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"That guy was going to come looking for me first."
[Zhuge Cong looked at Hikigaya Hachiman and said.]
"How long has it been since you had a good night's sleep?"
[Hachiman Hikigaya listened to Zhuge Cong's words, looked at Zhuge Cong's face, and spoke while looking into Zhuge Cong's eyes.]
"Einstein only slept for 3 hours a year; look what he got up to."
"People are very worried about you, Cong."
"I'm worried about you too."
[Hachiman Hikigaya, with a peace sign in his hand, rested his chin on his hand and spoke.]
"So, all you're doing is expressing your concerns?"
"No, I am..."
"Could you sign your name on this painting for me?"
Just as Zhuge Cong and Hachiman Hikigaya were talking, a little girl came up with a drawing and asked for an autograph. Hachiman Hikigaya immediately shut up.
"As long as the penguin doesn't mind signing it."
"You don't mind if it's bigger than a penguin, right?"
[Zhuge Cong teased Hachiman Hikigaya as he spoke, taking the little girl's drawing and handing it to him.]
Hachiman Hikigaya, of course, wouldn't refuse.
【"May I have your name?"】
"My name is Jini Tai Mei."
【"And you?"】
After asking the little girl his question, Zhuge Cong looked at the little boy beside him and asked him the same question.
"My name is Shi Changliang Nianban."
Hachiman Hikigaya quickly signed his name, but his hand twitched slightly as he looked at the Iron Man drawing instead of his pen.
After Hikigaya Hachiman finished signing, he handed the document to Zhuge Cong, asking Zhuge Cong to sign it as well.
[Zhuge Cong and Hachiman Hikigaya continued their previous conversation. As for the child beside them, Hachiman Hikigaya and Zhuge Cong didn't think this child, who looked to be only in first grade, knew anything.]
"The government is now in a state of panic."
[Hachiman Hikigaya leaned close to Zhuge Cong and whispered.]
"After the last Chitauri invasion, they need to demonstrate their power."
"Stopping Lord Shadow is the top priority now."
"But that's not..."
"But that's not a superhero thing."
[Zhuge Cong continued, taking over from Hikigaya Hachiman.]
"I understand."
"That's definitely not the case."
"This is a global issue."
"I said I understand."
Suddenly, Zhuge Cong felt unwell and also reached out to cover his forehead.
"Are you okay?"
[Hachiman Hikigaya noticed that something was off about Zhuge Cong.]
"It seems that the Chitauri invasion has had quite serious aftereffects on Zhuge Cong."
"The appearance of Lord Shadow has once again touched a nerve with Zhuge Cong."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka thought as he looked at Zhuge Cong, whose physical condition had suddenly deteriorated, on the light screen.
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji felt that before Iron Man Zhuge Cong officially fought against Lord Shadow.
He might have to endure the mental attacks inflicted by Lord Shadow first.
"I broke my crayon."
[Zhuge Cong said in a deep, muffled voice.]
"Are you alright, Mr. Zhuge Cong?"
A nearby waiter, seeing Zhuge Cong, hurriedly approached and asked what would happen if the famous Iron Man, Zhuge Cong, encountered any problems in their restaurant.
[Then this store can be declared bankrupt.]
"Relax, Cong."
[Hachiman Hikigaya patted Zhuge Cong on the shoulder and said, unaware that Zhuge Cong was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.]
[Hachiman assumed that Zhuge Cong was displeased because of the earlier discussion about not allowing him to help.]
"How did you escape from the wormhole?"
[And just then, coincidentally, the little boy beside Zhuge Cong, with innocent curiosity, asked him a question.]
This question almost made Zhuge Cong choke on his breath.
"Could this little boy also be sent by Lord Shadow? He's probably going to say something that will hurt Zhuge Cong's feelings."
Yu Ishigami said, looking at the little boy who had delivered the perfect finishing blow.
"It's probably just children saying the darndest things."
Shirogane Miyuki spoke, but there was a clear lack of confidence in his tone.
Because maybe this little boy really is, as Ishigami Yu said, sent by Lord Shadow.
After all, it's unknown whether Lord Shadow's companions also possess the same transformation ability as Magneto's Mystique girlfriend, Rina.
Upon hearing the little boy's words, Zhuge Cong's pupils dilated instantly, and he suddenly pushed the table, leaping up from his chair.
The commotion Zhuge Cong made instantly drew everyone's attention in the shop, since he and Hachiman Hikigaya were already quite eye-catching.
Zhuge Cong also stumbled out of the shop, clutching his chest.
【"Feel sorry."】
"I need to...check...my battle suit."
"Make sure... okay."
Zhuge Cong was now speaking haltingly.
Meanwhile, the Iron Man armor outside the store had entered a standby state, awaiting login. Zhuge Cong then entered the armor directly from behind.
[Upon entering his armor, Zhuge Cong immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Exhausted, he knelt on one knee, surrounded by a crowd of astonished onlookers.]
"Check your heart, check that... is there something wrong with your brain?"
[After donning his armor, Zhuge Cong immediately spoke to Jarvis.]
"There are no abnormalities in the brain or heart, sir."
Jarvis quickly performed a heart and brain scan on Iron Man, Zhuge Cong, but found nothing wrong.
"Okay, so I was poisoned?"
[Iron Man Zhuge Cong continued.]
"Wait a minute, is Iron Man Zhuge Cong still unaware that he's suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder?"
Yuzaki Tsukasa looked at the Iron Man Zhuge Cong on the light screen, and said as Jarvis checked this and that.
"seems like it."
Yuzaki Hoshizora nodded and said.
"Sir, you show no signs of poisoning."
"Based on my diagnosis, sir, you have just experienced a severe panic attack."
Hearing Jarvis's words, Zhuge Cong couldn't possibly be unaware of what he had just gained, but he still said in disbelief,
【"I?"】
[Iron Man Zhuge Cong is like someone who knows about cancer but never imagined they would one day get it themselves.]
"Clang, clang, clang."
"Come on, buddy, this isn't very elegant. Open it."
[Hachiman Hikigaya tapped on Iron Man Zhuge Cong's helmet, squatted down, and said.]
"Sorry, I have to go now."
[After speaking, Iron Man Zhuge Cong stood up and soared into the sky.]
"Alright."