Steve felt that his mood when he saw his best friend Baki again was completely different from when he saw his best friend Baki again —
First, he was pleasantly surprised and excited.
Then, he was speechless.
Issou, who was beside him, saw this.
He silently sympathized with Steve. Although she was not a member of the Avengers.
She often came into contact with Steve, but she also knew that he had never given up looking for Winter Soldiers.
However, Winter Soldiers treated him …
It could be said that my heart was with the bright moon.
However, the bright moon shines on the ditch.
It was just that no matter how Steve treated Winter Soldiers, or how Winter Soldiers treated Steve.
It was not something that Issou could interfere with.
The former.
She could not ask him to give up his best friend Baki, who had once fought side by side with him and was regarded as the most important man in his life.
The latter.
It was also impossible for her to persuade the Winter Soldiers, who had been brainwashed and had completely forgotten Steve and even thought that he was here to snatch his food, to share a bite with Steve.
So Issou could only watch the Winter Soldiers and Steve's "Oh my God, you're here to snatch my food. Get lost." vs. "I'm not.
I'm not, don't talk nonsense. "He denied it three times in a row.
But …
Issou could not help but say to Steve, "If you don't want Winter Soldiers to misunderstand you, I think Steve, it's better for you to move your eyes a little bit away from that pot of porridge."
The black-haired girl felt.
In fact, it was no wonder that Winter Soldiers thought that Steve was here to snatch his food. After all, after he sat down, his eyes would always drift to the pot of fish porridge from time to time.
And Winter Soldiers was a boy who was protective of his food and sensitive. How could he not notice Steve's gaze?
So Issou felt that.
If Steve wanted to clear his image in Winter Soldiers as a freeloader who "snatched his food",
So first, he had to restrain his … gaze.
Hearing the black-haired girl's words, Steve felt a little embarrassed, but he still cleared his throat.
He told her honestly, "I also want to control it a little.
But … "
He shrugged at Issou.
A helpless expression appeared on his handsome face. "Issou, the breakfast you made is too fragrant."
Therefore, even if the person sitting in front of him was Baki, Steve's eyes couldn't help but be attracted to the pot of fish porridge. He felt that he was already very determined to not fight for the food with the Winter Soldiers.
Hearing Steve's words, Issou looked at the time and asked curiously, "Didn't you have breakfast? Steve. "
"Those are two different things, Issou."
When Steve heard Issou's question, he did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Just because I've eaten breakfast doesn't mean that the breakfast you made is no longer attractive to me."
"Okay."
Issou understood what Steve meant by this sentence. It was as if sometimes she was full, but when she saw something delicious, she could not help but want to eat. After all, her stomach was full, but her mouth was still hungry.
"Then let's sit at the table next door?"
Fish porridge was very attractive to Steve, but for Issou who had just finished his Cantonese breakfast, it was not that attractive.
However, the black-haired girl still thoughtfully made this suggestion. She said, "You can talk to Winter Soldiers after he finishes eating."
Not just 'you can,' but 'very'.
Because now that Steve was sitting opposite Winter Soldiers, other than being swayed by the smell of the porridge, there was nothing else he could do. As for persuading his best friend Baki to stay?
Stop fooling around.
Steve, who was sitting at the table next to Issou, glanced at Winter Soldiers, who was concentrating on his breakfast, and could not help but think that if he spoke to him now, not only would Winter Soldiers go in one ear and out the other, he would even be unhappy that he was noisy and annoying.
"That's true."
Hearing Steve's words, Issou could not help but think of what happened when he first met Winter Soldiers, and the corners of his lips curled up. At that time, he was eating Dingsheng cake and was unhappy with the person who asked him to return to the team (Chiasma) on the other side of the earpiece, and he said that the person was annoying.
"Right."
After moving to another table, Steve's attention was no longer attracted by the pot of fish porridge. He looked at Issou and asked, "Issou, do you know where your mother is now?"
"Hmm?"
Hearing Steve suddenly mention her mother, Issou felt a little strange and asked directly, "Why do you ask?"
"We heard from Saul about what happened at 'my Chinese restaurant' that day."
Steve explained to Issou. The day he was talking about was the day when Lord Voldemort came to acknowledge his daughter, and the three "fathers" gathered together to fight each other.
He said, "Not long after returning to the Avengers Mansion that day, Loki disappeared."
"Uh."
Hearing Steve's last sentence, Issou immediately understood. She asked, "You suspect that Loki went to find my mother?"
