like that."
Stew Daigo Into Soup: "Ouch, that stings a bit."
The Invincible East: "…"
Queen of Evil Spirits: "Skepticism is normal. Usually, once the group leader shares a memory file from his world, the newcomer believes it.
When Kurumi Tokisaki first joined, she thought it was just some new tech too. Her world is pretty advanced—it wasn't impossible to imagine.
But after watching the 'Date A Live' footage that Roxie posted, she realized she really was a character in someone else's story.
But so what?
Maybe her actions and thoughts used to be under the author's control, but after seeing those memories, she knew she could make her own choices—and her future was no longer set in stone.
What's real and what's fake, anyway?
If her world is 'fictional,' does that mean yours is real?
Who's to say?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "He's got an attitude, that one."
Ordinary Group Leader: "@Child of Nature, you figured out who he is yet?"
Child of Nature: "Pretty much. He's the richest man in America, and he wakes up in bed, womanizing—has to be Tony Stark."
Child of Nature: "Early-era Iron Man, probably."
Child of Nature: "Could be someone else, I suppose. There are a lot of movies from that country, I just haven't watched as many."
Ordinary Group Leader: "I think he's Tony Stark too, but I'm not totally sure. I mean, Bruce Wayne is also 'the richest man in America' in a lot of stories.
But if it were Batman, he'd be a lot more cautious in how he talks."
Richest Man: "Just so we're clear, it's Stark—not 'Stork!'"
Richest Man: "Get my name right, would you?"
Richest Man: "If you want me to believe this is real, give me some convincing evidence."
Richest Man: "Like, maybe tell me about my future or something. No way I'm a character in some cartoon."
Tony wasn't even a little shaken about his own reality—he couldn't imagine someone creating a character as charming, witty, and brilliant as him.
System: "Ding! Member Child of Nature has uploaded a memory file."
System: "Ding! Group leader Ordinary Group Leader has uploaded a memory file."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Huh, you uploaded something too?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "What did you pick?"
Child of Nature: "His cave-forging scene, obviously. That's how his story begins."
Child of Nature: "Isn't that what you chose?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Nope. I uploaded the scene where Pepper kisses the Hulk."
Child of Nature: "???"
Child of Nature: "What's wrong with you?!"
Brandon immediately realized what Roxie meant. It was a scene of the actors who play Pepper and the Hulk kissing in a different movie—totally unrelated to Iron Man. In the last world, people would edit the clip of Iron Man fighting the Hulk with this out-of-context kissing scene, confusing viewers into thinking Tony got 'cheated on.'
He never expected Roxie to upload that into the group.
Ordinary Group Leader: "He was getting way too cocky—going on and on about how the chat group was fake.
If I didn't mess with him a little, I'd lose all credibility as group leader!
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Richest Man: "What the hell is this?"
Richest Man: "Why would I, Tony Stark, ever be hammering away in a cave?"
Richest Man: "And what's with the next scene? Who is that guy with Pepper?!"
Richest Man: "Damn it! I'm going to kill him!"
The first clip Brandon posted only made Tony a little suspicious, as if it was some odd, fabricated story. But after watching the 'Pepper and Hulk' scene, he completely lost his composure.
He knew exactly how he felt about Pepper—even if he hadn't confessed yet.
But watching her get cozy with another man was absolutely unacceptable.
He honestly wanted to shoot the guy on the spot!
After venting a little, Tony finally regained some self-control and typed in the chat:
Richest Man: "Alright, maybe I got a little loud there. My apologies."
Richest Man: "So—can anyone tell me if that last scene was real, or fake?"
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