Days as a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics Chapter 6077 - 5092: Fighter’s Fate (38)

Iron Man clearly noticed it too. But Peter looked at Eddie after Natasha left and said, "That’s not the liquid from the Sentinel Robots’ jar, right?"

Eddie nodded, showing no guilt for distorting the truth. He said, "The Rebirth Alliance just needs a reasonable cause for the accident. So I give them a reason, which is good for everyone."

Peter actually didn’t agree with his approach. But he also knew that if he didn’t say that, Iron Man might be unjustly accused. But this doesn’t mean the issue ends here. First, get Iron Man off the hook, then investigate further.

Iron Man was a bit puzzled. He understood the implication in Peter’s words. Eddie lied, forcibly associating this matter with the Court of Owls and then blaming them. But he didn’t understand why Eddie did this.

"Why are you helping me?" Iron Man asked.

Eddie hadn’t said anything, and Peter sighed deeply, "Do me a favor, open your eyes and look at the situation. Don’t you feel something is targeting you?"

"Of course, someone is targeting me," Iron Man said, "Among those visitors from other universes, there must be someone who dislikes me. Since they arrived, everything’s been going wrong for me, nothing good comes to fruition, and all bad things are blamed on me..."

Peter was really at his wit’s end. This Iron Man seems to completely dislike engaging in deep philosophical thinking. Maybe some Gotham Water could help clear his mind.

Thinking of this, a flashlight of inspiration struck Peter, and he said, "Didn’t you say you were a mental patient? Have you seen a psychiatrist?"

"Why would I see a psychiatrist? I..."

Before Iron Man could finish his sentence, Peter grabbed him and walked him out the door, "Come on, let’s go see a psychiatrist."

Iron Man certainly wouldn’t willingly follow him, but Peter is a Magician. He took a step forward, directly crossing the Teleportation Portal, and before Iron Man could react, they were already in the hotel.

"What the hell are you doing?" Iron Man didn’t dare break free forcibly, afraid Peter would hit him. Besides, he knew this is a hotel for foreign guests, and he’s caused enough trouble lately. Creating more noise here, no one could save him.

Reluctantly, Iron Man followed Peter upstairs. Peter knocked on the door, and upon seeing Shiller, Iron Man immediately wanted to run. But unfortunately, Peter didn’t let him get away, dragging him forcefully into Shiller’s room.

"I think it’s necessary to evaluate his mental state." Peter began frantically signaling Shiller, "Possibly due to recent overwhelming stress, his logical thinking isn’t as precise, missing many crucial clues, and unable to view himself more comprehensively..."

Peter actually wanted Shiller to talk to Iron Man about fate, but he was very cautious, feeling he couldn’t directly say something to someone who couldn’t see it himself. He wanted to subtly remind him but wasn’t sure if he could balance it well, so he handed it over to the professional. Peter was certain Shiller should be able to enlighten him clearly.

Iron Man was utterly baffled, not knowing what riddles the two were playing. He was eager to go research the gaseous formula of the Extremis Virus and wanted to leave once he freed himself from Peter.

But suddenly, the words that Nick had said to him resurfaced in his mind. Iron Man wasn’t particularly intimidated by Shiller and Peter. Shiller, being an outsider, had no reason to help or harm him, and Peter, being a pure good person, posed no threat to him.

However, Nick was different. This head agent nearly controls the Rebirth Alliance, his methods are subtle, making one hard to decipher his purposes. Iron Man had pondered for several nights without understanding the specific meaning of his words, but recalling them now felt like some intuition. He decided to trust this intuition.

He removed his Mecha, his gaze sweeping over Shiller and Peter, then said, "What exactly are you talking about? Why is everything so mysterious with you, can’t you speak directly?"

"I thought scientists preferred conducting meticulous observation and research before determining the rules of how the world operates, rather than fabricating rules through their own imaginings, then swaggering around behaving according to these self-imposed rules," Shiller said.

Peter almost wanted to applaud him. Shiller’s words perfectly captured this Iron Man’s behavior style. This Iron Man has a unique logic about world perception, only acting according to this specific logic. He may have noticed something off but refuses to change, continuously looping the actions like a stuck program.

Also, these words precisely hit Iron Man’s nerve. Every Iron Man prides himself on his scientific research ability. You can call him evil, and he’d accept it, but to call him unrigorous would surely provoke a serious dispute.

Once more, Peter marveled at Shiller’s level of Psychology. Originally, Iron Man might have stayed reluctantly, but now he’s gearing up ready to debate.

At the same time, this subtly suggested to Iron Man that the potential issue might be the world’s rules. But Iron Man only noticed the surface meaning, not yet facing any enlightenment risks.

"How’s Ms. Pepper?" Just as Iron Man was about to speak, Shiller suddenly asked, switching the topic so abruptly that Iron Man paused.