Steve nodded at Issou. "Yeah."
Seeing this, Issou was a little curious. She said, "Loki disappeared. I thought the first thing you suspected was that he was planning to do something behind your back?"
Issou was not deliberately looking for trouble, but she was just a little curious. After all, Loki's initial purpose of coming to Earth this time was to cause trouble on Earth, or as he said later, just to find his "daughter", it did not matter. What mattered was —
Except for Saul, everyone in the Avengers was wary of Loki.
So when she heard Steve say that Loki had disappeared, the black-haired girl was very curious about why they did not suspect that Loki was really planning to cause trouble on Earth, so he deliberately disappeared from the Avengers Mansion.
Hearing Issou's question, Steve had nothing to hide. Or rather, this matter itself was not a secret. Even if the black-haired girl was not a member of the Avengers, there was no harm in telling her.
"We did have such suspicions."
Steve said to Issou. "In fact, we are not completely sure whether Loki disappeared this time to find your mother or to avoid us to cause trouble."
After all, Loki had a lot of bad records, so their credibility was really very low.
Take his purpose of coming to Earth as an example. Regardless of whether what he said was true or not, the other avengers, except for Saul, maintained a skeptical attitude.
Why?
The reason was simple, and that was —
They simply did not trust Loki.
So they subconsciously maintained a skeptical attitude toward every word he said.
But then again, the reason why the Avengers were not like before was because of one person, and that was Issou.
Putting aside Loki's attitude toward Issou after tasting her Chinese food, there was no need to mention it because no matter how arrogant, conceited, or even disdainful a person was, after tasting the black-haired girl's delicious Chinese food, they would all kneel down without exception.
But the problem was that when Issou first met Loki, Loki had never tasted her food, but during the cosplay event at Empire State University, Loki's attitude toward Issou was simply thought-provoking.
Loki, who came to Earth again at that time, definitely did not know about the relationship between Issou and the Avengers, so the possibility of him deliberately getting close to Issou because of the Avengers could be ruled out.
Considering that Loki once mentioned that he knew Issou's mother, and that day when Issou's father, Lord Voldemort, personally came to acknowledge his daughter, he also interfered —
Not only did he steal Lord Voldemort's daughter, but he also built a Shuraba with him because of Coubé.
Therefore, the Avengers unanimously believed that Loki deliberately got close to Issou because of his similar face to Issou's mother.
Based on this, and the subsequent Shuraba between Loki and Lord Voldemort, after learning that Loki had disappeared, Natasha and the others proposed a possibility, and that was —
Was it possible that Loki was planning to look for Issou's mother, Coubé?
"Uh."
After hearing Steve roughly explain why they suspected Loki's whereabouts, Issou's expression was a little confused. "So the main reason you think Loki may have gone to look for my mother is because I said before that my mother is likely to bring me a stepfather?"
The black-haired girl swore that she only said this casually. Her purpose was to prevent Lord Voldemort and Loki from building a Shuraba again.
So why didn't they just listen to it casually?
And they actually took it seriously?
"Yeah."
Although he saw the look of disbelief on Issou's face, Steve nodded and said, "Natasha said that this is very likely."
From the moment Loki knew that Issou was not his child, but the child of his rival in love, he still accepted her without any qualms and even took the initiative to admit that she was his "daughter".
Regardless of whether the real purpose of Loki acknowledging Issou as his "daughter" was to attack Lord Voldemort's rival in love, or Issou's cooking skills, one thing was very clear —
Loki did not have any malice toward Issou, and he was even somewhat close to her.
Based on this point, Natasha believed that Loki's disappearance was to look for Coubé to prevent her from bringing back a stepfather for Issou, or to avoid their surveillance and continue to cause trouble on Earth. The two possibilities were equally likely.
After hearing Steve's words, Issou's face showed a look of realization. She said, "So my dad left so quickly because he was worried that my mom would find me a stepfather?"
The black-haired girl mentioned before that after Lord Voldemort acknowledged her as his daughter, he did not take the opportunity to spend more time with her to deepen their father-daughter relationship. Instead, he spent a day with her before leaving.
Issou agreed with this very much. It was not that she did not like Lord Voldemort as her father. After all, he was much better looking than "Lord Voldemort" in terms of appearance. In addition, his attitude toward her naturally revealed some traces of a father's love for his daughter.
