"If Natasha isn't stupid, then she isn't an enemy," Shen He said, shaking his head slightly.
Natasha certainly wouldn't be stupid. Even without Saiki Kusuko saying anything, Shen He could roughly guess that it would be Skye coming to find him.
"Jeanne, when we passed by earlier, I saw a swimwear shop on the floor above," Shen He handed over a bank card. "The password is six sixes. You all go pick some out. Saiki and I will handle things here. I'm looking forward to the surprise at the beach. Shiki, you should pick something out too; you're still a girl, after all."
"Ugh, how annoying. Whether or not I wear anything is my own choice."
Shiki seemed to react strongly to the word "girl" and turned away, seemingly angry.
Shen He could only offer a wry smile. When Shiki got angry, she would become silent.
"Master, I'll help Shiki choose," Jeanne gently took Shiki's hand, and with her other hand, she held Violet's. Then, she looked at Shen He. "If there's any problem, be sure to summon us in time."
"Don't worry," Shen He nodded.
Having Saiki Kusuko nearby was enough to handle most problems.
Letting Jeanne and the others go ahead was just to save time.
"Let's go. First, we'll find Natasha."
Shen He didn't even bother to hide it, directly walking towards the burger shop where Natasha was.
It was a typical fast-food burger joint, looking the same all over the world. Natasha wore a simple, disguised black vest and a knitted hat, seemingly playing with her phone, but in reality, she was using her peripheral vision to observe Shen He and the others' movements. Thus, she naturally noticed them heading her way.
"I've been discovered," Natasha said softly into the microphone.
"Then I'll come too."
Skye, not far away, froze for a moment. Without much thought, she picked up her computer and stood up.
She followed closely behind Shen He and Saiki Kusuko as they entered the hamburger shop, taking a seat with her back to Natasha.
"Is this spy game fun?" Shen He and Saiki Kusuko sat across from Natasha.
"It's quite interesting, since there's no fighting, and no life-or-death crisis."
Natasha looked at Saiki Kusuko, the same pink hair, the same eyes, the same gaze, but a female.
"This is Saiki Kusuko." Shen He leaned forward slightly. "Saiki Kusuo is busy today, so he sent his sister to fill in. Unfortunately, Kusuko's strength is much greater than Kusuo's, so not only did she discover you, but she can also make you and the person behind you strip in public."
"What a nasty joke." Natasha rolled her eyes.
In her heart, she was already on guard, using her own spy qualities to seal away many things she didn't want others to know deep within her thoughts.
Saiki Kusuo's strength, in the minds of the few people in S.H.I.E.L.D. who knew about it, was already at an extremely dangerous level, even higher than a certain green monster, but now there was another Saiki Kusuko with even greater strength?
Chaldea's strength is truly unfathomable.
Skye, realizing she'd been exposed, simply stood up and sat across from Natasha.
"I know you," Skye said, her heart pounding, but her gaze fixed on Shen He. "I also know that you and the Virtual Reality Company were behind the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. You manipulated everything that happened last night."
"So what?" Shen He rested his crossed hands on his chin, a smile playing on his lips, the meaning unclear.
Saiki Kusuko had already relayed to him the information she'd gleaned from Skye's thoughts.
He hadn't expected Quake, still so green, to be able to pinpoint him based on such simple information. He didn't know whether to call it good luck or an incredible instinct.
A look of joy spread across Skye's face, and she even breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
She hadn't expected Shen He to simply admit it.
So now, the initiative was in her hands.
Thinking this, Skye was just about to reach into her pocket when a recorder flew out, hovering quietly on the table in front of them.
Before she could even scream, she found she couldn't make a sound. She tried to stand up in terror, but discovered she couldn't even move.
"Don't make any more small moves," Saiki Kusuko's voice transmitted directly into Skye's mind, the recorder twisting and deforming before everyone's eyes. "Understood?"
Skye nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice.
Only then did Saiki Kusuko release Skye's restraints.
This wasn't the Marvel world of the future, where special ability users were everywhere. The only people they knew about were Iron Man, Captain America, and even Spider-Man hadn't appeared yet.
It was easy to imagine the level of fear Skye was experiencing when confronted with such completely incomprehensible supernatural power.
All the preparation, all the confidence, all the backing, vanished in this instant.
But she didn't flee. Instead, trembling and gritting her teeth, she mustered all her courage and looked at Shen He with pleading eyes.
"Please, help me."
"... " Shen He was silent for a moment, his brow furrowed as he looked at Skye. "I have a question. Why are you so fixated on your parentage? You know, countless people in this world don't know who their biological parents are, and it doesn't affect their lives now."
"So it is..." Skye's eyes lit up with joy.
She had never revealed her goal, but the other person clearly knew.
This meant that the person in front of her definitely knew something!
"Answer my question first." Shen He sighed inwardly. "What are you willing to give for the truth? Even if the truth might not be what you imagine it to be."
"But…"
Skye raised her hands, seemingly without purpose, and opened her mouth several times, unsure how to express her feelings. Finally, with reddened eyes, she looked at Shen He and said,
"No matter the truth, it can't be worse than this. I've never stayed in one place for more than two years. Every time I almost consider a place my home, something bad always happens. I... If I could pay any price… everything, everything I have now."
Skye's longing for a home and the truth of her origins had become almost an obsession.
Shen He tapped his fingers on the table, considering how to handle this matter.
Skye's mother was an Inhuman, her bloodline left on Earth. Although her father was an ordinary person, he became a murderer after their family fell apart. This should have been an easy problem to solve, but this world had Inhumans on the moon, and Black Bolt. This meant their influence had to be taken into account.
After all, Skye's mother led the Inhuman tribe on Earth, a group of superpowered individuals.
"I don't know much," Shen He finally decided, using this event to take the initiative. "Your bloodline comes from a hidden, special group. I can help you contact them and inquire."
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