"You said your name is Nero, the tyrant of Rome?" The bald middle-aged man looked speechlessly at the young girl opposite him.
"Rome? Where is Rome? I am the tenth Emperor of the Nicuss Empire."
"The Nicuss Empire, huh... Okay, Your Majesty, then what is your full name?" The bald man was at a loss for words.
"Nero Claudius."
"In fact, I think your full name should be: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus."
"Hmmph, what a strange fellow, are you mocking me?" Nero's cheeks puffed out slightly.
Thinking of the formidable battle record of the young girl in front of him, Coulson quickly straightened his attitude: "No, no, no, I absolutely did not mean that. So, Nero, what was the reason you knocked out forty-two people in one go this time?"
Coulson looked at the answers recorded in the file, his mind full of questions, and decided to ask her directly.
Nero's cheeks were slightly red, and she turned her head away, not speaking.
Coulson now believed what was written in the file, and, somewhat at a loss for words, probed: "Did you dine and dash?"
"I did not dine and dash! It's just that I temporarily don't have the local currency. I already said I'd pay later! I'll give them one hundred million later, but they actually did this!!!"
Nero's emotions flared, and she stood up in a fit of pique, her two small hands slapping the table with loud smacks.
Looking at the two small handprints on the steel table, Coulson's heart also twinged.
He had just returned from Stark Tower; Tony Stark was missing in Afghanistan.
Upon returning, he heard that his intern had brought back a super-human, who was also undocumented, so he came to see what was happening.
Otherwise, a dine and dash issue would never fall to him to handle.
Exhaling, Coulson closed the file: "So you went to a high-end restaurant with no money, exhausted five chefs, ate through a month's worth of the restaurant's inventory, and then planned to pay later, is that right?"
Nero stopped slapping the table now. Listening to Coulson's summary, it seemed like she... might have been a little bit excessive.
Livord's past teachings surfaced in her mind: 'Nero, you must know... an Emperor! Is never wrong... never wrong... never wrong...'
"Hmmph, so what! I said I would pay, and one hundred million is enough to compensate them for their losses!" Nero lifted her head, becoming righteous again.
"Moreover, I am an Emperor! It was merely a meal, yet they dared to lay hands on me. Allowing them to live is already a blessing."
Coulson's headache returned. A meal was nothing, the forty-two people who were beaten were nothing, and even the restaurant owner, who dabbled in both legal and illegal dealings, suggested payment in kind, and was currently in the ICU, was nothing.
He brought these up merely to gain an advantage in the conversation, but when faced with this young girl's high-and-mighty, unreasonable attitude, he was at his wit's end.
Unreasonableness combined with being a super-human caused his danger assessment of this girl to skyrocket.
Furthermore, after beating so many people and leaving one in critical condition, she showed no remorse, displaying an antisocial personality and clear violent tendencies.
If she were released today and a massacre occurred in some district tomorrow, he wouldn't be surprised in the slightest.
"Alright, let's skip this topic. Miss Nero, what is your identity? Oh, I mean an identity other than Emperor."
Continuing this way would only lead to meaningless arguments, so Coulson decisively changed the subject.
"We haven't found any identity information for you anywhere in the world. Are you undocumented?"
"An identity other than Emperor? Mwahahaha... You listen well!" Not caring about the undocumented status Coulson mentioned, Nero crossed her arms and chuckled smugly.
"The greatest artist in the world, the greatest musician, the greatest connoisseur, an all-around genius, the Empress of the Golden Rose and the Dragon..."
Replying off-topic, Coulson felt all his learning was useless; their conversation channels were completely out of sync.
However, Coulson also successfully grasped the key point: "golden empress, why would you have no money?"
Nero also fell silent, recalling what she had confidently told Hathaway when she left.
'The world is different, how could currency be universal? Gold? Gold is valuable here, but when I go to other worlds, it will be scrap metal... No need! Could I possibly be troubled by money?'
..."Are there any leads on Tony Stark?"
"Uh... Tony's secretary, Pepper, has no clue about his disappearance. And Tony Stark has offended too many people; we can't even begin to sort through the suspects."
Coulson reported nervously to the bald man in front of him.
In fact, with the high-profile persona of a billionaire playboy, at this time, those who disliked Tony Stark included not only competitors but also more people with a rich-hating mentality.
They were all potential criminal suspects. If it were competitors, it would be fine, as they knew Tony's value, but if it were a crime of passion driven by hatred of the rich... then to step on the high-and-mighty billionaire, Coulson didn't even dare to imagine how 'passionate' Tony's current situation was... "Motherfucker! The whole country is now following Tony Stark's movements, and those people on the council won't care how many enemies he has."
Nick Fury, the bald man, rubbed his temples: "He has been missing for a month, and the public's attention on this matter remains high. The council has issued a death order: find him alive or find his corpse. We are running out of time."
"Desert and battlefield, based on our search progress in Afghanistan, by the time we find Tony Stark, his bones will be dried by the wind."
"Now we can only start from Stark Industries, and Pepper Potts is the best target. Even if she doesn't know anything, assign people to keep a close eye on her!"
"We've already arranged for surveillance," Coulson nodded. "There's one more thing, regarding the young girl who calls herself Nero Claudius."
"The restaurant war god? What about her? Does she have superpowers, or is she just exceptionally strong? Either way, such combat power can be included in the Avengers Initiative's candidate list."
Nick Fury was quite interested in this unexpected surprise. Youth meant that personality issues could still be corrected over time.
The issue of being undocumented was not a big problem; the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division could easily resolve these issues.
Motherfucker!
The name change needs to be expedited.
In a superhero team, such a beautiful young girl would definitely be a golden signboard.
What a malleable talent!
"She said she is not from this world, and our experts have confirmed she is not lying..."
Coulson said, knowing that this world was not as simple as it seemed. The more fantastical it was, the more likely it was a big problem.
..."Cancel the plan to include her in the candidate list. Raise her danger level by two!"
Nick Fury closed his eyes, feeling a wave of exhaustion: "I'll go talk to her personally tomorrow."
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