However, even if they were father and daughter, it was an undeniable fact that they had not been in contact for twenty-one years. Therefore, if he was anxious to cultivate a father-daughter relationship with her, Issou would feel uncomfortable.
This was just right.
However, the black-haired girl did not expect that Lord Voldemort and Loki would take her words seriously and even put them into action. This was really …
Issou could not help but wonder if her mother was Mary Sue herself.
The avengers were also very curious about Issou's mother. After all, Loki said that they had all seen Coubé before, but none of them had any impression of her.
It was precisely for this reason that Steve mentioned this matter to Issou. However, as Coubé's biological daughter, Issou did not know much about her.
She didn't even know the answer to the question that Steve had asked her at the beginning, not to mention the other things.
The black-haired girl helplessly spread her hands at Steve and then said, "To be honest, forget about where she is, it's normal for me to not be able to contact her."
However, after saying that, she added, "If my mother calls me, I'll ask her."
"Then I'll have to trouble you."
Steve was not disappointed that he did not get the answer he wanted from Issou. After he chatted with her for a while, the Winter Soldiers at the next table also finished his breakfast.
Seeing this, Steve and Issou both ended their conversation. Considering that Steve must have something to say to the Winter Soldiers, the black-haired girl got up and left the two of them alone.
Dong Bing, who had just finished his breakfast, was now like a big cat that was satisfied. When he faced Steve, he was no longer as vigilant as before.
Hmm.
Of course, it was probably because he finished the pot of fish fillet porridge, so there was no need to be vigilant against Steve. Therefore, the atmosphere at the table was much better than before.
However, Issou felt that this good atmosphere could not be maintained for long. After all, the Winter Soldiers had not recovered his memory, and Steve wanted to take him back to the Avengers Mansion. There was no way the two could come to an agreement. In the end, there was only one possibility —
The two would fight.
When the time came, either Steve would defeat the Winter Soldiers and take him back, or the Winter Soldiers would defeat Steve and run away.
However, before Issou could wait for the Winter Soldiers and Steve to break down, the door of "My Chinese Restaurant" was pushed open from the outside. She subconsciously looked up and saw a big boy coming in from outside.
Peter Parker.
Seeing Peter appear in "My Chinese Restaurant" at this time, Issou was a little surprised. And Peter, who suddenly appeared in "My Chinese Restaurant", was also a little surprised when he saw the situation in the restaurant.
Peter, who became the Spider-man, had a superpower — —
Spider Sense.
He could obtain information through the vibration of the air like a spider and perceive everything around him, allowing him to sense the existence of danger in advance.
When Peter approached "My Chinese Restaurant", his Spider Sense kept ringing, so he did not dare to delay at all. He quickly rushed toward Issou and the others.
Although he learned from Mr. Stark that Pietro and the others were all mutants, when Peter sensed danger in "My Chinese Restaurant", he could not hide his worry.
When Tony and the others first came to "My Chinese Restaurant", he had promised to protect the safety of "My Chinese Restaurant".
It was just that Peter did not expect that when he pushed the door open, not only did he find the Winter Soldiers, but he also saw Captain America, Steve.
"Peter?"
Issou did not know that the reason why Peter appeared in "My Chinese Restaurant" in such a hurry was because he was worried that something had happened here. She looked at him and asked a little curiously, "Why are you here at this time?"
As a regular customer of "My Chinese Restaurant", Peter knew that they did not open the morning market here, so he definitely did not come here for breakfast like the Winter Soldiers.
And if she was not mistaken, Peter seemed to be a little anxious just now.
"Uhh."
Hearing Issou's question, Peter put away the emotions on his face. He scratched the back of his head and was about to say something to muddle through when he heard Pietro say, "Issou, Peter is here to apply for a job."
Pietro, who had just lost his fish porridge because of the Winter Soldiers, had forgotten about his unhappiness just now. When he saw Peter, he rushed to his side, put his arm around his shoulder, and said to Issou with a smile, "Isn't our Chinese Restaurant hiring waiters?"
Pietro said this not to help Peter smooth things over, but because he really thought that Peter came here so early to apply for a job.
Regarding the matter of "My Chinese Restaurant" hiring waiters, Pietro told Peter in private, and he did this for two reasons —
First, Peter was indeed looking for a part-time job recently.
Second, he felt that Peter was very suitable to be a waiter in their Chinese restaurant.
Hearing Pietro's words, Peter suddenly reacted. He said, "Emmmm, Pietro is right, I'm here to apply for a job."
