Marvel: You Call This A Sorcerer?

A superhero, huh.

Thinking of this word, and then looking at Peter Parker's somewhat longing gaze at this moment, Ronan couldn't help but sigh.

In this universe, the Spider-Man Peter Parker is considered by many to be the most immature and the one who causes the most worry.

Ever since he gained his abilities, his life path has always been smooth.

Of course, by "smooth" it means there's always a "Tony Stark" acting like a godfather to help clean up his messes.

Precisely because of this, people do not see any sign of growth in him.

To the extent that even Strange places most of the blame for the spell's failure on him.

But to be fair, as a sorcerer of Kamar-Taj, Ronan feels that the problem still lies with Strange.

You, as a sorcerer, and once even the Sorcerer Supreme, don't you ever consider unforeseen circumstances?

Making the entire Earth's population forget that Peter Parker is Spider-Man—this matter is not something a simple memory-erasing spell could handle.

Yet, before casting the spell, didn't you consider what would happen if the spell failed?

But Strange did not do so.

He just agreed to Peter Parker's request, and the most outrageous point is that when he cast the spell, he even let Peter Parker, an outsider, "watch."

Yes, this is not allowed in Kamar-Taj.

Even though in this universe, sorcerers are already semi-public figures.

Even Strange himself has become a very famous superhero on Earth.

But rules are rules.

When a sorcerer casts a large-scale spell, they should enter a secret chamber, wholeheartedly dedicating themselves to the spell.

Instead, he let an outsider watch at his side.

For a sorcerer, this is extremely unprofessional.

From the beginning until now, whenever Ronan deals with something critical, he almost always goes to a secret chamber.

Even when developing the powers of the Space Stone, he only tried it when the Ancient One was by his side.

No choice, he's afraid of dying.

Strange, on the other hand, doesn't seem to fear death at all.

So, in Ronan's view, just looking at today's incident alone, the two share equal responsibility at least fifty-fifty.

Perhaps Strange's responsibility is even greater.

Of course, maybe Strange has some difficulties he can't talk about, who knows.

After all, if he hadn't done so, maybe the subsequent multiverse might not have appeared?

Should we say it's the universe's will?

"Peter, actually there's a saying from the East that I think I can share with you."

"In one's life, do not be burdened by a hollow reputation."

"This title of 'superhero' is ultimately just a hollow name in your life."

"Maybe you see it as something glorious, but in my view, it's an invisible shackle you put on yourself."

"Once this shackle is on, you will forever live under the 'framework' that people have for superheroes."

"You may never truly live as yourself."

Ronan looked at the Peter Parker before him and said this from the heart.

Even those as strong as Tony Stark and Steve Rogers—

The former is a billionaire, born with the spotlight on him.

The latter, from the previous era to now, has always been touted as a hero by the United States.

Have they never been burdened by the title of "superhero"?

They have, and it's right before our eyes.

Tony Stark once suffered severe anxiety and worried that he couldn't protect his family, locking himself in his lab.

Eventually, he overcame his inner demons and no longer was weighed down by this empty title.

Steve Rogers was the same.

He spent a whole lifetime—actually two lifetimes—as a superhero, but in the end, he took Tony Stark's suggestion and tried ordinary life.

Finally, he also put down his shield and became a husband.

Even with their breadth of experience and vision, they were still confused by the title "superhero."

How much more so for this newly adult Peter Parker before him?

"I know what you're saying, but…"

"But I don't know…"

Peter Parker hesitated several times, unable to speak fully.

Ever since Tony Stark retired, he himself has been lost.

Tony Stark passed all his teachings on to him, but things have not gone smoothly.

Because of one wrong thought, he spared Mysterio.

The barely alive Mysterio finally exposed his identity, even framing Peter Parker as a criminal.

From then on, Spider-Man was no longer the superhero in people's hearts.

He became an executioner who killed a hero.

It seemed as if overnight, the whole world changed.

He went from being cheered by everyone to a street rat that everyone wants to beat.

From that moment on, Peter Parker completely panicked.

"For your own path, only you know how to walk it."

"No matter how many suggestions, it still depends on you."

"I can't help you, sorry."

Ronan patted Peter Parker's shoulder. He's not interested in being someone's psychological counselor.

If we look at actual age, Ronan might even be younger than this Peter Parker.

He hasn't even figured out his own life yet, so why be someone else's life mentor.

Let Peter Parker experience it for himself.

"I understand."

"Thank you."

Peter Parker pursed his lips and nodded to Ronan.

At this moment, Ronan's phone emitted a beep.

It was a text message.

The content was simple: just an address, a picture, plus a person's name as a suffix.

Seeing that name, Ronan couldn't help but smile.

"Sorry, I have something to handle."

"If anything comes up, contact me anytime."

Ronan took out his phone and waved it at the group. A mystic portal appeared before him.

