The Collection of The End

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——Marvel, 2023——

Sizzling...

"[Hi Pepper, how are you?]"

"[If you see this video, please do not post it online.]"

"[I don't want to use it to collect tears.]"

This is a two-story villa built next to a small lake. Its simple wooden structure on the outside seems incompatible with the overly high-tech and modern decoration inside.

In the middle of the underground science and technology laboratory, a helmet of a steel suit was placed on the table, and the eyepiece was casting a blue light and shadow on the wall.

"[...Today is the 21st day, no, the 22nd day.]"

"[The vastness of the universe makes the sporadic hope in this spacecraft dim]"

"[If you don't think about it carefully, I had a pretty good day today.]"

The projected Tony Stark is wearing an exaggerated leather jacket, leaning slumped against the silver-gray metal wall, with a thin face and a tired look.

"[...The fuel tank was broken during the war. I used reverse ions to create energy and gained 48 hours of flight time.]"

"[But I have no choice now. The nearest convenience store is thousands of light years away from me.]"

"[The oxygen can last until tomorrow morning, who knows.]"

The helmet's generator kept blaring, making the recorded statements choppy.

"[...I think I have to lie down and rest for a while. You know, I just closed my eyes and fell asleep as usual."

"[Don't worry about me, I'm really fine.]"

"[I can dream of you after I fall asleep. There is only you in my dreams.]"

Image interruption.

"Jarvis," Tony Stark, who was wearing black casual clothes and looking much healthier and energetic than the projection, knocked on the dark blue helmet on the table: "Analyze this message."

[Okay, sir. 】His loyal artificial intelligence butler responded.

And almost at the same time, a voice sounded like a young woman’s electronic synthesized voice in the room:

"[This is Friday, Mr. Stark. I think you may have experienced temporary amnesia and a certain degree of auditory hallucinations. Do you need me to make an appointment with a doctor for you?]"

"Okay, Friday," Stark raised his eyebrows: "Did I give you this kind of permission?"

"[Actually, no, Mr. Stark,]" the electronic female voice responded: "[The most important underlying logic when you designed me is that I must not take any action without your permission.]"

"This sounds really interesting. It seems that you almost destroyed the world, Jarvis." Stark knocked on the table: "If it were you, what would you do? Skynet? Nuclear bombs? Out-of-control machines?"

[I generally do not make baseless assumptions, sir, but if I did, you would no longer be alive. ] Jarvis responded.

"[I again recommend that you make an appointment with a psychiatrist, Mr. Stark. This is not a shame. After the 'Annihilation Incident', 90% of the survivors had psychological problems of varying degrees," the artificial intelligence named "Friday" said: " [In addition, regarding the question you raised, my predecessor, the artificial intelligence Jarvis, lost control and created a large number of robots by controlling Sokovia in an attempt to rule the world. However, he was stopped by the Avengers and later reversed the control with the help of the Mind Stone. And shaped into 'Vision', and sacrificed in the 'Annihilation Incident'.】"

"Wow," Stark exclaimed sincerely, "As expected of Jarvis."

[Relevant information has been retrieved, sir,] Jarvis said: [This message was recorded as your last words on the way back after you failed to stop the super villain named 'Thanos' in outer space after the 'Annihilation Incident' occurred, but He became a black history because he was found and rescued by "Captain Marvel". He hid deep in the garage to avoid being discovered, and was found and taken out by Miss Morgan Stark who went on an expedition today. 】

"Well... you have mentioned this 'annihilation incident' repeatedly, please explain?" Stark knocked on the table thoughtfully.

"[This term specifically refers to a major event that occurred five years ago, which resulted in the global population being reduced by half and the social order almost completely collapsing. The specific information cannot be accessed due to the high degree of confidentiality.]" Friday paused: "[In view of your You are a complete witness to the incident. Asking this question proves that you may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, and the information in this helmet is the trigger. I strongly recommend that you make an appointment with a psychologist.】"

"Oh, great, I was scared out of my mind by my last words. Maybe I should go read fairy tale books with my good daughter," Stark said: "Jarvis?"

[This incident was triggered by the super villain, Thanos, who was born in Titan. In order to avoid the depletion of resources in the universe, he searched for and collected six 'Infinity Stones' and installed them on the 'Infinity Gauntlet'. Then he first snapped his fingers through 'Destroying half of the intelligent life in the universe, and then snapping his fingers again to destroy the Infinity Stones in order to prevent the 'Avengers' from taking them back. This resulted in the futility of the Avengers' last action 5 years ago, which has transformed into disaster relief and comfort in recent years. Public welfare organizations. ] Jarvis said.

"Tsk tsk, is that guy named 'Thanos' bad at mathematics or sociology?" Stark shook his head: "The approach of directly wiping out half of the population can only develop in two ways: 'futility' and 'collective annihilation'. "

"[Mr. Stark——]"

"Friday, turn off free chat until I allow it to be enabled."

"[——Beep.]" Friday made a sound effect that sounded like the TV was turning off, and then stopped making any sound.

"So, Jarvis, what do you think of the current situation?" Stark leaned back slightly and looked around the technology laboratory where he was.

Although this laboratory is very unfamiliar, its layout and furnishings are very consistent with Stark's habits. In other words, if he had placed it himself, it would be almost like this.

[Although there is no concrete evidence, you may have come here because of some accidents during the process of being upgraded to a 'Mechanical Demon', sir,] Jarvis replied: [According to some unconfirmed intelligence,' The Cosmic Demon God is the only one in all parallel worlds. Once an individual is promoted from a mortal to a Cosmic Demon God, he/she in other world lines will disappear, and all relatives and friends will forget about him/her and think that he/she is the one in the world. Demons have been around since the beginning. 】

"In other words, there are things in this world that I can't let go of and give up?" Stark thought for a moment, then raised the corners of his mouth: "Oh, of course there are, isn't that natural?"

He stood up, rolled his neck from side to side, walked towards the laboratory door and opened it.

A cute little girl who looked about four or five years old, wearing furry pajamas with spotted patterns, brown hair and blue eyes, was standing there holding a stuffed dog doll.

"Shit" she said subconsciously as if she was frightened.

"My little princess," Stark said with a smile on his face: "Your Uncle Steve is not here."

"[——]" Friday buzzed.