Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life.

Sherlock didn't pay much attention to Tony's emotions while he was in the garage, and went straight upstairs to find Pepper.

Or to be more precise, Sherlock came for Doro. Obviously, because of Obadiah, Sherlock has realized that Tony's surroundings will soon be filled with danger, and Sherlock will not let Doro continue to have fun with Tony.

Of course, most importantly, Sherlock felt that Pepper Potts was spoiling Doro a little too much, a fact that became clear to Sherlock when he saw Doro.

Goodness, the once adorable Doro has visibly gained weight!

After Doro's whimpering, Sherlock affectionately rubbed Doro, who had rushed into his arms, and hugged the soft, jelly-like body again, looking utterly satisfied.

After inhaling Doro for a while, Sherlock, amidst Pepper's reluctant gaze, took out the Anywhere Door again and prepared to leave.

After all, the battle between himself and Obadiah was about to begin, and Sherlock decided that he had to put Doro in an absolutely safe place before his battle started.

In this world, right now, is there any place that is absolutely safer than the place next to the Ancient One?

Perfect timing! Sherlock also has a lot of questions he wants to ask the Ancient One about this boiled egg that's definitely black inside when you cut it open!

As Sherlock gripped the doorknob of the Anywhere Door once more, a pink door suddenly appeared in the ancient one's room in the distant Kamar-Taj temple.

Faced with this suddenly appearing door, Gu Yi, as the owner of this place, showed no surprise. She continued to brew tea at the coffee table, simply placing a teacup in the direction where the door had appeared.

It seems that the appearance of this gate was something the Ancient One had anticipated.

The next second, as the door opened, a soft and cute voice entered the Ancient One's ears.

"Humans!!"

Accompanied by this extremely long, coquettish voice, a pink-haired dumpling flew over the coffee table in front of the Ancient One at an incredible speed and crashed into her arms.

As if she had expected this, Gu Yi was not surprised when the pink-haired bunny pounced on her. She easily caught the pink-haired bunny that jumped into her arms, and her expression changed from indifference to a kind look in an instant.

"Wow! Doro, have you gained weight? You look like you've been eating well lately?"

"Mmm! Doro has been eating so much Orenji lately, and my sister even took him to eat Bunana, and so many other great things!"

Doro and the Ancient One acted like an ordinary old man and his granddaughter, exchanging questions and answers while completely ignoring Sherlock, who was also walking out of the gate, making Sherlock's eyebrows twitch.

A faint regret was beginning to creep into my heart about handing Doro over to this boiled egg.

Looking at this harmonious scene before him, Sherlock became even more certain that this rotten, oozing boiled egg was definitely trying to fight him for custody of Doro!

Sherlock rolled his eyes in annoyance, closed the door, and sat down opposite the Ancient One. Without any hesitation, he picked up the legendary "Ancient One's Wonderful Little Tea" and started drinking it.

You know what, the 'Ancient One's Wonderful Little Tea' that can automatically refill is really delicious. Unfortunately, no matter what I say, Ancient One refuses to give me even a drop of her unique tea leaves.

After playing with Doro for a while, the Ancient One suddenly produced an orange the size of a volleyball from her bosom and, to Doro's delight, placed it in Doro's hand, letting him play with the big orange.

After calming Doro down, the Ancient One turned her attention back to Sherlock, or rather, to the Anywhere Door behind Sherlock, and said to Sherlock with a somewhat amused expression.

"I never imagined that Kamar-Taj's portal magic would exist in this form. I must say, Sherlock, you truly are a genius!"

She paused here, took a sip of tea, and then continued speaking to Sherlock.

"Come to think of it, I never imagined that Fujiko F. Fujio would become a world-renowned manga artist after leaving Kamar-Taj!"

Pfft! Cough cough cough!

Upon hearing the Ancient One's words, Sherlock instinctively spat out a mouthful of tea, his gaze towards the Ancient One filled with a strange feeling, as if he were only getting to know her for the first time today.

Despite being stared at by Sherlock with that eerie gaze for a long time, Gu Yi didn't seem to care at all. She simply shrugged at Sherlock with a calm smile and said with a helpless expression.

"You know how long I've lived, so I always need to find some fun for myself in my spare time, right?"

It would have been better if the Ancient One hadn't said anything. After she did, Sherlock's gaze towards her became even more bizarre. It was hard to imagine that the current most powerful Sorcerer Supreme on Earth was actually a hidden anime character.

Furthermore, Sherlock has become highly suspicious that the Ancient One sometimes secretly changes her identity, or simply goes to attend famous comic conventions around the world.

Just imagining the Ancient One followed by a large group of cosplayers, chasing after her and shouting that they wanted to collect her photos and expand their social circle, while also stuffing her with tons of materials, makes Sherlock feel a strange sense of his character collapsing.

However, the Ancient One remained unusually calm, took another sip of her tea, and then, as if she knew what Sherlock was thinking, spoke to him.

"Don't be so surprised. Stripped of my Sorcerer Supreme persona, I'm just a human who's lived a little longer! Besides, Kamar-Taj never rejects any form of flexibility!"

Sherlock, whose thoughts had been exposed, instinctively stiffened. Just as he was wondering if the Ancient One had used mind-reading on him, he looked up and saw the Eye of Agamotto on the Ancient One's chest, which was emitting a green light.

"F*** you! I hate people who play with time!"

Hearing Sherlock's words, the Ancient One's expression didn't change much; her already smiling lips simply became even more radiant.

Seeing this, Sherlock pursed his lips helplessly, rolled his eyes at the Ancient One, and casually made the Spear of St. Longinus, which he had repaired, appear behind him.

Pointing irritably at the Spear of Longinus floating behind him, he asked the Ancient One.

"Honestly, did you anticipate something before giving it to me? I feel like you tricked me!"