"How do we…"

Before Ned could finish speaking, Ronan had already stepped through the portal, disappearing from the basement.

The few people looked at each other.

"So convenient an ability…"

South America, on an unknown small island.

A portal shimmering with golden light quietly appeared in front of a house.

Ronan stepped out from the portal, faintly hearing Ned's envious voice.

As the portal closed, Ronan raised his head and looked at this villa built by the seaside.

Truly extravagant!

To build a house on a cliff, he bought the entire cliff.

To build a villa by the sea, he bought the whole island.

This person is none other than Tony Stark, who sent Ronan the text message.

A tycoon who can do whatever he wants.

Nearby, a little girl in a white dress was playing with sand. When she saw Ronan, the toy in her hand seemed to lose its appeal.

Her pair of curious big eyes seemed to say:

"Where did this big brother come from?"

"Hey, Morgan."

Ronan recognized at a glance the little girl before him: Morgan Stark.

Compared to the last time he left, Morgan Stark hasn't changed much, just grown a little taller, but still that same look.

"Uncle Ronan!"

When Morgan Stark's eyes regained their liveliness, she rushed toward Ronan.

As she dashed over, she tripped on her own feet, almost faceplanting.

Ronan made a quick step forward and caught her in his arms.

"Morgan, be careful."

Luckily Ronan was fast enough; otherwise, Morgan Stark would have had an intimate encounter with the sand today.

Morgan Stark, on the other hand, opened her mouth and laughed heartily, as if not feeling any danger.

Instead, it seemed very amusing to her.

Smooch.

Morgan Stark hugged Ronan's neck and kissed him on the cheek.

Then she laughed out loud again.

During that period of time at the enormous Avengers compound, the only one who could accompany her was this uncle right here.

Back then she called him "big brother," but Ronan stopped her.

For no other reason than he cannot be a generation younger than Tony Stark for no reason.

"Oh~"

"Someone's precious daughter is about to be stolen away by someone else."

At this moment, another familiar female voice came from beside the villa.

Following the voice, Ronan saw Pepper Potts and Tony Stark standing at the door. They happened to witness that scene just now.

But their expressions were completely different.

The former wore a smile, as if she had discovered something very interesting.

The latter was full of resentment, wishing he could devour Ronan in one bite.

If his gaze could turn into knives, Ronan would already be a hedgehog.

"Long time no see."

"Looks like you are about to welcome a brand new family member again."

"Congratulations."

Ronan glanced at Pepper Potts's slightly bulging belly and roughly understood the situation.

It seems that during their retirement period, Tony Stark hasn't forgotten to work hard.

"No need for congratulations. Why are you here?"

Tony Stark rolled his eyes, as if forgetting that he was the one who sent the text message.

Ronan, still holding Morgan Stark, walked to the door and curled his lip at Tony Stark.

"I'm here, of course, to see Morgan."

"No one thinks his face is so great that I have to pay him a special visit, right?"

Ronan said with a smile.

Kao!

Classic sarcastic tone!

Tony Stark's chest tightened, almost failing to take a breath.

Why is it that every time he meets Ronan, he is verbally beaten black and blue?

He can't figure it out.

"Morgan, come to Dad."

"Don't trouble your Uncle Ronan."

Tony Stark decided that if he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it. First, he should get his precious daughter back.

Otherwise, she'd be stolen by this "human trafficker" who looks decent on the outside!

However, something Tony Stark never expected happened.

Morgan Stark, in Ronan's arms, hesitated for a moment and ultimately did not throw herself into her father's arms. Instead, she hugged Ronan's neck and pressed her cheek against Ronan's left cheek.

Hiss.

This scene made Tony Stark's mentality explode!

His precious daughter is actually getting cuddly with another man?

She even refused him, her own father!

No!!!

This can't be!!!

Tony Stark only felt his heart turn ice-cold.

His precious daughter, whom he raised for so many years, was stolen away by a man she'd only met a few times.

Fu*k!

Sure enough, handsome men are all bad news!

"Hahaha, looks like the heart of a certain daughter-doting father is about to break."

Ronan winked at Pepper Potts, who also burst into laughter.

Even Pepper Potts herself never expected that Tony Stark, once a world-famous playboy before marriage, would one day become a doting father.

Sometimes at home, Tony Stark would even show off:

"She said she loves me three thousand times, oh, she didn't say that to you."

Recalling his childish behavior, Pepper Potts would always feel puzzled.

Until today, Ronan came along.

"My greatest regret today is that I sent you that invitation."

"You this…"

Tony Stark was so angry that for a moment he couldn't find the right words.

"I crossed a parallel universe just to see Morgan, not something some people can compare to."

"You say, compared to Morgan."

Ronan shook Morgan Stark in his arms.

Morgan Stark also cooperated by nodding, even revealing a bright smile.

