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Dr. Connors' biological research…
Plus, Tobirama Senju's human experiments…
If I could combine them…
Maybe I could really pull it off?
Next time I go to the Shinobi world, I should find Orochimaru.
He wouldn't waste all his time on this kind of thing.
Might as well make use of him while I can.
Seeing Ron spacing out, Tony shook his head in disappointment.
"Forget it. If you can't do it, you can't do it."
"Not like it's a must-learn skill anyway."
Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly remembered Happy's call.
"Oh yeah, Ron."
"Happy called me earlier."
"He said the guy you had him arrange a few days ago is healed up now."
"So, what's your plan?"
"Is he still sticking with Happy?"
Ron snapped back to reality, momentarily confused.
The guy Happy arranged?
Who?
He blinked a few times before it hit him.
Oh—John Wick!
Dude has such little presence, I completely forgot about him.
Wait a minute!
John Wick?
Doesn't that mean I have a test subject now?
"Let him stick with Happy for now. I'll contact him when I have a job for him."
Tony nodded. "Alright, I'll let Happy know lat—"
"Wait, hold on. When the hell did I become your assistant?"
"Call him yourself!"
Halfway through his sentence, Tony rolled his eyes.
What kind of little brother bosses his big bro around like this?
Absolutely outrageous!
"Uh…" Ron looked at him, confused.
What's he so worked up about?
Did Pepper yell at him, and he's been holding in his frustration?
Shrugging, Ron said, "Oh yeah, forgot to tell you."
"Before I came back, I met with Pepper."
"Told her you were designing a custom suit of armor just for her."
"Cleared up the misunderstanding for you."
Tony's face instantly lit up with joy.
Ron waved him off. "No need to thank me."
"Just set up a top-tier lab for me."
"I've got some things I want to make."
Knowing Ron had his back, Tony was in a great mood.
He waved his hand dismissively. "No problem, I'll have it ready tomorrow!"
Ron didn't bother being polite.
"I need you to do one more thing for me."
Tony: "Name it."
Ron didn't hold back.
"Set up a full-body medical examination for Midtown Science High School."
"Use the excuse that there might be lingering Lizard virus contamination."
"I need a blood sample from a student named Peter Parker."
"Got it. I'll have it delivered to you by tomorrow."
Tony didn't hesitate at all, agreeing immediately.
He even asked, "Any other targets?"
"Want samples from other schools too?"
"How about college students? Detectives? Maybe some secret agents?"
When it came to Ron, Tony had unconditional support.
As long as it wasn't world-ending.
Basically, whatever Ron wanted, he got.
So, a little blood? No big deal.
Hell, if Ron asked, Tony might even take out Nick Fury himself and put Ron in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Ron didn't hold back.
Before leaving, he also reminded Tony to swap out the power source for his armor.
It was running at less than half power.
By tomorrow, Tony would have everything ready.
Plenty of time.
Pepper could be stalled for at least three more days.
That gave him enough time to drop by the Shinobi world and collect Uchiha Madara's corpse.
Susanoo fused with the Buddha?
And it's Madara's Susanoo?
If Hashirama saw that, he'd probably lose his mind from excitement.
Ron figured he was actually doing them a favor.
Fulfilling these two battle maniacs' lifelong dream.
That Night
Gwen had just finished her nightly routine when she suddenly got a notification.
"Sponsored by Stark Industries: Full medical examination for all students tomorrow."
"Testing for potential Lizard virus contamination."
"Early detection, early prevention, early treatment."
Stark-sponsored?
Gwen immediately used this as an excuse to call Ron via video chat.
She had been wanting to see him but didn't have a good reason—until now.
As soon as the call connected, her eyes widened in shock.
"Y-you—you're not wearing anything!!!"
Ron, completely unfazed: "Who wears clothes in the shower?"
"Then why the hell did you answer a video call while showering?!"
Gwen quickly covered her eyes.
Though through the gaps in her fingers, her big eyes kept darting back and forth.
Ron casually propped up his phone. "You've already touched everything. Why so shy about looking?"
"So, what's up? Couldn't wait to see me?"
"W-who wants to see you? Shameless!"
Then she thought about it.
She had already touched everything—she had practically examined his whole body.
So what's the big deal about looking?
It's not like he's losing out—being admired by a beauty like her.
With that logic, she dropped her hands.
Her big eyes twinkled as she openly stared at him.
A faint blush crept onto her face, a hint of shyness lingering in her heart.
Out of Ron's view, her small feet fidgeted restlessly.
Her toes dug into the bedsheet, creating little creases.
Before Ron, she hadn't even held hands with a guy.
But ever since meeting him, she had already checked off most of a couple's firsts.
"....."