"Hm?"
"You don't need to worry about me devouring Earth."
"I don't eat the native inhabitants of this planet."
Ganata spoke casually while taking another bite of food. Her large purple eyes looked curiously at Karl, who was still holding the phone.
"But I'm really hungry."
"Do you have any way to fill my stomach?"
Karl looked at Ganata thoughtfully.
After a moment of consideration, he raised his hand.
Four Infinity Stones appeared in front of him.
Using his mental power, Karl began channeling their energies simultaneously.
The stones radiated dazzling light as their rule-based energy intertwined.
Soon, the power condensed into a large multicolored sphere of cosmic energy.
Karl handed it to Ganata.
"Try this."
Ganata didn't hesitate.
She grabbed the energy sphere and swallowed it in a few bites.
Then she patted her stomach.
"It reduced my hunger a little."
"But the taste isn't very good."
Ganata tilted her head.
"Can I eat this every time?"
"If I can, I'll stay on Earth and play."
Her purple eyes sparkled with curiosity.
Karl thought for a moment.
Then he nodded.
"Fine."
"But you can't eat whatever you want."
"If you want something, tell me first."
Keeping her nearby was clearly the safest option.
If she wandered off and accidentally ate something… unfortunate—
The consequences could be catastrophic.
"Okay!!"
Ganata nodded happily.
Then she resumed eating the food on the table.
The ordinary dishes did nothing to satisfy her hunger.
At best, they allowed her to experience different flavors.
Meanwhile, Karl continued producing energy spheres using the Infinity Stones.
Karl picked up the phone again.
"Tony, we'll just have to observe the situation."
"We can't force her to leave Earth."
"And to be honest…"
"I might not even be able to beat her."
"Shit."
Tony cursed immediately.
"She's with you right now?"
"Is there anything I can help with?"
Karl considered the question.
"Hmm…"
"Can you send some of your new element arc reactors?"
"I want to see if she can eat those."
"The Infinity Stones generate rule-based energy."
"I'm curious if ordinary energy sources will work too."
"Anyway, I've got to keep making energy spheres for her."
Karl hung up.
At that moment, Ganata suddenly began to change.
Her body slowly grew taller.
Within moments—
The small girl transformed into a mature woman with black hair and purple eyes.
Even her clothes shifted accordingly.
However, the curiosity in her eyes remained exactly the same.
Karl glanced at her.
"Do you change forms often?"
Ganata shook her head.
"No."
"When I'm extremely hungry, I usually become my child form."
"When my hunger eases, I return to this form."
She smiled brightly.
"Hehe, I'm done eating for now, Karl!"
She stuffed the last piece of cake into her mouth.
Karl looked at the completely empty dining hall.
He thought silently:
Good grief… she nearly ate the table too.
The chefs continued bringing food.
Ganata immediately started eating again.
Karl sat nearby, rolling more energy spheres.
Soon, Dark Phoenix arrived.
She looked curiously at the unfamiliar woman beside Karl.
The delicious smell of food also attracted others.
Wanda, Pietro, and Peter ran into the dining hall.
Even May came to investigate.
Karl normally spent this time sunbathing, so the kitchen being active was unusual.
When they entered, they saw a black-haired woman dressed in white sitting at the table.
She was eating rapidly.
Meanwhile, Karl was continuously forming energy spheres and handing them to her.
Ganata swallowed each one instantly.
Karl briefly introduced Ganata to everyone.
He explained her identity and abilities.
Everyone was stunned.
She was actually the daughter of one of the five primordial cosmic entities Karl had mentioned before.
And she was currently sitting in their dining room…
Eating.
Pietro couldn't help exclaiming:
"That's actually… kind of awesome!"
Ganata eventually stopped.
By then she had eaten:
Ten full tables of food
Hundreds of energy spheres
Most of her hunger had been satisfied by the Infinity Stone energy.
Karl finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The four Infinity Stones had become noticeably dimmed.
If he had to feed her like this every day—
He would eventually collapse from exhaustion.
Ganata stretched lazily.
"I can go without eating for a while now."
"Maybe… about a month."
"Hehe."
"Thank you, Karl."
"You're really kind."
She hugged him happily.
Karl didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Did Galactus neglect his daughter or something?
Karl stood up.
"Come on."
"I want you to try something else."
He brought Ganata to his usual sunbathing area outside.
Karl handed her a container.
Inside were over a hundred new element arc reactors Tony had sent through Happy.
Crunch.
Ganata bit directly into one.
"It works a little."
"But it's weaker than the energy spheres you made."
She lay down in a lounge chair beside Karl while casually eating the reactors.
Karl nodded.
"Alright."
"Consider these snacks."
Using telekinesis, he moved the remaining reactors beside her.
Ganata happily stored them in a personal pocket space.
Then she lay beside Karl and began sunbathing.
Meanwhile, Speed had already removed all photos and information about Ganata from the global network.
Global monitoring systems were activated.
Even JARVIS joined the surveillance.
So far, no one had discovered anything related to her.
Karl nodded with satisfaction.
Then he pulled out his phone.
He sent Stephen Strange a message.
"How exactly are you protecting Earth?
The daughter of Galactus just walked onto the planet and you didn't even notice."
Karl tossed the phone back into his system space.
A while later, Dark Phoenix joined them.
The three of them lay in the sunlight peacefully.
Meanwhile, far away—
On a cargo ship in international waters—
A secret meeting was taking place.
Arnim Zola, accompanied by ten Iron Robots, was negotiating a trade.
Across from him stood the notorious black-market arms dealer:
Ulysses Klaue.
Klaue had very little vibranium left.
Returning to Wakanda to steal more had become nearly impossible.
In the past two years, Wakanda had tightened its global vibranium control significantly.
Klaue now relied on his remaining stock to survive in the black market.
He had only agreed to this meeting because—
Zola was offering an extremely high price.
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