Marvel: I, Hermione, am from Hogwarts!

Hermione readily complied, sprang to her feet, and opened her mouth.

"what--"

"Girls shouldn't do such rough things, or you'll never find a boyfriend," Pepper said helplessly, looking at Hermione's unrestrained manner.

Then he picked up a piece of cantaloupe and fed it to Hermione, his eyes filled with doting affection.

Upon hearing Pepper's words, Hermione's face darkened, and the cantaloupe instantly lost its sweetness.

I'm handsome... never mind...

Tony, watching the two being so intimate, felt a pang of jealousy.

Pepper had never been this affectionate with him.

Since Hermione arrived, his status has plummeted, and he can only soothe his wounded heart by upgrading his armor.

After losing the game last time, Pepper finally found out why he was barking like a puppy, which made her burst into laughter.

Seeing that his assistant hadn't smiled so happily in a long time, Tony held his nose and endured it.

From then on, Pepper would invite Hermione over every few days and even forced Tony to thank her, which drove Tony to the brink of collapse.

It was all thanks to his hard work and sweat that he managed to escape, how did it become the credit of this little devil!

However, upon hearing that Hermione had paid a heavy price for the prophecy, even damaging her body, Tony fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Finally, he obediently thanked her.

Hermione has been visiting frequently lately, and the two have gotten along quite well.

Although this little girl's sharp tongue sometimes infuriates him to the point of wanting to put on his armor and beat her up on the spot.

"By the way, what exactly is the principle behind your wizarding magic? Why do you chant spells, and how is it released from your so-called wand?"

Seeing Hermione lying on Pepper's lap, unwilling to get down, Tony pursed his lips and asked again.

A hint of envy flickered in his eyes.

Chapter 33 Disagreement

"It's basically about using one's own magic as energy and spells as a medium to manipulate the rules of the world. As for how a wand can deliver magic more stably... well, never mind, it's too much trouble to explain this to you Muggles. I'll bring you a first-year textbook on basic magic theory later so you can read it yourself. You're such a genius, you should be able to understand it."

Hermione said absentmindedly.

Tony's lips twitched.

Damn it, I got looked down on by that brat again.

"Sooner or later I'll figure out the principles of magic, build an anti-magic armor, and then I'll beat you to a pulp..." Tony muttered to himself.

"By the way, Pepper, have you been busy lately? I need your help."

After a moment of silence, Tony seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly stopped what he was doing, looking up at Pepper.

"what?"

Tony handed her a device that looked like a USB drive.

"I need you to come to my office, hack into the company's servers, and get all the recent shipping manifests. They're probably in the executable files, or maybe on Ghost..."

He has now figured it out: the fact that Stark Industries' weapons have fallen into the hands of terrorists must mean that someone within the group is secretly selling weapons behind his back. He wants to find evidence of the transactions and identify this person.

Tony was still going on and on about the details when Pepper suddenly interrupted:

"If I get the information back, what are you going to do?"

Her expression turned serious, and she stared intently at Tony.

Unfortunately, Tony didn't notice Pepper's change and continued talking to himself:

"It's the same old story. They're operating behind the scenes. I need to stop them, find my weapon, and destroy it..."

Pepper's eyes were unreadable, and her voice gradually lowered.

“Tony, you know I’m willing to do anything for you, but if you’re going to act recklessly again, don’t blame me for not being able to help you.”

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Hermione also quietly left Pepper's embrace without making a sound, her eyes shifting back and forth between the two.

Whether oblivious to the suffocating atmosphere or deliberately ignoring it, Tony simply continued:

"Besides this, there is nothing else. There are no art exhibitions, no charity galas, no autograph sessions. This is all I have to do. Nothing else."

His tone gradually turned cold, and his expression became somewhat terrifying. He suddenly looked up, his eyes glaring at Pepper, as if he was angry because of her rejection.

However, Pepper was not frightened by him; instead, her eyes revealed disappointment and sorrow.

“Is that so?” she said calmly. “Then I’ll resign.”

Tony shouted, "For so many years, you've been by my side, watching my weapons hurt innocent people. Now I want to protect those who are in danger because of me, and you're just going to walk away?"

Pepper shook her head:

"You'll get yourself killed, Tony."

"I do not care!"

Tony's voice was somewhat hysterical.

Pepper didn't say anything, just gave him a deep look, then turned and left.

Hermione had also stood up at some point and shook her head slightly.

"Hermione, are you leaving too...?"

Tony's voice sounded somewhat helpless; this seemingly perfect man, surrounded by countless accolades, somehow evoked a sense of pity in her.

"Tony, what makes you think I'd choose you over Pepper?"

Hermione knew that his mentality had gone wrong, and with a sigh, she decided to give him a strong dose of medicine.

"If you don't care, then go die. Don't drag others down with you."

Seemingly stunned by Hermione's sudden ruthlessness, Tony's mind went blank for a moment. Even Pepper, who had just reached the door, stopped and hurriedly said, "Hermione..."

He reached out to pull her back.

"Sister Pepper, don't say anything either."

Hermione raised her head, her voice carrying an undeniable authority, and calmly looked at Tony.

"You want to be your superhero and save the world, that's fine. But what you don't know is how Pepper endured every day while you were away, cleaning up your messes to help your company through the crisis. Not only did you not know, but you never even asked a single question or thanked her once after you came back. You just kept burying yourself in your crappy suit to numb yourself."

"I thought she could rest a bit after coming back, but because you abandoned her, she has been under immense pressure every day, taking care of your daily life and running your company without any time to rest."

“I always come here not because I like this place, but because only when I come can Pepper have time to relax.”

“If you think there’s a mole in the company, you can investigate yourself. That way, if you’re discovered, it won’t implicate others. Pepper is just an assistant, not your girlfriend or wife, nor a superhero like you. She’s just an ordinary person who’s risking her life to help you, simply because of her feelings for you.”

"Even if it's for her efforts and sacrifices, you should cherish the life that Ethan saved with his own life."

Upon hearing Hermione's words, Tony's face turned deathly pale.

"Do you truly want to protect the world, or are you simply trying to destroy yourself because you can't shake off your guilt? If it's the latter, I can help you right now."

Hermione casually waved her hand, and a huge, invisible slash instantly cut the table next to her in half.

"me……"

Seeing this, Tony reached out his hand, took a step forward, and seemed about to say something.

The next second, the wand was pressed against his chest.

Hermione's expression was indifferent, her wizard robes billowed and fluttered without wind, her eyes shone with a ghostly blue light, and a violent hurricane swirled around her, causing the objects in the room to shake violently and explode one after another.

He exuded a terrifying aura and an unparalleled sense of oppression.

Hermione's adorable appearance and young age always made the two of them subconsciously overlook her power.

Now, for the first time, the two of them felt the weight of the word "wizard" so directly.

"The flames are blazing!"

Several thick pillars of fire, as thick as buckets, erupted from the tip of the wand. Under Hermione's control, they seemed to come alive, transforming into dancing fire serpents that surrounded Tony, forcibly separating him from the outside world.

The raging flames consumed everything inside the laboratory.

After doing all this, Hermione turned around and said, "Sister Pepper, let's go. Let him think about what he really wants."

He then grabbed Pepper's wrist and led her outside.

Pepper opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She just looked at Tony inside the ring of fire and calmly said:

"I'll get the documents for you."

I stopped at the door.

"Then I resigned."

Watching Pepper and Hermione disappear outside the door, Tony seemed to have all his strength drained away. He slumped to the ground, his expression dejected, staring blankly at the suit in the flames.

……

Once outside, Pepper couldn't help but look back into the house, her expression somewhat worried.