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Moreover, Izumi Masamune was right; after her body was enhanced and modified, Black Widow Vermouth's strength was naturally beyond question.
"Have you practiced this before?"
[Tsukasa Shishio looked at Vermouth, who was disguised as Mami Koyama, and said...]
"Yes, I've practiced a little bit of self-defense techniques for women."
Vermouth lied, saying that she couldn't very well just tell the truth directly.
"Slap, slap."
"You said your name is Koyama Mami, right?"
[Zhuge Cong clapped his hands, gesturing for Vermouth to look at him, and then spoke.]
【“Yes.”】
【"walk slowly."】
After receiving Vermouth's reply, Zhuge Cong slammed his hand on the device on the table beside him and, with Jarvis's help, began searching for information about Mami Koyama.
"Mmm, that's amazing!"
"He knows so much, and he even has a doctoral degree."
[Zhuge Cong looked through the information he had found about Koyama Mami and said.]
[Vermouth also turned to look at Zhuge Cong, who was searching for her information. Fortunately, S.H.I.E.L.D. had already arranged everything properly regarding her identity and other details.]
Zhuge Cong also failed to detect anything unusual.
"S.H.I.E.L.D. is really impressive. But, which is more powerful, S.H.I.E.L.D. or Hydra?"
"I feel that S.H.I.E.L.D. is probably more powerful. After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. is officially recognized and is building its own superhero team, the Avengers."
Natsuki Subaru thought of Hydra, an organization that appeared in the same way as S.H.I.E.L.D.
"No, I remember seeing Asagiri Kaname in Deadpool constantly transporting modified mutants to Hydra."
"And even though Asagiri is about to get his head blown off by Sato Kazuma, he still has his substitute Orochimaru."
"Although the quality is not high, the quantity is large. Many ants can kill an elephant."
"So it seems like Hydra is more powerful?"
"Hmm... I'm too lazy to think about it. I'll just keep watching and find out."
After a period of brainstorming, Natsuki Subaru also let his CPU rest.
After all, if you think too much about it, the light screen will show it on its own later.
There are quite a few people who, like Subaru Natsuki, compare Hydra to S.H.I.E.L.D.
Some people support S.H.I.E.L.D. as powerful, while others support Hydra as powerful.
But none of that is correct. The real powerhouse is S.H.I.E.L.D. (laughs).
[Tsukasa Shishio, seeing Vermouth looking back at him just like Zhuge Cong, immediately attacked him.]
Unlike the light tap he gave Zhuge Cong, Tsukasa Shishio used 50% of his strength when he fought Vermouth.
[If I used only 50% of my strength, my opponent would be too weak to react to my attack, even if they only had a little bit of self-defense training. I could then stop in time.]
[Tsukasa Shishio did this because he saw the information Zhuge Cong had on the woman in front of him. Although he hadn't accompanied Zhuge Cong to the arms purchase location, he was still Zhuge Cong's bodyguard.]
However, Zhuge Cong felt guilty about being captured by terrorists and took some of the blame upon himself.
Therefore, Tsukasa Shishio was also cautiously testing the waters.
Vermouth also noticed the attack coming from behind her. She initially thought of retaliating instinctively, but she suppressed it.
As expected, Tsukasa Shishio's fist stopped just before it was about to strike the back of Vermouth's head, the powerful punch sending Vermouth's hair flying.
"Never take your eyes off your enemy."
[Tsukasa Shishio looked at Vermouth meaningfully, implying that he would be watching her.]
"I need Mr. Zhuge Cong's signature."
After leaving the boxing ring, Vermouth continued doing what she was supposed to do in her new role, picking up a document and speaking to Zhuge Cong.
[Zhuge Cong also took off his boxing gloves, picked up a pen, and signed the document, formally handing over the right and responsibility for managing the company's signatures to Shiho Miyano.]
"Very good, that's all done. From now on, you're the new boss of the Zhuge Group."
[Zhuge Cong looked at the signed document and said.]
"No, I'm nothing special. I'm just a temporary employee who temporarily took over your management duties before you came back."
[Shiho Miyano said that Zhuge Cong's words sounded like he was making his final arrangements, even though Zhuge Cong was already seriously ill and there seemed to be no cure.]
