Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life...

The two, who had been frozen in place, avoided Little Chili's gaze and quickly began communicating with their eyes again.

Tony: Take the blame!

Sherlock: By what right?

Tony: Your robotic arm! I'll upgrade it for you! Lifetime upgrades! Redesign! Lifetime warranty!

Sherlock: As if my alchemy can't do it!

Tony: More money! We'll throw in a custom-made suit of armor! And some rare materials!

Sherlock: Deal!

As their conversation ended, Sherlock stopped cleaning and looked up at Pepper Potts, saying something to her.

"Sister Pepper, I've learned so much this past month! With Tony's help, I've completed quite a few alchemical works. Let me show you!"

Sherlock's tone was affected and pretentious, especially when he emphasized the phrase "with Tony's help," as if he was afraid that Pepper would overlook Tony's "contribution" to her alchemical creation.

On the other side, Tony, who was cleaning up, got goosebumps all over after hearing Sherlock's tone. To be honest, if Pepper Potts hadn't been watching him right there, Tony would have slapped Sherlock across the face and then paid to send him to Hollywood to learn what acting is all about.

Such a clumsy performance, coupled with the exchange of glances between the two, naturally did not escape the notice of the strong-willed Pepper Potts. The moment she saw Sherlock's performance, Pepper Potts concluded that these two rascals were definitely hiding something from her.

No, to be precise, Tony was definitely hiding something from her, but Pepper didn't point it out. She just stood there with her arms crossed, waiting for Sherlock's performance.

Even Doro peeked out from behind Pepper's thighs, looking on with curiosity as he waited for Sherlock's 'performance'.

Seeing that Chili Pepper was determined to succeed without seeing any results, Sherlock weighed the pros and cons and finally decided to hide his anime/manga identity and just plagiarize.

He immediately pointed to the pocket on his stomach and said.

"First of all, this! Doraemon's four-dimensional pocket! Theoretically, the space inside can be infinitely large! I use it specifically to store alchemy tools!"

After explaining the pocket on his belly, Sherlock reached into it and began to rummage around.

It's amazing how the semi-circular four-dimensional pocket, which looks about the size of a tablet, managed to fit Sherlock's entire arm inside. Moreover, the pocket's elasticity was so good that it was almost unbelievable, comparable to the Hulk's purple shorts.

The next second, under Little Chili's slightly curious gaze, accompanied by the sound effect of Doraemon's exclusive gadget, Sherlock actually took out a bamboo dragonfly from his four-dimensional pocket and pressed it on his head.

Then, under Tony's somewhat used, speechless expression and Pepper's incredulous gaze, the bamboo dragonfly above Sherlock's head began to spin, causing Sherlock to float in mid-air.

Chapter 30 The Items in the Four-Dimensional Pocket

Honestly, Sherlock, floating in the sky, was so red he could practically bleed. At this moment, the thing Sherlock regretted most was why he had gotten carried away with his mischievous hobby and fixed a sound effect of taking out an item onto this four-dimensional pocket.

At this moment, Sherlock was flying in mid-air with the help of the bamboo dragonfly, but he felt a sense of impending doom. The only motivation for Sherlock to continue this shameful performance was the price given by Tony.

Although Sherlock, who was floating in mid-air, felt his shame was about to explode, it was obvious that Pepper Potts, who was standing on the ground, didn't care about Sherlock's so-called shame. She stared incredulously at the four-dimensional pocket on Sherlock's stomach and the bamboo dragonfly on Sherlock's head.

After all, the existence of these two things has really overturned the values ​​that Little Chili has cultivated over the years.

After Sherlock demonstrated his landing, Pepper Potts almost instinctively went to Sherlock, snatched the bamboo dragonfly from the top of his head, and began to examine it.

No matter how Little Chili looked at it, it was just an ordinary bamboo dragonfly made of aluminum alloy, with only a base that looked like a suction cup at the base.

Even if Chili Pepper racked her brains, she couldn't understand why such a small propeller could carry such a big person as Sherlock into the air.

More importantly, when Sherlock had just taken off, Pepper didn't feel any turbulence from the airflow at all!

Seeing Pepper's incredibly curious expression, Sherlock snapped out of his embarrassment and said to her rather awkwardly.

"Sister Pepper, would you like to give it a try?"

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Pepper's eyes flashed with a light that surprised even Tony, as it was the first time he had ever seen Pepper so excited.

Pepper's excitement made Tony a little jealous, glancing towards Sherlock. However, Sherlock completely ignored Tony. After Tony briefly explained how to use the so-called bamboo dragonfly, Pepper excitedly attached the bamboo dragonfly to her head.

And it was like a little kid taking a 'test flight' in this underground parking lot.

This sight made Tony increasingly jealous, and his eyes were filled with resentment as he looked at Sherlock. Others might not know, but Tony, who had spent a month with Sherlock, knew exactly how serious this brat's perverse sense of humor was.

Take, for example, the bamboo dragonfly above Little Chili's head.

With Sherlock's skills, he could have made this thing into any shape—wings, buttons, or even rings and necklaces if he wanted to. But Sherlock just made it into a bamboo dragonfly!