"She’s gone to take care of her ex-husband." Iron Man replied rather irritably, "After that guy was saved, he immediately came to mess up my scene, and she even went to care for him..."

"I must remind you of one thing." Shiller seemed to be rambling, "Pamela Isley, who is currently conducting experiments in your chemistry lab, has quite an interest in mature, beautiful, and decisive older women."

Iron Man was stunned again. At first, he didn’t realize it, but soon he opened his eyes wide and said, "She is... she..."

"I believe that after seeing Ms. Bozi, Lady Aisley will be sincerely grateful to you for ruining her wedding."

Iron Man couldn’t sit still any longer, even more so than usual. Pepper marrying Happy might have had some emotional factors involved, as they were, after all, longtime friends, but ultimately, it was more about utility than affection.

Besides, compared to Tony Stark, Happy Hogan had no competitiveness, especially in terms of relationships. The Iron Man of the Prime Universe is tall and handsome, with the kind of looks that Americans love in their playboys, including a pair of beautiful blue eyes.

He himself is also highly capable, a highly praised scientist, with the powerful Stark Group, a good reputation, and deeply bound interests with Pepper. So, Iron Man didn’t really think Pepper would truly leave him for Happy. He thought their marriage was just a temporary measure, and it was pretty much so.

But if the competitor was Pamela Isley, it would be a different matter. The opponent was also a beauty, with an appearance level not inferior to Tony Stark’s, and she was younger and more approachable.

Her scientific research wasn’t inferior to his, and her reputation was much better, especially in the superhero circle. When her agricultural technology was introduced, it would definitely become famous instantly and being more popular than Iron Man would not be a difficult feat.

And with such technology, establishing a company and becoming an industry giant is just a matter of time. It might not be as large as Stark Group, but such a start-up needs a good butler, and competent people would have a larger stage in such a company.

Even if she’s not from this universe, her original universe might be better and more peaceful than this one. If she abducts Pepper, he might never get her back in this lifetime.

Gender isn’t even the most important issue. For people like them, it doesn’t matter whether they’re male or female. Gender is like a heavily armed helicopter, as long as the rotors spin fast enough, they can love beautifully just the same.

Iron Man rushed out of the door without a moment’s delay; it was arguably the most urgent moment of his life.

Peter watched his retreating figure, a bit bewildered. He then turned back to Shiller, wondering, what’s going on? Why is it not verbal therapy this time?

Shiller sighed and said, "I know, you want him to think more about destiny, but being close to the subject makes it hard for clarity."

Peter paused his actions, looking at Shiller as if to confirm if Shiller meant what he thought. But upon thinking about it, he found it very likely.

This Peter Parker is, after all, the Amazing Spiderman of the Prime Universe. He has been through a lot, and after learning about matters related to destiny, he reconsidered many past events, savoring them anew and extracting many different details.

Some disasters happened very bizarrely, almost absurdly, with a key in all of it being that a key figure seemed to lose all reason, refusing to listen no matter how others persuaded him, just charging headlong into ruin.

You could say that these people aren’t smart, yet they manage to create amazing technology. You could say they lack emotional intelligence, yet they lead in the superhero community. And to say they’re not righteous or kind, there would be no reason for them to risk their lives in this line of unpaid superhero work. However, during critical moments, they make the worst choices, and others can’t persuade them, no matter how hard they try.

Sometimes, it’s even a group going wild, and to this day, Peter doesn’t understand what that Illuminati group was thinking when they voted to banish The Hulk. The Shard Ostracism needed votes from thousands, but a small group decided it with a show of hands, within this universe’s lifespan; no one could understand their thinking.

Shiller was likely hinting to him that those closely watched by destiny may not be able to regain clarity, and attempting to remind them not only might fail to help them realize the issue but even drag oneself down.

From previous major events, it was apparent that once you have any connection with the event’s key figures, either you’ll become their opponent in future events, battling fiercely with respective followers, or you become a comrade-in-arms to them when they’re at war with someone else, but neither path has a favorable outcome.

During the Civil War, Spider Man’s true identity was the first to be exposed, and Peter suffered greatly in that regard, there’s no forgetting that lesson.

Peter additionally realized that Shiller previously told him about Iron Man’s situation, actually guiding him to rescue Iron Man. If he hadn’t gone to Eddie for investigation, Iron Man might have been found guilty by the Rebirth Alliance in court. Shiller didn’t seem to want that to happen.

At this time, he used Pamela to provoke Iron Man, likely hoping Iron Man could exercise his subjective initiative to reverse destiny himself.

"The Rebirth Alliance might have a plan," Shiller proactively said, "I can roughly imagine what they want to do, but I don’t think it’s effective; it’s treating the symptoms rather than the cause."

Peter looked at him, and Shiller said, "If I’m not wrong, Nick wants Iron Man to fake his death."