Originally, reuniting with a best friend was something to be happy and celebrated, but Steve thought about what happened after he reunited with his best friend..
First of all..,
His best friend ignored him because of a bowl of porridge,
But when he thought about how Baki had lost his memory now..,
Steve felt that it was fine.
Secondly..,
His best friend was hostile to him because of a bowl of porridge again, but when he thought about how Baki did not recognize him now, Steve felt that it was fine.
Then..,
His best friend tricked him because of a bowl of porridge again,
This was too much. How could he blindly give people hope and disappoint them? But when he thought about how Baki had suffered all these years, Steve felt that it was fine.
In the end..,
His best friend was finally not because of a bowl of porridge (Steve: … inexplicably gratified), but because of the owner of a bowl of porridge (Steve: … just gratified early), he had wronged him. But now, Baki had lost his memory, he did not recognize him, and he had suffered so much..,
Steve felt again.. hmm..,
Today might not be a good day to reunite with his best friend.
When he thought about how the Winter Soldiers had just taken a look at the Winter Soldier (Biscuit) Xiao (Matching) portrait (bubble) and said, "It's me.", Steve's heart instantly turned cold.
If he remembered correctly, when he had just learned to draw..,
He had drawn a portrait of Baki..,
Because he had just come into contact with it..,
So to speak the truth..,
His drawing did not look very similar..,
But at that time, Bucky recognized him at a glance.
Steve had to say that..,
Baki's reaction at that time, for him who had just learned to draw..,
Undoubtedly gave him a great affirmation..,
It inexplicably encouraged him to continue on the path of learning to paint, and he continued to move forward without looking back.
But..! Yes!
Seeing how Baki was able to open his mouth and say "it's me" in front of Issou's soul painting, Steve felt that Baki's "it's me" was either a casual remark, or his level of appreciation was just that casual.
However, Issou did not care what Steve was thinking. After getting the Winter Soldiers' personal confirmation, the black-haired girl's smile was sweeter than honey. Not only that, she even looked at Steve proudly.
How should he put it? He did look rather cute. Issou was already a pretty boy, and even if he made some funny expressions, he would still look adorable, but …
Steve: "…"
So now, when he saw the portrait of the Winter Soldiers but couldn't recognize that he was Baki, the blame was firmly pinned on him and couldn't be shaken off, right?
It was really dark just thinking about it.
However, despite his frustration, Steve was still very happy to see Baki again, even if he thought that today was really not a good day to reunite with a close friend.
But …
Steve began to worry about how to bring Baki back to the Avengers Mansion.
"Captain, I don't mean anything else, but I think it's a waste of effort to reason with him."
Seeing this, Sam on the side leaned over to Steve and whispered to him, "He doesn't remember who you are now, so he definitely won't agree to go with us."
Even the baby daughter of the Scott family, Cathy, knew that she couldn't just go with strangers, let alone Winter Soldiers.
Besides, Sergeant Baki Barnes is Steve's close friend, but he is now a killer Winter Soldiers trained by Hydra who has lost his memory, so even if they are willing to bring him back to the Avengers Mansion, it doesn't mean that Winter Soldiers will be willing to go with them.
Have you ever seen a Hydra who is willing to go back to the Avengers Mansion with the Avengers?
"I know about this too."
Steve thought that Baki has lost his memory now, and what's worse is that he doesn't have a good impression of him, so it's really not easy for him to persuade him to go back to the Avengers Mansion with him.
"Captain, I have an idea."
After hearing the conversation between Sam and Steve, Clint also came up and said to them, "Don't you just want to take him back? It's very simple. Since we can't reason with him, then we'll just knock him out directly. Then don't even talk about taking him back to the Avengers Mansion. You can do whatever you want to him then. "
Hearing Clint's idea, Steve felt that it was feasible, but …
Hearing his last sentence, the upright captain of the American (Pakistani) team asked, "Clint, what do you want to do to Bucky?"
"Ahem."
Clint was almost choked by his own saliva when he was asked by Steve. Looking at his torch-like eyes, he quickly raised his hands to him to show his innocence. "I'm not thinking about anything."
As if!
Would he say that he intends to instigate the captain to knock out Winter Soldiers together, and then take the opportunity to take revenge for the push just now?
