Silkaria, Pepper Industries, Castle Underground Laboratory.

"So you blew up my lab and told me a nightmare came true?!"

Tony covered his head with his hands. He felt a little dizzy, especially because the light on the top of the operating table dazzled him.

"Mr. Stark, your examination is not finished yet, please don't move around yet."

The voice is very calm. The blond female doctor next to the operating table has an ID tag hanging on her body that says minimally invasive medicine. She is also a doctor.

If it was before.

Tony Stark would be happy to ask the other person's name.

But now it was obvious that he was not in the mood.

"I know myself, I will check myself, let me get up."

Tony looked at Pepper.

Not only Pepper, but also some other people came after hearing the news.

"Sometimes I feel that life is pretty good. At least I still have so many friends."

"Pepper, Happy, Rhodes, and..."

Tony's eyes fell on Silver Sable, the woman who blew up his laboratory.

Wild warband.

To be honest, he has not had much contact with this war group since he came to Sirkaria for a while.

He focused more on this laboratory, and now the laboratory is gone.

What a... nightmare.

…

"It's great that you woke up. Pepper was worried about you."

Happy was at his own place since he and Tony left from New York.

It started in a sanatorium outside New York.

Later.

Chaos began in New York, Tony stopped playing with the military, and Stark Industries withdrew completely.

certainly.

Now New York and even the entire state are gone, but that's not the point.

Since moving to Sirkaria, Happy has his own villa.

There is also a swimming pool, good wine, and the girls of Silkaria.

Because of Tony's identity, because of Iron Man and the Steel Factory, everything about Stark is welcome here.

Naturally, Happy is also included.

"Dude."

"It's time for you to lose weight. I feel like you've gained a lot of weight. How long has it been since we last met?!"

Tony said casually and glanced at the wine bottles piled up in the corner.

And behind the laboratory, the entire area was violently demolished.

Why!

It seems like he can no longer live in this place.

"Actually, it didn't take long. It's just that you've been keeping yourself in the laboratory lately."

"I mean, well... you almost killed yourself!"

Happy recalled it.

The last time Tony was so impulsive, he took him to challenge the Black Hand organization.

As a result... all disasters occurred.

It's even scarier now.

Tony Stark uploaded his brain to see the Ultimate Iron Man on the big screen.

Look again at the blue data brain graphic in the lab.

asphyxia.

The steel factory in Sirkaria really makes Happy feel suffocated.

Not just him, but also Rhodes.

"Didn't you arrange it for me?!"

"After New York disappeared, General Ross also disappeared. I came to Silkaria for emergency refuge, that's what I said."

"I can't go back anyway."

Rhodes' face was still dark. Pepper had contacted him before and wanted him to talk to Tony in the laboratory.

It was obvious that the conversation was not understood clearly.

And now Tony, who is trapped in a strange thinking circle, is trying to change something on his own.

It's still obvious.

A more terrifying war weapon than the Jericho missile invented in the past was born.

Iron Man Armor.

And the ultimate Iron Man who rules over all Iron Man armors, the crazy steel monster who wants to send all humans around the world into a world of 0 and 1!

…

"I seem to have done something wrong again."

It's hard to imagine that Tony Stark would say that.

but……

Feeling the hole that I made on the back of my head, that feeling of coldness, numbness and pain.

Maybe……

It was really impulsive to perform a craniotomy on my genius brain.

"Very lucky."

"Stark's genius technology allows us to celebrate Mr. Stark's survival."

The doctor made a summary, then packed up and prepared to leave.

It's obvious.

Tony didn't want to cooperate with the in-depth inspection, and the things here were not something she could participate in.

"Praise for your good fortune, Mr. Stark."

These were the last words she left.

Lucky.

Yes, what a good word.

Tony lay on his back, looking at his friends, and then focused on Pepper.

"Tony, why are you so rash?"

This was the first complete sentence Pepper said after Tony woke up.

"I'm sorry."

"No, you don't need to apologize to me, or in other words, you have already told me before."

"I just want to tell you that there are more people out there who need you."

Pepper pointed at the door of the laboratory, although it was dark there and there was nothing except stones disintegrated by explosives.

But Tony knew what she was going to say.

"Silkaria is experiencing a disaster."

"Ultimate Iron Man used all resources to create an Iron Man Legion to promote global war!"

"Now... the Iron Man has flown away, and everything in this country is gone."

Pepper stood up, turned and walked outside.

"We're in a lot of trouble."

"Little pepper..."

With Happy's help, Tony got off the operating table. He subconsciously wanted to save Pepper.
To be continued...