As a child, she doesn't understand parallel universes, just that she's very happy to see a familiar face.

"Alright, stop provoking him."

"If this continues, he might not be able to sleep tonight."

Pepper Potts stepped forward at the right time, reaching out to take Morgan Stark from Ronan's arms, giving Tony Stark some face.

"I'll go prepare dinner, you two go ahead and talk."

With that, Pepper Potts nodded to the two men and carried Morgan Stark into the house.

Leaving these two men staring at each other.

Of course, Ronan was all smiles, while Tony Stark's eyes were as wide as a cow's.

As if in the next second, he'd turn into Iron Man and "send" Ronan away.

After a few seconds, Tony Stark's expression relaxed, and he couldn't help but sigh.

He seemed reluctant as he stepped forward, opened his arms, and hugged Ronan.

Then the two laughed out loud together.

In a certain sense, Ronan really is Tony Stark's lifesaver—no exaggeration.

This was made clear before they parted last time.

At that time, Tony Stark thought he'd never see Ronan again in this lifetime.

So, he said those grateful words with some emotion.

He never expected that today they would meet again.

"If I had known Morgan would be like this when she sees you, I wouldn't have sent you the address."

After the hug, Tony Stark still couldn't forget what happened just now.

That's his precious daughter!

How could she be so easily enticed by someone!

This old father's heart can't accept it.

Ronan rolled his eyes and sat down on the chair beside him.

"I haven't scolded you yet—both you and Bruce are bad."

"When Bruce came to invite me, he promised to help me finish my weekend homework, but he did nothing."

"And you, you even adjusted my time forward by two days."

"I had to rush to finish my homework for an entire night."

"An entire night, do you understand!!!"

When speaking of this, Ronan gnashed his teeth in hatred.

He clearly had two days of vacation left after returning, but his vacation balance was directly emptied.

So hateful!

"Isn't it normal for a high school student to participate in a summer camp on weekends?"

"I just turned you back into that ordinary high school student, although a bit earlier."

Tony Stark averted his eyes with a guilty conscience.

His original intention was to make Ronan lose his vacation!

As for the reason—

Blame Ronan's sharp tongue!

"Heh, you're so stubborn, Tony."

"I truly hope Morgan doesn't inherit your stubbornness."

Ronan curled his lip. If he had known, he would've brought a big gift for Tony Stark—let him experience unlimited falling once again!

"Let's talk business."

"Why are you here again?"

Tony Stark switched his expression to seriousness in a second.

Although he is retired, he was once the famous Iron Man.

After the lesson of Thanos traveling through time, he designed an early warning system.

As soon as the gamma value reached a certain threshold, it meant someone had traveled through time or across a parallel universe.

So, he knew at the first moment that people from another universe had come.

Of course, he also roughly knew about other visitors.

When he contacted Strange, he learned that the visitor was Ronan.

"You think I wanted to come?"

"On my side, I was chatting with you—oh, the you from my world—"

"Who would have thought Strange would summon me over."

"I just wanted to continue being a salary thief."

Ronan pouted unhappily. This was all Strange's doing.

Originally, Ronan was happily lazing around at his job, and they dragged him into this mess.

What is this!

"So this is all a wonderful mistake?"

Tony Stark also looked strange.

"Yes, all for the nephew of your old lover."

Ronan nodded.

"Old…"

Tony Stark first looked back at the house, seeing that Pepper Potts hadn't heard anything, and then glared at Ronan.

"I have nothing to do with… May."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Speaking of May Parker's name, Tony Stark lowered his voice.

"I never said Peter Parker. Why did you admit it yourself?"

Ronan widened his eyes as if he had discovered something monumental.

Tony Stark quickly covered Ronan's mouth, once again cautiously checking his surroundings before relaxing.

"Shut up!"

"Do you want to get me killed?"

After he finished, Ronan shook off his restraint.

Ptui ptui ptui.

Ronan spat a few times.

Did you wash your hands? Did you disinfect them before covering my mouth?

"Is it that everyone named Tony Stark likes to cover people's mouths?"

Ronan looked at Tony Stark with disgust, took a tissue from the table, and wiped his mouth.

During special times, don't touch others!

"What about Peter?"

"Did he cause trouble again?"

Tony Stark directly changed the topic.

He was afraid Ronan would say something shocking again.

"The word 'again' you used is very precise."

Ronan nodded, then repeated what happened with Peter Parker.

As he talked, Morgan Stark ran out of the house, dashing into Ronan's arms again.

Tony Stark's jealousy flared up again.

"That godson of yours really likes making big trouble."

"Of course, Strange is no saint either."

"The combination of these two troublemakers is simply perfect."

Ronan picked up Morgan Stark and gently tickled her nose.

This is a little spy, coming to overhear their conversation.