Of course not.
Considering that Steve had just been called by Winter Soldiers, and even gave away the food that was almost in his mouth, Clint didn't dare to let him know his true thoughts.
However, did Clint think that Steve wouldn't know what he was thinking if he didn't say it? After all, he had just let it slip, so even if he agreed to knock out Winter Soldiers and take him back, he didn't forget to add, "Be gentle when you hit him later."
Sam: "…"
Clint: "…"
The captain's request was really …
It turned out that they had to control their strength when they hit Dong Bing. They had to control their strength so that they could knock Dong Bing out, but it was just enough to knock him out, right?
Issou, who was listening to the whole process: "…???"
The black-haired girl was very happy that Steve and the others didn't hide anything from her. They obviously treated her as one of their own, but …
Did Steve and the others forget something? For example —
At this time, they didn't seem to treat Winter Soldiers as an outsider!
Issou silently glanced at Winter Soldiers, who was sitting next to her, while listening to Steve and the others.
As the person involved, even if he heard Steve and the others discussing how to knock him out and take him back to the Avengers Mansion, his face was still expressionless, as if the person they were talking about was not him.
Issou didn't know if it was her imagination, but she felt that under Winter Soldiers' calm expression, there was a trace of disdain that he was too lazy to say, as if he was saying —
Did they eat stupid?
Issou: "…"
She only knew that other people who ate the Chinese food she cooked might lose their personas, but she had never heard of anyone losing their IQ after eating it.
The black-haired girl was still thinking that she would never take the blame, but when she saw the three Avengers in front of her collectively losing their IQ, Issou: "…"
It seemed like she had to take the blame.
Steve could say that he was too excited to see Baki again, but how could she explain it to Clint and Sam?
It couldn't be that Steve's lack of clarity was so contagious that it infected both of them and caused them to lose their IQ, could it?
Uh.
Wait a minute.
Issou thought for a moment. Eh, that seemed to make sense.
Steve, who was inexplicably hit in the face by the flying pot: "…???"
While Issou was thinking, she suddenly felt a gaze on her. She subconsciously turned her head and saw that Winter Soldiers, who had been staring at the big idiots … No, Steve and the others, had turned his gaze to her.
Meeting his gray-green eyes, the black-haired girl's head was full of question marks. She asked, "What's wrong?"
Winter Soldiers looked at her and said, "I'll come to you next time."
Issou: "…???"
Before she could understand what he meant, she saw Winter Soldiers, who was sitting on the chair, suddenly stand up. The others were shocked and turned to look at him.
"Baki!"
When Steve saw this, he quickly shouted. However, Dong Bing turned a deaf ear to him and continued to walk toward Izzo's kitchen. Clint, who was on the side, said, "Don't worry, captain. Maybe he's not full and wants to go to the kitchen to find something to eat."
As soon as he said this, Issou said, "No, there's a window in my kitchen!"
Sure enough, when Steve and the others ran into the kitchen, they saw that the window that was originally closed was pushed open. The cold wind outside whistled in and chilled Steve's heart.
"I'll go after Baki first!"
Steve said this and jumped out of the kitchen window with Winter Soldiers. Sam and Clint saw this and looked at each other. Clint said, "Sam, you go help Captain first. I'll stay and help Issou clean up."
With that said, Issou waved his hand and said, "No, you can come with me."
To be honest, Izzo originally thought that with Steve and the other two present, it would not be impossible to keep Dong Bing here, even if it was not that easy.
But he did not expect Winter Soldiers to move so quickly. In the blink of an eye, he ran away in front of them.
After Sam and Clint left, Issou put away the bowls and chopsticks in the dishwasher while thinking about what had just happened.
Although Steve and the others did not succeed in bringing Winter Soldiers back to the Avengers Mansion, considering that they already knew that Winter Soldiers was Baki, Issou finally felt relieved.
In addition to Issou, there was another person who also felt relieved. This person was none other than Chiasma.
Previously, when he took Winter Soldiers out for a stroll, he let Winter Soldiers leave the team without permission because he did not keep an eye on him. Because of this incident, Chiasma remembered to keep an eye on him the next time he went out.