In fact, he did come to "My Chinese Restaurant" so early because of Pietro's phone call, so he planned to come here early to apply for a job.
It was only because of the spider sensor that he ran to "My Chinese Restaurant" midway that he suddenly changed his mind.
So at this moment, Peter was not lying when he said what Pietro said.
"Apply for a job?"
Issou did not know what Peter was thinking, but she could clearly see Pietro's thoughts from his face.
Her gaze swept across the two mascots, Pietro and Peter, and then her eyes fell on Pietro. "You were the one who told Peter that our Chinese restaurant is hiring waiters, right? Pietro. "
Under Issou's clear gaze, Pietro felt that his thoughts were suddenly exposed, but he still forced himself to hold on. He cleared his throat and said, "Yes, because I heard from Peter that he's looking for a part-time job recently."
Peter did not know what Pietro was thinking. After he finished speaking, he said to Issou, "Yes, hire me, Issou. Although I can't do a full-time job, I promise I won't slack off."
To be honest, when Peter looked at her with his round brown eyes full of expectation, Issou felt that she could not reject him at all.
Of course.
She did not think of rejecting him.
Although Issou did intend to hire waiters from Academy X, her purpose was to get to know Pietro better so that the new waiters would not be separated from each other.
Therefore, the black-haired girl, who did not insist on hiring mutants from Academy X as waiters, did not have the slightest intention of rejecting Peter's application.
After all, other people might not know who Peter was, but how could she not know?
Of course, there was also a very important point. Issou remembered that after Peter was bitten by a spider, he gained the ability to sense danger.
If it was under normal circumstances, Issou might not need this ability. After all, she did not have Detective Conan's body. But it was different now. Don't forget —
Joker and Clown had their eyes on her.
Although Bruce and the others told her to tell Pietro and the others about this and warn them to be careful, to be honest, the three mutants did not have high combat ability. Whether it was Joker or Clown, they were all characters that could play with Batman.
Therefore, Issou was worried that the people in the Chinese restaurant would not be able to handle them.
However, with Spider-man around, things would be different. Although he might not be able to outsmart Joker and Clown, he could predict danger. With the help of Pietro and the others' abilities, Issou felt that —
It's settled.
But even though she thought so in her heart, the black-haired girl didn't show it on her face. She glanced at Peter, who had an expectant and nervous expression, and then said, "I can invite you, but …"
When he heard the first half of Issou's sentence, Peter's face lit up. As for the second half, he did not care at all and said, "I'll agree to anything."
"What do you agree to?"
Issou looked at Peter, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She said, "I mean, but we'll have to ask Pietro and the others for their opinions."
As she said that, the black-haired girl glanced at Pietro, who had his arm around Peter's shoulder. Then, she looked at Wanda and Clarice, and asked, "Do you agree to let Peter become a member of our Chinese restaurant?"
Hearing Issou's question, Pietro was the first to answer. He said, "Yes! Of course! "
After that, he quickly winked at his sisters, Wanda and Clarice. Seeing this, the two girls nodded without any objections. "We agree too."
In fact, they knew Peter, so Wanda and Clarice naturally had no objections to him joining their Chinese restaurant.
Hearing this, a big smile appeared on Peter's face. "Thank you."
Then, he looked at Issou. "So, I've been hired, right? Issou. "
Issou nodded. "Of course."
Hearing this, Peter was overjoyed. Pietro was not to be outdone. He tightened his arm around Peter's shoulder and said to him, "Congratulations, Peter."
"Thank you, brother!"
Peter happily gave Pietro a big hug. Not only did he thank him for telling him that Issou wanted to recruit waiters, but he also thanked him for his help just now.
In the face of Peter's gratitude, Pietro returned a bright smile.
I should be the one thanking you, brother!
Thinking that with Peter, Issou would no longer go to Academy X to recruit mutants. Pietro felt that today's sky was bluer, and the water was clearer. Because —
Peter looked like a pushover.
He definitely wouldn't be so cruel as to steal food from them.
Issou looked at Pietro, who was smiling like a fool who won a five-million-dollar lottery, and silently shook his head.
Their lucky mascot was really sweet.
Winter Soldiers didn't know whether Pietro was sweet or not, but after hearing Issou tell Peter about his part-time job at "My Chinese restaurant" …
Winter Soldiers, whose mind was filled with "free meals", suddenly walked up to Issou and asked, "Are you still hiring?"
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