Not only that, but Sherlock also named alchemical creations he didn't understand, even the extremely powerful Japanese sword, as Zanpakuto, and even gave it a special name called Zankatachi.

Tony could even sense Sherlock's deep-seated perverse sense of humor in every one of his works, as if he had always had this idea in mind.

Of course, Chili Pepper was unaware of these things. After flying around for a long time, Chili Pepper returned, looking excited as she landed to show off more alchemical creations.

Seeing how enthusiastic Pepper was, Sherlock temporarily forgot the shame of being discovered as a fan of anime and began to openly show Pepper his creations.

Sherlock pulled out the Reflective Cloak, the Magnifying Flashlight, the Air Cannon, the Sleep Pistol, and even the Anywhere Door, which was the final and most important item.

Looking at the array of gadgets from Doraemon's pocket laid out before her, Little Chili truly felt like her dream had come true, and she picked up and played with almost every single one of them.

This scene drew frequent glances from Sherlock and Tony. It wasn't until then that Tony remembered that Pepper Potts seemed to have a Doraemon doll hanging on her keychain!

In other words, Little Chili is actually a hidden Doraemon fan?

This discovery made Tony's gaze towards Pepper incredibly strange, while his gaze towards Sherlock became incredibly resentful.

Damn it, that rascal Sherlock got lucky and succeeded!

Sherlock was completely unaware of Tony's rich inner monologue. At this moment, Sherlock was simply relieved that he didn't have to clean up, and naturally, he had to take good care of Pepper Potts, the 'strongest person' on the scene at the moment.

Meanwhile, Pepper Potts examined almost every prop before pointing at the Anywhere Door and asking Sherlock a question.

"Is this Anywhere Door actually usable?"

Sherlock wasn't entirely sure about Pepper's question, since the device was actually designed based on the principles of the Kamar-Taj portals.

The portals in Kamar-Taj have a bug: they can only open portals to places you've been to or seen before. If you haven't been to a place before, the more detailed your description of that place is, the greater the chance of opening the portal.

So, after pondering for a while, Sherlock chose the safest answer to Pepper's question.

"Theoretically, you can go anywhere, but in reality, it's most convenient to go to places you've been before."

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Pepper Potts grasped the handle of the Anywhere Door almost without hesitation. After the door opened, Pepper Potts' office was clearly visible on the other side, and Pepper Potts let out a joyful shout.

Seeing this, Sherlock decisively and in a very cunning way said, "Since you like them, I'll give them all to you."

Chili was overjoyed, but she only picked out three items as merchandise: the Sleep Pistol, the Anywhere Door, and the Bamboo Dragonfly. She returned the rest to Sherlock.

After such a manipulative performance, Sherlock successfully negotiated with Pepper Potts to be exempt from cleaning, allowing him to take a bath and tidy himself up.

Hearing Pepper's words, Sherlock was both surprised and delighted. He quickly said that Pepper was the most generous sister he had ever met. Then, he generously pulled off his mechanical arm and, under Tony's resentful gaze, smugly walked past Tony, who was bent over cleaning, and went upstairs to tidy himself up.

After Sherlock left the scene, Tony looked at Pepper with a resentful expression in his eyes.

At this moment, Tony really wanted to tell Pepper that Sherlock had made more than just these seemingly harmless gadgets over the past month; he had also created a lot of other weird and wonderful things.

However, every time Tony tried to speak, Pepper Potts, who was playing with Doro using a prop, would glare at him and shut him up.

Tony was devastated and secretly vowed to himself that he would create a robot that could clean automatically!

Chapter 31 Tony's Dark History (Part 1)

While Tony was still painstakingly cleaning up in the garage, Sherlock had returned to his guest room, taken a shower, and immediately fell asleep.

Sherlock slept soundly through the night, without a single dream, until the early morning of the next day. He then groggily sat up in bed, quickly washed up, and came out of the guest room.

The mansion had been restored to its former cleanliness, exuding an air of luxury.

Sherlock learned from the note left at the front door that Pepper Potts had already taken Doro to work through Sherlock's Anywhere Door, leaving only Tony and Sherlock in the mansion. Pepper Potts had made breakfast and told Sherlock and Tony to eat it.

As Sherlock put down the note Pepper left and headed towards the dining room, he unfortunately saw Tony, who was neatly dressed, walking out of the master bedroom.

Tony was no longer the disheveled man he was the night before. His beard and hair had returned to their original, refined, wealthy appearance. Only his remaining eyebrow made him look strange.

Even so, Tony couldn't escape his resentment when he saw Sherlock. He immediately curled his lip and started to speak sarcastically to Sherlock.

"Oh~ Isn't this our good child? If Pepper likes them, she can have them all~"

Tony pouted and began to imitate Sherlock's manipulative behavior from the previous night, shaking his head and looking extremely irritating. However, Sherlock was not unhappy at all about Tony imitating him; instead, he looked at Tony with a half-smile.

"What's wrong, our great Casanova, the most philandering man in America, the legendary super genius, are you jealous?"

Sherlock didn't hold back and attacked Tony's most vulnerable spot directly.

