"Jarvis, what's this?"
"Did you put it here?"
Tony didn't take the diary seriously, still casually holding his glass of red wine. He casually asked Jarvis the question.
Jarvis, who was busy with other tasks, was immediately called over by his young master. He carefully examined the coffee table in front of Tony, his face showing utter bewilderment. "Young Master Tony, what are you talking about?"
The coffee table was completely empty—there was nothing there!
"This diary..."
*Crash!*
Tony's words cut off abruptly as he clutched his neck and collapsed to the floor in agony, as if an invisible hand were strangling him. The glass of red wine shattered on the floor, scattering its contents.
"Young Master Tony!" Jarvis exclaimed in alarm.
The elderly butler's body suddenly became agile as he darted to Tony's side to check on the Playboy.
"Help! Someone, quickly!"
Seeing the Playboy's agony, Jarvis was both startled and anxious. The old butler began shouting at the top of his lungs.
*Whoosh!*
In the next instant, Jarvis's vision blurred.
A lithe figure descended like a falling leaf, gliding gracefully through the air.
She materialized beside Jarvis and roughly shoved him aside. "Get out of the way!"
The woman was rather impolite, sending Jarvis tumbling to the ground.
Yet Jarvis bore no resentment.
The newcomer was none other than Natasha, who had just finished bathing.
She had even come out wrapped in a towel, without time to dress.
Though Jarvis disliked this woman, her arrival still brought him a measure of relief.
After all, she was a top agent of the Ultimate Team!
She was likely the most "reassuring" woman Young Master Tony had ever dated.
Yes, this was Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, Tony Stark's fiery girlfriend.
"Tony, how are you feeling?" Natasha asked, her voice full of concern. But Tony had already regained his composure.
He carefully examined his body, finding everything normal and feeling no discomfort.
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
Tony spoke the truth, getting to his feet and stretching. There was nothing out of the ordinary.
*Bang!*
The door burst open, and a portly man in a suit, leading a group of people, strode in.
It was none other than Tony's driver and bodyguard, Happy.
He hurried to Tony's side, demanding, "What happened? What was that?"
"I'm fine, Happy. Take them downstairs."
Tony waved him off nonchalantly.
"Are you sure about this?" Happy pressed, glancing at Jarvis with a questioning look.
"I'm sure!" the Playboy declared imperiously. "With Natasha here, I don't need any of you. Besides, you'll ruin the mood. Now get out of my sight."
"Young Master Tony probably had too much to drink and broke a glass," Jarvis explained to Happy.
What else could Happy say?
He led his group out in a huff.
"Tony, what just happened?" Natasha finally had a chance to ask the question that had been burning in her mind.
"Yeah, what *did* just happen?" Tony's brow furrowed. Even as the person directly involved, he was completely disoriented and had no idea what was going on.
"Well, I was enjoying this Ausone red wine from Bordeaux, thinking about us... uh..." Realizing he'd almost slipped up, Tony quickly changed the subject. "Then I saw a... a..."
The same thing happened again!
The Playboy clutched his neck and collapsed in agony.
"I get it now!"
"It's that thing!"
The Playboy wasn't stupid. After two consecutive experiences, he knew exactly what was happening. It was that inexplicably appearing Diary!
For some reason, he couldn't lift the Diary. An invisible force would stop him.
No, it was even stranger than that. It seemed that apart from himself, no one else could even see the Diary.
It seemed Jarvis hadn't noticed it before.
"What are you talking about, Tony? What thing?"
Sure enough, Natasha followed Tony's gaze and began searching the coffee table meticulously.
But judging by Natasha's utterly bewildered expression, it was clear she couldn't see anything either.
"Alright!"
"I have to admit, this has piqued my interest."
Tony's curiosity was instantly ignited.
He leaned forward and, with a swift motion, picked up the diary.
He had to see what this mysterious object was all about.
*Zhou Cheng's Diary*
The first thing that caught his eye were these bold characters.
*Zhou Cheng?*
*Who is this guy?*
Question marks popped up over Tony's forehead.
He racked his brain, but couldn't recall anyone by that name.
Without further ado, Tony flipped the diary open.
The Playboy was truly curious. What could this magical diary contain?
"Tony, what are you doing?"
Natasha and Jarvis stood frozen in shock.
What was Tony doing with this sudden "mime act"?
Even though this most willful super-rich second-generation heir in America was often unconventional, he wasn't *crazy*, was he?
"Honestly, I have no idea what I'm doing."
"I'm trying to figure that out too!"
Tony replied absently, his attention completely captivated by the Diary.
The moment he truly touched the Diary, it instantly synchronized with his mind!
Within the Diary interface, Tony could clearly perceive the existence of other basic Diaries.
Moreover, he could freely control those Diaries with his thoughts—reading them, communicating with others, accepting invitations to interact, and so on.
It was just like a chat app.
"Wait a minute... could this be... that voice in my head?"
"Am I really losing my mind?"
Tony couldn't help but murmur aloud.
Lately, he had been hearing voices in his head for some reason, as if something had taken up residence in his mind.
At first, the Playboy didn't pay much attention to the voices, assuming he was just tired or had drunk too much, leading to auditory hallucinations.
But later, on several occasions, Tony heard the voice in his head even when he was wide awake.
He could no longer ignore it.
He even went to the hospital for a thorough examination, but the results showed everything was normal, with no abnormalities.