Surely Pepper Potts, after hearing words like "old lover," sent out her most capable, least suspicious little spy.

Don't ask how Ronan knows—because Ronan's clones set up around saw Pepper Potts sneaking peeks from afar.

"Forget it, I'm already retired anyway."

"These matters have nothing to do with me now."

Tony Stark thought for a while and finally said this.

Retired?

Hearing that word, Ronan couldn't help raising an eyebrow.

He shifted Morgan Stark, who was fiddling with his shirt buttons, to another position, then lightly tapped the air with his left hand.

The familiar Infinity Gauntlet appeared in his hand.

Seeing the infinitely familiar Infinity Gauntlet again, Tony Stark instantly straightened his back.

But what Ronan did next almost made him jump.

Because Ronan actually handed the Infinity Gauntlet to Morgan Stark.

"Morgan shouldn't know how to snap yet, right?"

Ronan raised his head and smiled at Tony Stark.

Tony Stark took a deep breath, just as he was about to say something, he saw Morgan Stark putting on the Gauntlet.

Seeing this, Tony Stark's heart almost jumped out of his chest.

Those things aren't toys!

"Relax, it's fine."

Ronan patted Morgan Stark's head, reassuring Tony Stark.

He has to coax the child and also the child's father. This is too tiring.

"That on it…"

Tony Stark noticed that it only had two Infinity Stones.

"Exactly, these are the Infinity Stones of our world, a small collectible of mine."

Ronan smiled and looked at Morgan Stark.

Morgan Stark was very interested in playing with her left hand, as if discovering a novel toy.

She mimicked her father's actions, raising her left hand and aiming at the nearby lawn.

This action frightened Tony Stark once again.

"Meow."

At that moment, the sound of a cat's meow came from the yard.

A kitten only a few months old actually appeared out of thin air in Morgan Stark's arms!

"A kitty!"

Morgan Stark cried out happily, carefully cradling the kitten in her arms.

When he saw the kitten, Tony Stark was stunned.

You have to know, they never kept a cat at home!

More importantly, the second before, there was no kitten in Morgan Stark's arms!

So, he immediately looked at Ronan.

Ronan, however, did not explain his doubts, just casually snapped his fingers, and the Infinity Gauntlet slipped from Morgan Stark's hand, returning to his own hand.

"Morgan, this is a gift from Uncle Ronan. Do you like it?"

Ronan asked with a smile.

"I like it!"

Morgan Stark carefully held the kitten, even rubbing her face against the kitten.

This newborn kitten seemed to feel Morgan Stark's affection and started meowing softly.

It's clear Morgan truly loves this kitten.

"Alright, then you must promise Uncle to take good care of her."

"Okay?"

Ronan continued smiling and asking.

Morgan Stark nodded repeatedly, her eyes shining.

Seeing her so adorable, Ronan couldn't help stroking her head.

"Go on, show it to your mommy."

"By the way, you can find something to feed her."

Ronan placed Morgan Stark back on the ground. Before he finished speaking, Morgan Stark already carried the kitten and, with her little legs, pitter-pattered back into the house.

The speed showed how eager she was to share her new partner with Pepper Potts.

Ronan smiled and put the Infinity Gauntlet back into his storage.

"What the hell was that?"

"That cat…"

Tony Stark's face was extremely serious.

He worried the cat might bring some harm to Morgan Stark.

Ronan shook his head, signaling him to relax.

"Relax, that's just a kitten manifested by the Reality Stone."

"If you raise it well, maybe she'll send you off."

Ronan said with a smile.

"Reality Stone?"

"She?"

Tony Stark asked two questions in a row.

At this moment, Ronan gradually put away his smile and looked seriously at Tony Stark.

"Tony, whether you believe it or not, Morgan possesses even more extraordinary abilities than you."

"At least in some ways, she's even stronger than any superhero you know."

"And that kitten was actually manifested by Morgan herself."

Manifested by Morgan herself?

Hearing this answer, Tony Stark was stunned.

He certainly had heard of what the Reality Stone could do.

Although he never personally tried it, he knew the greater the power of the Stone, the greater the price to be paid.

And in Morgan Stark's small body, there is actually extraordinary power?

Why, as a father, did he never discover it?

"For this kind of ability, you need not worry."

"It's something she's born with, and that kitten might become her best partner in the future."

"And you, this old Iron Man who retired for many years, will eventually be replaced one day."

"The one who replaces you might be Morgan, who knows."

Ronan winked at Tony Stark, then his attention was drawn by the excited cheers coming from inside the house.

Apparently, Morgan Stark got a "yes" from Pepper Potts.

This kitten would settle in their home.

For Morgan Stark, that's the second-best news of the day.

The best news, of course, is that Ronan came to see her.

So today is a very happy day for Morgan Stark!

"A daughter succeeding her father…"

"That's a beautiful fairy tale beginning."