American comics: Starting as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast

Chapter 116 An Extra Little Episode

After Killian died at Roy's hands, the fate of the other Extremis soldiers and terrorists was sealed.

Killian was not only their leader, but also their strongest.

Their strongest fighters have been eliminated; they have no hope of turning the tide.

After killing Killian, Roy did not continue the fight.

The remaining Extremis soldiers and terrorists are not worth his personal attention.

In just a few minutes, the bustling port returned to its previous tranquility.

Just as Roy had guessed, Tony and Rogers easily dealt with the remaining Extremis soldiers and terrorists.

However, an unexpected little incident occurred after the battle.

Natasha called Nick Fury and gave him a brief report on the situation.

Then, Nick Fury gave Natasha and the other two a new order.

Kill all the prisoners!

Although Nick Fury didn't say it, Roy and the others could guess why he would give such an order.

Preserve the president's reputation!

If the public knew that the president had been kidnapped, his approval rating would drop significantly.

To put it bluntly, once the truth gets out, President Ellis will only face one outcome: resigning before the end of his term.

Americans will never accept a president who was once kidnapped by terrorists!

Whether the president returned to the White House unharmed or not.

Natasha and Hawkeye could completely understand Nick Fury's order to kill prisoners.

But Rogers found it hard to accept.

He knew that the surrendered Desperate soldiers and terrorists were not good people.

But he could not accept killing surrendered prisoners.

Even during World War II, he never killed prisoners of war, let alone now.

Rogers would object, as Natasha and Hawkeye had already guessed.

Or rather, they would be surprised if Rogers carried out the order to kill the prisoners without saying a word.

Instead of trying to persuade Rogers, they prepared to have the two of them carry out the orders.

But they underestimated Rogers' determination.

Rogers intervened to stop them from killing the prisoners.

Then, Rogers was knocked down.

It wasn't Natasha or Hawkeye who knocked him down, but Roy.

As for why Roy did this, the reason is quite simple.

Because he felt Rogers was being too soft-hearted.

To put it nicely, Rogers has a righteous heart.

To put it bluntly, Rogers is a bit too much of a saint.

Roy didn't believe that putting surrendered Extremis soldiers and terrorists in prison would reform them.

Even if they were brought to court, given the nature of American courts, they would most likely only be sentenced to a term of several decades or even a hundred years.

Rather than letting them spend the rest of their lives in prison, it's better to kill them now.

Rogers, of course, would not agree with Roy's opinion.

However, Roy doesn't need his approval.

The rest is quite simple.

Rogers, bound by the Golden Binding Technique, could only watch helplessly as Natasha and Hawkeye killed the prisoners.

Avengers Building.

The living room on the top floor.

After the portal was formed, Rogers was the first to step out and walked silently toward his room.

From the moment he was frozen in place, he never uttered another word.

Anyone with eyes can see that he's very unhappy right now.

However, none of the four, including Roy, intended to comfort him.

We're all adults here, there's nothing to comfort us about.

Moreover, in terms of birth age, Rogers is older than any of them.

After everyone returned to the living room, Roy closed the portal and said to Tony, "It's still early. How about you pay me and treat me to dinner?"

"What do you want to eat?" Tony asked.

"I'm fine with anything, as long as it's not a candlelight dinner with you," Roy said with a smile.

He doesn't care what he eats.

Even if Tony treats him to McDonald's or McDonald's, he won't mind.

He cared more about the system's rewards than dinner.

"You guys come too," Tony said, turning to Natasha and Hawkeye.

"I don't need to. I still need to submit a detailed action report," Natasha replied first.

"Me too," Hawkeye added.

Normally, Tony would feel a little resentful if Natasha and Hawkeye rejected him.

But now, he doesn't care at all.

Because he just asked casually.

Although everyone is now part of the Avengers, the only people he truly acknowledges within the Avengers are Roy and Banner.

Roy goes without saying; he's saved Roy more than once or twice.

As for Banner.

This is because Banner, like him, is a highly intelligent scientist, and they have many common topics to discuss.

If there's anything to say, it's that he and Banner have different areas of expertise.

However, this is not a big problem.

Having different areas of expertise doesn't mean they don't have common topics, nor does it mean they can't work together.

"Wait for me a moment, I'll go change my clothes first," Tony said to Roy.

"Okay!" Roy nodded.

More than twenty minutes later.

A Michelin-starred restaurant not far from the Avengers Building.

Although he hadn't made an appointment in advance, that wasn't a problem for Tony at all.

A table in the middle of the restaurant.

Roy, Tony, Pepper, and Gwen chatted as they enjoyed their aperitifs.

Seeing that Tony had brought Pepper with him, Roy also made a phone call to Gwen.

"I used to work with Killian, but I never imagined he would turn out like this."

Pepper picked up her glass, took a sip, and said with a sigh.

Although he didn't have any intimate relationship with Killian, Killian left a very good impression on him during the time they worked together.

People change.

"The fact that he has become like this only proves that this is his true nature."

Roy spoke slowly.

He wasn't helping Tony; he was stating the facts.

Tony's teasing back then was a bit too much.

But it didn't go so far as to turn Killian into a supervillain.

In other words, all of this was Killian's own choice.

However, Tony's teasing back then gave him a push, allowing him to see his own heart clearly.

"That's true, but he could have been an excellent scientist," Pepper continued.

Hearing her words, Tony frowned and said, "If he could have maintained his previous enthusiasm, he certainly would have had the chance, but he gave it up himself."

"It's all over now, let's talk about something happy."

Roy asked, "What's so happy about it?"

"I've decided, I'm going to live in New York from now on."

Tony replied immediately.

"What's so great about that?"

Roy said with a smile.

"Isn't this something to be happy about?"

"I, Tony Stark, have decided to settle in New York City permanently. Do you know how much this will change New York?"

Tony said quickly.

"If the change you're talking about is more parties and you flying around New York in your battle outfit from time to time, it does bring some changes to New York."

Roy spoke slowly.

"You—" Tony rolled his eyes at Roy and decisively ended the conversation.