Yet...
The voice persisted.
What Tony couldn't know was that the voice actually originated from the Infinity Stone embedded in his brain, the very source of his extraordinary intelligence.
In the future, Tony would mistakenly believe this was a brain tumor.
But for now, he was still the cool and arrogant Playboy, not yet "sick."
Naturally, he formed a hypothesis: Could the voice in his head be related to the diary and other interfaces now appearing?
First it was just voices, but now text and images were appearing too?
The Playboy fell into deep thought but couldn't reach a concrete conclusion.
True to his nature, if he couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped trying.
Instead, he became enthusiastically engrossed in studying the diary interface in his mind.
At that moment, Tony suddenly felt as if the Diaries were sending him a communication request.
This immediately made Tony marvel.
*How interesting!*
*Someone's actually chatting with me through this?*
*What would happen if I accepted?*
Tony immediately chose to accept.
Greetings, interdimensional friend! I'm Tony Stark!
A corresponding text message appeared before Tony's eyes.
???
*Are these Diaries even joking with me?*
*This is hilarious!*
*Tony Stark, you say?*
Ultimate Tony couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. *What a coincidence—I'm Tony Stark too.*
The Tony from the adjacent 199999 movie universe froze completely.
*He's also claiming to be Tony Stark?*
*Is he teasing me, or is he actually Tony?*
The Playboy couldn't immediately determine this.
However, regardless of the answer, it couldn't diminish the excitement surging through Tony.
After all, in either case, this new universe was likely another Marvel Universe.
If the other person was just another version of himself, that would be one thing. But even if they weren't, their tone clearly indicated they knew Tony Stark.
If someone had never heard the name before, their normal reaction would be to ask, "Who exactly is Tony Stark?"
*Well, damn, another Marvel Universe? This is getting interesting.*
Tony was genuinely thrilled.
"So, you're Iron Man too?"
Tony's interest piqued, and he fired off a highly technical question: "What shock absorption system does your armor use? The VUYTEII Type?"
Ultimate Tony was increasingly impressed. "That's old tech I discarded years ago, but even then, it was ahead of its time."
*Not just anyone could have developed that!*
Ultimate Tony's curiosity about this other self-proclaimed Tony intensified.
As they exchanged technical details about their Iron Man armors, Ultimate Tony's composure began to crumble.
"Okay, you've successfully piqued my interest."
"Who the hell are you?!" Ultimate Tony demanded seriously.
"It's real!"
"Then you're truly another me!"
"He's also Iron Man!"
Tony himself was now certain: the other Diary holder was none other than himself!
*This is getting out of hand!*
*There are only a few Diary holders in total, and yet two Tony Starks have appeared?*
"I'm Iron Man from the Marvel 199999 universe. Do you know your universe's designation, Stark?"
Quickly composing himself, Tony eagerly turned to his other self.
*What the hell?*
*Judging by his tone, he's another version of me from a different universe?*
Even Ultimate Tony was momentarily taken aback.
Compared to ordinary people, Ultimate Tony was naturally well-versed in the concept of parallel universes. He had also experienced or witnessed numerous supernatural events.
Therefore, he could accept the notion of another universe's self—that wasn't the issue.
The real problem was that Ultimate Tony couldn't verify the other man's claim!
Still, that wasn't a problem. Such issues were easily resolved. After all, the great Tony Stark wasn't just anyone.
Not just anyone could simply impersonate him.
If it weren't for the man himself, Ultimate Tony could have exposed the imposter in just a few sentences.
Just as he was about to go all out and thoroughly investigate the true identity of his other self, Ultimate Tony realized his quota had been used up.
*The conversation was over!*
Though frustrated, Ultimate Tony had no choice but to temporarily end the communication.
"Tony?"
Natasha's voice rang in his ear.
The woman who had always stirred the deepest emotions in Tony's heart now gazed at him with a puzzled expression.
"Darling, can you give me some time? I think I need a breather. Maybe I've had a bit too much to drink."
Ultimate Tony had no time for Natasha now and quickly dismissed her.
Needless to say, Jarvis was also dismissed.
Once he was alone in the room, he focused his mind and opened the so-called diary.
The contents burned themselves into his vision:
Who would have thought I'd end up in Universe 1610? This is the Marvel Ultimate Universe!
A fascinating, yet utterly bizarre universe!
- I was just listening to people discuss Captain America dating someone else's wife. Haha, it must be Ant-Man's wife, Wasp, Janet!
- Oh, wait, I should say Hank instead. It's hard to tell if he's Giant-Man or Ant-Man right now.
- But whether he was the early Giant-Man or the later Ant-Man, repackaged after his reputation went to hell, it doesn't change the fact that he's an abusive scumbag.
- People in this universe are so weird.
- Of course, the weirdest one is Iron Man. Can you believe this guy has an Infinity Stone in his brain?
Exactly!
Satan had indeed traveled to another Marvel universe.
More precisely, he had traveled to a Marvel universe that was different from TRN414, which lacked the Avengers.
He had arrived in a parallel universe that was highly similar to their own, but with the Avengers present!
Tony in Universe 199999 immediately felt a surge of excitement.
Not just him—everyone else, including Thor, Nick Fury, and Black Widow, was instantly gripped by intense curiosity.
They were all extremely eager to know: what was that other parallel universe like?
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