Although Winter Soldiers left the team without permission because he ran into Issou that time, who knows if he will run into her again?
It's just that Crossbones never expected that Dong Bing would be staying in Hydra's stronghold, and the result was that he could not be seen!
"Why did Winter Soldiers go out?"
Chiasma was very sure that their secret stronghold was calm all night, and he did not believe that someone could break in and take away Winter Soldiers without alerting them. Therefore, the most likely reason why Winter Soldiers disappeared from the stronghold was that he ran out on his own.
This was confirmed after Chiasma checked the surveillance video, but he could not figure out why Winter Soldiers would inexplicably run out on his own.
One must know that he was a veritable Otaku. Apart from going out on missions, he would quietly stay in the secret base/stronghold.
What?
Winter Soldiers used to be frozen because he had to go out on missions. Even if he wanted to go out, he didn't have the opportunity to do so?
…
…
…
What a joke.
Winter Soldiers was not frozen now, but didn't he still live the life of a Otaku?
If it weren't for the fact that Winter Soldiers often trained in the secret stronghold, Chiasma would have suspected that he would eat so much recently that he would turn into Winter Soldiers Plus sooner or later.
It was precisely because of this reason that Chiasma could not figure out why Winter Soldiers would take the initiative to run out.
It's just that after learning that Winter Soldiers was missing, Chiasma quickly sent people out to look for him. Since he only cared about Issou's Chinese food for so many years, even if he knew that it was already closed, Chiasma still asked people to go to "My Chinese Restaurant" to take a look.
Of course, they also had to go to Issou's home.
However, Chiasma did not expect that Winter Soldiers really left because of Issou.
Chiasma: "…"
Although he guessed right.
But he did not feel happy.
Looking at Winter Soldiers who came back with Jack and the others, Chiasma looked at him with his arms crossed, then said, "Winter Soldiers, do you know what you are doing?"
Winter Soldiers did not take Chiasma's question to heart at all. He glanced at him and did not speak.
Of course, if Chiasma could read Winter Soldiers's eyes like Issou, then he would probably be able to read something from his eyes just now. For example …
I know I'm going home after eating, what else do you want me to do?
Fortunately, Chiasma could not accurately read Winter Soldiers's eyes just now. Otherwise, he would have gone crazy. Uh, but it's about time now.
Chiasma took a deep breath and asked again, "Okay, let's change the question. Winter Soldiers, do you remember what I said to you at noon? Or do you want to bring trouble to Issou, or you won't be able to eat lunch made by her in the future? "
When he heard Chiasma's words, Winter Soldiers glanced at him and said in an indifferent tone, "I didn't go to 'my Chinese restaurant'."
Chiasma: "…"
Then shouldn't I praise you for being awesome?
When he heard Winter Soldiers' words, Chiasma was furious. He did only stop him from going to "my Chinese restaurant" at noon today, but he did not say that he could go to Issou, okay?
"The Avengers are not only diners of 'my Chinese restaurant', but they also have a good relationship with Issou. You just went to Issou's house, aren't you worried about running into them?"
As a Hydra who dared to go undercover in S.H.E.L.D., before his identity was exposed, he dared to wander in front of the Avengers many times. This proved that Chiasma was not a timid person.
If it were him, even if a group of superheroes always liked to patronize "My Chinese Restaurant", it was not impossible for him to take the risk for a bite of food.
But Winter Soldiers was different.
Looking at Winter Soldiers in front of him, who was as cold and taciturn as ever, Chiasma felt suffocated. He felt that if he did not make things more serious, he would simply be unscrupulous.
As it turned out, he was right. The only mistake he made was that he didn't explain the situation in the most serious way.
"Oh." Compared to Chiasma's nervousness and concern, Winter Soldiers seemed much more indifferent. He said, "I ran into them."
"Give me some snacks." Chiasma felt that he was almost mentally and physically exhausted. Seeing that Winter Soldiers was completely unconcerned, he could not help but say, "You also said that you ran into them, then you … Wait!"
The supervisor was stunned for a moment. "Winter Soldiers, you just said that you ran into them? Who did you run into? The Avengers? "
Winter Soldiers thought for a moment. They had just mentioned that they were going to knock him out and bring him back to the Avengers Mansion, so he nodded. "Oh."
