【22】I respect you
A circle of people were sitting on the sofa or leaning against each other. In the middle sat Bruce Banner, who was nervously holding his glasses in a cold sweat, and Tony Stark, who was trying to pretend that nothing happened.
Steve's face was serious, he didn't even dare to look at Artoria - he would have known that Artoria gave excalibur to Tony because she trusted them. He watched "The Legend of King Arthur". Excalibur is a holy sword made by elves to guide victory. Tony took it away without saying hello and used it as an energy source... Artoria must be very disappointed.
Tony Stark glanced left and right, but not at Steve and Artoria. He didn't want to listen to Captain America's rational words, but he had no excuse for using excalibur without Artoria's consent...
He felt that what he was doing was right, but the only mistake was not saying hello... But maybe if he said hello, he wouldn't be able to experiment?
This also made him feel eager to try - think of the powerful power of excalibur! The Ultron it creates must be the strongest! It will protect the world!
It’s time to test your character and words! trust yourself! You are a Stark!
"...Captain, actually -"
"Okay, since you want to know I'll tell you."
Tony Stark felt bad when he heard Bruce Banner speak. The same thing said differently in different people's mouths. He hurriedly interrupted Dr. Banner's words, rubbed his wrist awkwardly, and used the corner of his eye to see Artoria's reaction.
"Uh... Of course, I think I have to say sorry to Lily first..." Tony glanced at Artoria tangledly, and saw that she was still smiling kindly, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. "Well, I shouldn't have taken your sword. It won't happen next time - ah, no, there won't be a next time!" Tony Stark was frightened by Steve's suddenly sharp eyes and immediately changed his tone. .
What an apology! Steve glared at Tony in silence - it wasn't that he didn't want to say anything, it was just that the owner of the sword, Artoria, didn't say anything, and it was even harder for him to speak... But apologizing is basic!
Arturia looked at the few people with interest, always with a kind smile on her face.
However, this smile didn't mean anything, it was just a pure smile... but no one seemed to believe it.
Artoria stood up, walked towards Tony, and smiled even more tenderly at the ghostly look in his eyes.
"You seem to have forgotten that I was once a king." Artoria said meaningfully.
It's not that Artoria didn't know what Tony Stark wanted to do. She knew from the beginning that Tony would not just "observe" and "enjoy and take pictures" as he said. She knew that Tony Stark wanted to study excalibur, and she acquiesced to it and gave the sword to Tony Stark.
The moment Artoria finished speaking, the eyes of those who reacted the fastest went from confused to shocked.
Although Steve was too upright, he was not stupid. He immediately understood what Artoria meant and said in surprise: "Then you -" Then why are you letting her go?
What made him stop talking was Arturia's knighthood to Tony Stark.
Even Tony was shocked this time. He looked at Artoria in confusion and almost jumped up from the sofa.
"I use this knighthood to show my respect for you."
She straightened up and glanced at the circle of people around her: "I respect you."
If it was because she didn't know when she first came here, then after so many days - especially after fighting side by side on the train, Arturia specifically asked Jarvis about the status of the Avengers.
——This is a superhero organization established to protect people on earth.
Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Hawkeye...
When Artoria was King Arthur, her wish was to protect Great Britain.
She was once praised by the knights for the nobility and greatness of her aspirations.
However, the Avengers in front of her were even more dazzling and respectable than her.
"I once hoped to save Great Britain, and this wish has not changed to this day." Artoria said softly, her eyes narrowed. "When I was immature, I also despaired of this goal. I had the idea of giving up without trying... At that time, Merlin told me that if you don't try, you won't know anything."
She raised her head and looked at the people in front of her with a smile, her whole body seemed to be shining: "What a dazzling light this is - why should I stop it?"
"The reason I want to study excalibur is to have more powerful power to protect people."
"You can obviously ignore it and you don't have to, but you are willing to spend a lot of money to organize and help mankind. (Fury: ...I organized the Avengers.)"
Artoria lowered her head slightly, her green smiling eyes facing Tony Stark: "R, please don't get entangled, your virtue is as radiant as my holy sword."
——At that moment, Tony Stark even felt that Artoria seemed to be enveloped by holy light. Her smile and her green eyes made his hesitant heart refirm.
Tony's mouth opened and closed, but nothing came out. He even felt that he had the urge to kneel down and swear allegiance just now.
...Ah, is this King Arthur?
How could anyone say that King Arthur doesn't understand people's hearts?
——At that moment, it seemed that even the heartbeat was shocked to a halt.
"Please do it firmly." Artoria finally concluded.
Hawkeye looked at Tony Stark slumped on the sofa, looking like a surprised and purified girl, and had a subtle feeling that something was wrong.
...Since the original owner has said so... Steve sighed, raised his hand and knocked on the table and said: "Since Artoria, the owner of the sword, and Bruce, who assisted the experiment, have agreed to your decision, then we will not Get more involved... Just Tony, can you tell us what exactly you want to do?”
Only then did Tony react, looking a little stunned: "Huh? Uh, oh... I mean yes, let me tell you..."
