Late at night.
After sending Natasha's soul back into her body, Linen didn't return to his apartment until after one in the morning.
Thanks to his strengthened physique, he didn't feel tired at all.
Out of habit, he made himself a cup of coffee, sat at the table, and opened the system to begin editing the next video.
This time, the system had chosen the Garfield-version Spider-Man as the new owner of a spoiler system.
Linen had to consider the fact that this Peter Parker was not from this universe and didn't understand the Avengers at all.
So the best approach…
was to create a shocking video that would let him understand exactly what the Avengers were.
He checked the current spoiler-system hosts:
Steve Rogers, Thor, Tony Stark.
"System, retrieve the iconic moments from each current host."
[Understood. Retrieving.]
Following Linen's command, the system pulled up every major iconic event from their lives.
Linen reviewed them, then immediately removed Nick Fury's clip.
After all… being blinded by a cat wasn't exactly shocking.
Based on the remaining iconic videos, Linen began assembling them one by one.
With the system's assistance, the new videos were quickly completed.
Three days later — early morning.
Linen opened his eyes.
He looked at the familiar room, then instinctively glanced toward the living room.
Empty.
He suddenly realized—
Wanda had already been gone for three days.
"…Hah."
Linen sat up, feeling a strange sense of loss.
He had lived alone for years and never minded it.
Even when Elsa stayed with him for two or three months last year, he didn't feel anything when she left.
So why did Wanda's absence feel… uncomfortable?
He lifted the blanket to get out of bed—
and froze.
Something felt wrong.
He immediately used magic to inspect his own mind.
Everything appeared normal, but his instincts still told him… something was off.
"System… did the Multiverse Wanda use Chaos Magic on me?"
The system answered coldly:
[Multiverse Wanda Maximoff attempted to use Chaos Magic to read the host.]
[However, because the host possesses the skill Immune, capable of blocking all mental control, detection, and thought intrusion, Wanda failed to see any of your memories.]
Linen frowned.
So that was it.
She hadn't read his past…
but she definitely imprinted a mark on him through Chaos Magic.
No wonder she once said that if she ever regretted her decision, she would "take him back from any Wanda in any universe."
Tch…
As expected of a fully awakened Scarlet Witch.
Her scheming and methods were on another level compared to the Wanda before WandaVision.
But…
she didn't seem malicious.
After all, no woman is willing to let the most important man in her life get taken away by another version of herself.
And the fact that she kept washing his sheets—again and again—was proof enough.
"…Hah."
Linen exhaled slowly, then headed to the bathroom.
Natasha was almost fully recovered after three days.
It was time to release a new video.
At the same time — inside S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Are you sure your body can handle this 'clearing' mission?"
Nick Fury looked at Natasha with concern.
Her mental state seemed unusually bright—
as if she had experienced something… extremely good.
"I think you should rest," Steve added.
"I can handle the Hydra purge operation alone. You don't have to push yourself."
Natasha smiled.
"Relax. I know my body better than anyone."
"And actually… this was a blessing in disguise."
"Even though I'm no longer a vampire, I discovered I kept one of their abilities."
She drew a dagger, lightly slicing her palm.
A thin wound appeared—
and before Fury or Steve could react, the cut closed and healed completely.
Their eyes widened.
"I discovered it by accident yesterday while taking a bath. Some old wounds were gone. Even the scar on my abdomen from when the Winter Soldier shot me… disappeared."
Steve's face lit up with genuine happiness.
Fury leaned forward.
"Did you retain any other vampire abilities?"
Natasha shook her head with a relieved smile.
"With this one, I'm more than happy. If I tried to ask for more, even God wouldn't forgive me."
She touched her abdomen unconsciously.
What truly excited her was that this self-healing ability was slowly restoring her body.
Her missing organ, to be exact.
As they continued talking, a familiar chime sounded in their minds.
[Notice: A new video has appeared. Please enter the viewing room immediately.]
[Since the viewing room has been upgraded to Level 5, all hosts may enter together.]
The three exchanged looks.
The new video was finally here.
Meanwhile — at Tony Stark's home
"I still don't understand what you're doing," Pepper said, exasperated.
Tony continued adjusting the suit's cooling and airflow systems.
Last night after work, while she was getting tissues, Tony announced out of nowhere that he wanted to go to the moon.
The moon.
"Tony, you are not an astronaut. Even astronauts need rockets. Why would you fly to the moon in your armor?"
Even with gold-titanium alloy plating and reinforced composites, it wasn't meant for deep-space travel.
And why go to the moon for no reason?
Pepper genuinely felt like Tony had been… possessed these past two days.
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