Chiasma: "…!!!"
Was he really that unlucky to run into them?!
After Chiasma, who had been constantly reminding Winter Soldiers not to do anything out of line, heard his words, didn't he instantly transform from a rum to an old mother?
However, when he saw Chiasma acting like a mother hen, Winter Soldiers's unhappy face came online again. "Annoying."
Chiasma: "…"
So who was he worrying so much for?!
#
Issou did not know what happened between Winter Soldiers and Chiasma after they returned to the secret Hydra base. She only knew that Steve and the others did not manage to catch up with Winter Soldiers last night.
In this regard, the black-haired girl comforted Steve over the phone. She said, [It's fine. Look on the bright side. At least you now know that Sergeant Barnes is not dead, and you know his current identity, right?]
After that, Issou remembered what Winter Soldiers said to her before he left last night. She quickly said, [By the way, last night Winter Soldiers also told me that he would come to me again next time, so the next time I see him, I will call you.]
If Issou did not know Steve, then no matter how deep the relationship between him and Baki was, it would have nothing to do with her.
However, she now knew Steve, and coincidentally knew Winter Soldiers as well. As long as it was within her power, she naturally hoped that the two of them would be able to avoid more hardships and reunite as soon as possible.
Hearing Issou's words, Steve's mood improved a lot. He said, [Issou, you're right. Since God has let me know that Baki is still alive, then one day, I will definitely restore Baki's memory.]
After that, he added, [Thank you, Issou. If it weren't for you, I think I might still have thought that Baki was dead.]
[You're welcome.] Issou did not take the credit for it. She said, [Even without me, you and Sergeant Baines would have reunited sooner or later.]
Hearing how confident Issou was, Steve could not help but laugh. He asked, [Could it be that you can predict the future, Issou?]
Issou: "…"
No.
I've only read the manga/anime.
Of course, this was not something that could be said casually, so Issou vaguely responded to Steve. Because the evening market was about to begin, they did not talk much and quickly ended the call.
Seeing Issou put down the phone, Wanda and Clarice looked at each other and then walked towards her. "Issou."
"Hmm?" Looking at the two people who walked in front of her, Issou had a puzzled expression. "Is there something you want?"
"No." When Wanda heard this, she said, "We just want to ask if there's something wrong."
Seeing that Issou was stunned for a moment, Clarice quickly said, "You don't look like yourself today."
Originally, Clarice and the others did not notice anything because Issou looked the same as usual. However, when she was cooking in the kitchen, she was distracted and almost cut her hand.
The reason why she said she almost cut her hand was because Pietro happened to notice at the time. Fortunately, he was fast enough, otherwise, Issou would have been injured today.
Normally, it was not uncommon to accidentally get injured while working in the kitchen, but it was a little strange that this happened to Issou.
They did not know what other chefs were like, but they had known Issou for a long time and had never seen her cut her hand. It was said that it was because she was used to it. Now, she could cut vegetables with her eyes closed without an accident.
It was because of this that Clarice and the others were worried that something might have happened to her. However, Issou behaved normally after that. It was only when the evening market was about to start and Issou had to enter the kitchen again that Wanda and the others came over to ask about it.
"Emmm …"
Looking at the worried eyes of Clarice and the others, Issou smiled at them and said, "It's okay, I can't contact my mother again, so I'm a little curious about what she's doing."
In fact, the black-haired girl was distracted in the kitchen today because of Hannibal. She almost cut her hand. But when it came to Hannibal, she naturally could not speak carelessly. So, she had to find a random excuse.
But Issou was not lying, because last night, after Steve and the others left, she planned to call her mother and ask her for help, but …
She could not get through to her mother again!
Wanda and Clarice caught the main point, "Again?"
"Yes," Issou spread his hands, "I often can't get in touch with my mother, so I can only wait for her to contact me."
"Will she be okay?"
"Don't worry." Issou was very relaxed, "I should be able to get in touch with her in a few days. I heard from her that it's because there's no signal at the place where she's staying."
Wanda, "…"
Clarice, "…"
It was rare to see a place without signal nowadays, right?
"Thank you for your concern."
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