"Is there anything else, Mr. Zhuge Cong?"
Vermouth closed the file, indicating that she could leave now. After all, getting close to Zhuge Cong was a gradual process; trying to do it all at once wouldn't be easy.
[Before, it was easier to get close to him, but ever since Zhuge Cong was kidnapped and became Iron Man, it's not so simple to get close to him anymore.]
[Because of Zhuge Stan's previous betrayal of Zhuge Cong, Zhuge Cong became much more vigilant and sensitive.]
Another reason is that Zhuge Cong's deep affection for his loved ones and those around him before his death prevented him from engaging in any more indiscretions.
[As for having Vermouth as an assistant, it was simply because she was pleasing to the eye, but unfortunately, Shiho Miyano rejected it.]
"It's a pity. If it were the playful and lecherous Zhuge Cong of the past, it might have been much easier to get close to him."
"But that Zhuge Cong was just a wealthy man, not the Iron Man Zhuge Cong we know today, so naturally he wouldn't be approached by people sent by S.H.I.E.L.D."
Doma Taihei, Doma's older brother, looked at Zhuge Cong on the light screen and said.
"Yes, there's no need to get close to Zhuge Cong, who is easy to approach the wealthy, while Zhuge Cong, who is difficult to approach Iron Man, is precisely the kind of person you need to get close to."
"This is what Takeshi Honba, a colleague of Daihei Doma, said with a sigh."
"That's all, Miss Koyama, you can go home now."
[Zhuge Cong looked at Vermouth and said.]
"Then I'll be going now. Goodbye, Mr. Zhuge Cong, and Ms. Shiho Miyano."
Vermouth wisely left without offering any further excuses to stay.
I'm not the one who can save you.
[Monaco Concert.]
Zhuge Cong arrived at the entrance of the Monaco concert in his luxury car, where the area was already packed with fans who had just finished watching the band.
"We never imagined that we would have so many fans after we ended the band."
"Looking at the fans outside the concert through the light screen, Ichiji Nijika said with some excitement and emotion."
Keep in mind that their band probably doesn't even have more than ten fans right now.
"I suppose it's because I've been worshipping the god of entertainment day and night, and he was moved by my sincerity."
Although Yamada Ryo still spoke in a somewhat irreverent manner, he was actually quite happy inside.
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"Ah! Ah? Ah... Ah!"
Goto Ichiri looked at the sea of people and felt both excited and scared.
They were excited because they never expected to have so many supporters after the band ended.
She was afraid that if she performed in front of so many people, she would turn into a lump of mud and die on the floor, flowing into the ground through the cracks and staying with the insects.
Wow! What a grand scene!
Kita Ikuyo felt a little timid looking at the huge crowd, but she was mostly excited.
After all, how could anyone not be happy to be on such a grand stage and have so many fans and supporters?
[Then the other four members of the band emerged one after another from the luxury cars behind them, all of which were arranged by Zhuge Cong.]
"Long time no see, everyone."
[Backstage at the concert, Zhuge Cong took off his sunglasses and spoke to the four members of the band as they finished.]
"Do you mean 'long time no see' when we met just three days ago?"
[Yamada Ryo wiped his bass guitar as he spoke.]
"A day apart feels like three autumns, and it's been nine autumns, which is equivalent to nine years. How could I not miss you all?"
"Lately, I haven't seen you wearing your Iron Man suit around as often. Is something wrong?"
[After seeing Zhuge Cong arrive, Ichiji Nijika asked him about it. After all, Zhuge Cong used to fly every day, but now he might only fly once a week, and very quickly, unlike before.]
"It's just a small personal matter. By the way, I hope you haven't forgotten the pieces we're playing this time."
"You haven't forgotten 'LOSER,' 'Winter Flower,' and 'If I Could Shine,' right? I even secretly practiced them a few more times."
Some musicians' eyes have already lit up, after all, if they could "borrow" from these three works, they might be able to increase their fame a lot, or even become a superstar overnight.
However, only a few people with questionable judgment think this way.
After all, the audience will immediately know that you're plagiarizing, and besides, you're probably afraid that Iron Man won't come after you, right?