I smiled and replied, "Funny, since my sister said that it could take her months to complete her work and return. By the way you have any idea where she has gone to?" Maria immediately shook her head and replied, "Your sister never tells me where she goes. I wouldn't have known that she has a younger brother, unless I had seen her with you, a few years ago. I thought you were her... Let's leave it to that. So, what do you want to do?" I smiled and thought for a moment. There are only three things that matter a lot in MCU and DCEU. First, a person should have money, a lot of money. Second, he/she should be smart, like Elon Musk and Tony Stark smart. Third, he/she should be strong, at least more than Captain America. Cap has what they call the protagonist aura, how else could be fight with Thanos, and have a fifty percent chance to win the fight. Spiderman, being stronger than Cap, couldn't do much when fighting against Thanos.
Since I don't have any stable source of income, I should keep the thoughts of getting rich aside for the time being. The Power thing, well I don't have any idea on how to do that. Sure I could train myself, and even then, I won't be able to face Captain one on one. So the only thing that remains is getting smart. Moreover this is a good chance for me to get richer. I remember the scene in Ironman 1. It was at this time that Tony had been kidnapped and the share value of Stark Industry had gone down. But I also remember that it was quickly stabilised by Obadiah. At least Obadiah was a better businessman, although he was the bad guy in the movie. But I had decided not to spend money now, because if I did that, I would still need lot of money.
Only after Tony declares that he would shut the weapons department would the stock value would be down by/to forty points. And that would be the best time to buy shares of Stark Industries. Maybe I could use the time to get some knowledge about weapon making and stuff. Since there is no Tony, United States would be in panic, since there is no one to give them weapons. Hamner never included as a weapon seller. Since everyone knows what weapon he sells. They are like the bombs that never explode.
But at least some of his equipments work, so the government buys from him. If I were to create a company with some background and sell weapons, I could become a billionaire just like that. It wouldn't be too hard once I start selling weapons, but I would have to make sure no Sokovian twins like problem occurs. Just because the weapon of Tony's company was used, which caused both the twins to almost fk up his life. I don't want someone to do the same with me in the future.
I spoke, "Ms Maria, I think I would go to the library. It's okay if you don't want to accompany me. " But before I could say anything more, Maria interrupted me, as she said, "If I were to leave you alone, and your sister somehow gets to know about it, she would definitely beat me up, and believe me no one would want to be on the other end of Nat's fist. " I showed her a surprised expression and asked, "So my sister knows how to fight?" Maria replied, with a smile, "Oh, she does alright. "
I understood what she was trying to do, but I ignored her and decided to go to the library. What is a better place to get knowledge than library. I could also go to Peter to learn something related to engineering and biology. Peter clearly knows his way around both of them. The previous me, never listened to the things the teachers taught. Moreover I just had a degree in arts, nothing more, nothing less. And to live in this world, having an art degree isn't enough. What would I do when Thanos snaps his finger? Would I draw him, and pray that he would leave me alone? Or should I tell him about his history?
Seeing that I wasn't reacting as a normal person should, Maria simply frowned and decided to get her things. More like Natasha's things. Then she walked into the kitchen and took out things to eat, probably so that she could eat in the library. I ignored the fact that she could find the food without asking me. Being her first time here, it was really weird for her to know where things were. Not that it really mattered to me. Maria is a spy, what else could be expected from someone like her.
Soon we reached the library. I found the books I needed with the help of the library assistant. She was someone close to my age, probably a year younger than me. She looked shy, atleast that's what I thought when she blushed whenever I talked to her. Since I have never been to this place before, I don't think she has some crush on me. So she should be blushing whenever someone of the opposite gender talks to her. It wasn't like she wasn't beautiful. She was, but her messy black hair, and her thick rimmed glasses made her look ugly. But seeing many movies and reading many novels, I understood that she could get a huge change in her life, if she were to change her clothes and those glasses. I was sure that she would be as beautiful as Gwen if she is properly readied by the professionals.
I saw her staring at me from time to time, when I was reading. Maria was sitting beside me. She whispered with a smile, "Looks like you can get a new girlfriend. That one is fawning over you. " I smiled and subconsciously said, "I would like you to become mine. " That was something I had just thought in my heart, or I thought so. But I just spoke those words out loudly.