San Francisco
The morning sun shone through the pale blue curtains, and warm air flowed into every corner of the room. Beyond the curtains, white snow could be seen faintly outside the window.
Two figures were curled against each other on the large goose-down bed. Colorful lights and decorations adorned the bedside, along with a small Christmas tree with someone's stockings hanging from it.
The whole room was warm and full of love. The cold wind outside could not break through those layers of defense. The inside and outside of the house seemed like two different worlds.
Renzo slowly opened his eyes. As an intelligent being, he did not need sleep. The Mind Stone on his forehead continuously supplied him with energy, keeping him from feeling tired or exhausted.
But Renzo, whose soul was still thoroughly human, had kept the habit of sleeping—especially when it meant sharing a bed with his beloved.
Renzo wanted to prop himself up, but felt a warm touch against his arm. When he lowered his head, he saw the girl's hair spread messily over his chest. The fragrance and soft touch were refreshing.
Renzo looked at Wanda, sleeping like a kitten, and his eyes couldn't help softening.
The two of them had gone out for a French dinner last night, and Wanda had still eaten with great enthusiasm. Renzo had watched quietly, as if his eyes were glued to the girl's body, which made her feel unnatural while eating. She rolled her eyes and glanced at him, while Renzo wore a silly smile on his face, though his heart was very shy.
Ever since they had confirmed their relationship, the two of them had been stuck together all day long. Stark said he couldn't stand the sour smell of young men and women in love.
During this time, he had been staying with Pepper, saying he wanted to complete the glorious plan of population reproduction, which filled Renzo with envy. Whenever he had time, he would follow Tony around and complain to him, asking him to think of a way to get him a human body.
He had even made Stark roll his eyes, climb into his Lamborghini, and run away.
Renzo casually rubbed Wanda's little head and whispered softly.
"Wanda... wake up..."
"Mm..."
Wanda responded softly, her voice coquettish and lazy. Her body shrank back under the quilt, her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and then there was no movement again. She was like a little pig sleeping herself to death.
Renzo looked at the cute movements of the girl in his arms and couldn't help stretching out his hand to gently scratch the tip of her nose, causing the girl to frown. She casually slapped the man's chest with her small hand, then retreated back into Renzo's arms and continued sleeping.
The two of them had done nothing last night and couldn't do anything. They had been just like ordinary young lovers, watching the snowy scenery together, playing together, watching movies, and then falling asleep in each other's arms...
For the first time, Renzo truly hated his indestructible body. He could do nothing even while holding his beloved wife in his arms!
I hate it!
Renzo's heart was bleeding, even though he had no heart.
"Wake up, Wanda... the sun is shining on your butt..." Renzo softly coaxed the little pig, his tone gentle and natural. At that moment, the two of them no longer seemed like Avengers admired by countless people, but a sweet young couple.
Wanda still did not move... Oh... She stretched out a small pale hand. Crimson energy wrapped around her palm, and with a light wave of her fair, tender arm...
Renzo was immediately blasted away by the crimson energy. He knocked open the bedroom door and smashed straight outside.
Small snowflakes were still falling from the sky, landing one by one on Renzo's face, cold and damp.
"It seems some things can still be endured..."
There was no helping it. Of course his girl's pain mattered. There were so many people who coveted Wanda's beauty, and there was even a group of rough guys who had set up a fan club specifically for her. This irritated Renzo so much that he really wanted to skin them alive.
"The collection of the Infinity Stones has to be put on the agenda..." Renzo's eyes suddenly became serious. During this time, he had already conceived the process of collecting the Infinity Stones.
Currently, he had two Stones in his possession: Space and Mind. As for the Soul Stone, it was not under consideration for the moment. He had no way to obtain it, and sacrificing Wanda was absolutely impossible.
His primary target was the Reality Stone, also known as the Aether, which had the ability to alter reality. It was very similar to Wanda's later chaos magic. With this Stone, many of his plans could be realized. He could even restore a human body while preserving his current strength.
Renzo grew excited at the thought of being able to turn back into a human. It would be great if his body could get excited too.
Then there were the Time Stone and the Power Stone. He did not yet have the strength to get involved with the latter. The entire planet Xandar was guarded to protect the Power Stone. Even though the Nova Corps had not performed very well in the movie, in reality, their strength could not be underestimated. It would be almost impossible to steal something from the Nova Corps alone.
So his second target was Kamar-Taj's Time Stone. In the current timeline, the Ancient One should have already retired, and the current Sorcerer Supreme had become Strange. This made him a little distressed. He had no friendship with Strange, and according to that conceited temperament of his, it was absolutely impossible for him to hand over the Eye of Agamotto. Renzo could only try to reason with him and move him with emotion.
Renzo suddenly sighed deeply. Life was not easy, and everything depended on the power of persuasion.
"Look, there's a naked man over there..."
"Yeah... but that figure... tsk, tsk, tsk!"
Renzo heard the chatter of several women not far away. They glanced at him from time to time, then covered their mouths and snickered.
Only then did Renzo notice that he looked human and had no clothes on.
A burst of crimson energy flew out of the room, wrapped around Renzo's body, and pulled him back inside.
...
Peter had lived a thrilling life these past few days. Ever since Renzo had revealed his identity last time, the boy had been absent-minded all day long. He carried out masked hero activities precisely because he did not want others to know his identity. If that final veil of secrecy were lifted...
Peter did not dare to think about it anymore. If Aunt May found out that he had secretly carried out so many dangerous activities and dealt with criminals every day... Well... he thought he was dealing with criminals. Aunt May would definitely go crazy. By then, he would definitely have no good outcome.
Fortunately, since that night, the gentleman had never appeared again, and his identity had not been leaked, so little Peter couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"But the woman that night looked very familiar. I feel like I've seen her somewhere..."
Peter thought hard but still couldn't figure out where he had seen that woman.
"Hey, Peter!"
"Ned..."
Ned held two Lego toys in his hands, pressed the Jedi's lightsaber against little Peter's face, and said excitedly,
"I heard Stark Industries is coming to the school to recruit interns! Oh my God! We can try out. If we get accepted, we'll be Iron Man's employees, and we'll join the Avengers!"
Ned was so immersed in his own beautiful fantasy that he did not notice anything strange about the friend beside him.
Peter looked at the poster on the wall in surprise. It was clearly Stark Industries' recruitment notice.
"Tony... Stark... Avengers..."
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