Having spent so much time with Sherlock, Tony's fighting skills were also quite formidable. Seeing Sherlock begin to resist, he immediately pointed to his only remaining eyebrow with a cold smile and mocked Sherlock.

"No, it's not jealousy, I just want to ask our genius alchemist, why don't you show our sister Pepper the awesome things you've made?"

When Tony said this, his expression was nothing but sarcasm; he looked so utterly deserving of a beating.

Yet it is precisely this infuriating Tony who manages to leave Sherlock speechless.

Well, Tony's eyebrows really are Sherlock's fault. As for the culprit behind all this, needless to say, it's none other than the Zanpakuto, Ryujin Jakka, which is now quietly lying in Sherlock's four-dimensional pocket as a collection.

Sherlock put a lot of effort into creating this Zanpakuto, almost completely replicating the Zanpakuto's soul-targeting properties from the anime. He even created the so-called Shikai and the subsequent Bankai.

Most importantly, this thing doesn't consume any resources, and there's no trouble communicating with the sword spirit like in anime. You just need to know the release phrase and shout it to release Ryujin Jakka.

It's no exaggeration to say that if this thing were in the hands of an ordinary person, they could become a powerful 'superhuman' in no time by using the Zanpakuto's abilities.

However, that's also where the problem lies. The problem with this thing is that Sherlock is made to be too realistic.

So much so that if someone doesn't have superpowers like heat or fire, they'll almost certainly get burned in their Shikai state.

As for the swastika release, it goes without saying that as long as the wielder dares to shout it, the Zanka no Tachi will come out and vaporize the user directly.

Tony's hair, eyebrows, and beard disappeared when Sherlock showed off the Zanpakuto he created, which is why Tony is so merciless in his mockery of Sherlock today.

Faced with Tony's sarcasm, Sherlock's lips twitched slightly before he composed himself and calmly looked at Tony, a man with an overly arrogant personality, speaking in an almost calm tone to Tony, who had come to the kitchen with him and was now sitting at the dining table.

"No, no, no, Tony, that was just a small mistake. Besides, my Zanpakuto is far from a failure. At most, it can only be considered that the user is too weak."

"Even you, the creator, can't control it?"

In response to Sherlock's words, Tony retorted almost without hesitation.

Sherlock had long since mastered how to deal with Tony, which was to never get caught up in Tony's rhythm. He calmly took a bite of the sandwich that Chili had prepared and spoke to Tony in the same calm tone.

"That's right, I'm a weakling too!"

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Tony's eyes widened in disbelief. He seemed completely taken aback that Sherlock would respond to his sarcasm with such a reason. He stared intently at the seemingly indifferent Sherlock in utter disbelief.

I gained a deeper understanding of Sherlock's shameless behavior and his wickedly humorous soul.

Under Sherlock's "unchanging approach to all changes" strategy, Tony unsurprisingly broke down in Sherlock's defenses once again.

He threw down his sandwich, stood up abruptly, pointed at Sherlock's nose, and yelled angrily.

"Fine, even if that's the case, then tell me, why don't you show off all those fancy gadgets you have? Don't think I don't know, you even made two transformation devices!"

As soon as Tony said this, an eerie silence fell over the entire table. Both Tony, who was standing, and Sherlock, who was sitting in a chair eating a sandwich, were stunned at the same time.

Sherlock, in particular, completely lost his initial composure and directly copied the shock and disbelief on Tony's face onto his own. He even forgot to chew and just stared blankly at Tony.

As for Tony, he froze the moment he said those words, his face filled with undisguised regret.

After a long silence in this eerie atmosphere, Sherlock burst into a deafening laugh.

"Hahahahahahaha, Tony, don't tell me you secretly used my transformation device while I was away! Hahahahahahahaha!"

Sherlock was laughing so hard he almost fell off his chair. He was laughing so hard his stomach was cramping, but he couldn't stop. He kept slapping the table to try and stop laughing.

Chapter 32 Tony's Dark History (Part 2)

"You...you're talking nonsense! How could I possibly have secretly tried your lousy alchemical products!"

Seeing Sherlock laughing so hard he could barely contain himself, Tony's face was like a spilled palette of colors, making his rebuttal sound utterly powerless.

Despite Tony's desperate struggle, Sherlock showed no intention of letting him go. After struggling to control his laughter, he turned to Tony with a smile that was even uglier than AK's.

"Really? Then tell me, how exactly did you know I made a transformation device?"

"You and I……"

Faced with Sherlock's questioning, Tony could only stammer and give a vague answer this time. Not only could he not speak, but even the expression on his face began to become increasingly strange.

Sherlock, however, had no intention of letting Tony off the hook. He ignored Tony's expression, which looked like he was about to pass out, and bypassed Tony to give the order to Jarvis.

"Jarvis, retrieve the footage from around 7:30 p.m. a week ago, after I left the garage."

The next second, Jarvis's emotionless electronic voice rang out in Tony's mansion.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sherlock, my database does not contain any footage from that period. All footage of that time inside the building has been deliberately erased."

Hearing Jarvis's words, Sherlock's smile widened, while Tony clearly looked relieved.