Qin Xiao went through each of the Devil Fruits Nick Fury could match with,
carefully explaining their abilities one by one.
To Fury and Tony, it all sounded like sothing out of a fantasy.
Barrier Fruit?
How does a barrier even form?
Why would it be able to block attacks?
Diamond Fruit?
Wouldn't that be brittle?
And wouldn't it attract… unwanted attention?
Though—would it make picking up won easier?
Then there were the Chop-Chop and Bean-Bean Fruits—completely beyond their understanding.
Your body could… split apart?
That had to be a joke.
The Glare-Glare Fruit, which allowed X-ray vision and mind-reading,
was at least sowhat acceptable—mutants with similar abilities already existed.
The Straw-Straw Fruit?
Wasn't that basically those cursed effigies from Eastern folklore?
Did Qin Xiao think they didn't know anything about the East?
The Wash-Wash Fruit that "cleansed sins"?
If S.H.I.E.L.D. agents had no sins,
they wouldn't be effective agents.
And the Pump-Pump Fruit?
They weren't so battlefield army—what would they need morale boosts for?
All agents walking around full of enthusiasm and inspiration?
That sounded like a disaster.
Fury kept ntally roasting every single option.
But Tony was the one truly shaken.
"Why does he get so many options, but I only got one?"
As a genius, he felt personally slighted.
Why did Fury get eight choices—while he only had one?
Just because he was dying?
"You only had one? You already ate a Devil Fruit?
Then why haven't we observed any special abilities from you?"
Fury imdiately caught on.
His expression changed drastically.
Tony had already been compromised!
That was not good news.
"Yes, Tony has already consud a Devil Fruit.
It's called the Yellow Springs Fruit.
It allows him, upon death, to reject hell's pull and return his soul to his body—living once more."
Qin Xiao explained calmly.
He was deliberately provoking Fury.
See? Even if you refuse—others won't.
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
This ti, Fury was truly angry.
At his signal, the agents moving equipnt in the villa
imdiately drew their weapons and surrounded Qin Xiao.
One wrong move—and they'd open fire.
"What am I doing?
I'm saving Tony's life.
His father helped found S.H.I.E.L.D., didn't he?
Yet when Tony is critically injured, you don't focus on saving him—you're busy forming the Avengers.
Tell , Nick Fury—are people just tools to you?
If that's how you see them,
why does it matter whether I gave Tony a Devil Fruit?
At least I can give him another life.
Under your watch, he'd just die in pain.
Or what—does Tony staying alive interfere with your plans?"
Qin Xiao's words were sharp.
Brutally so.
This was the advantage of information asymtry.
Tony had only recently revealed himself as Iron Man.
Fury had just t him the night before.
He simply didn't have enough data yet.
Give it more ti—once Natasha spent a few days around Tony,
she'd uncover everything,
including the palladium poisoning.
At that point, S.H.I.E.L.D. could at least try to help stabilize his condition.
But right now—this timing was awkward.
Too early.
Fury's intel was incomplete.
Hearing Qin Xiao's words, Fury turned sharply toward Tony.
"Tony—what's going on?"
"Don't ask him. He wants to solve it himself—that's why he had you bring his father's belongings.
But I'll tell you this:
there's a massive hole in his chest.
Fragnts of tal are constantly shifting inside him.
You think a magnet-like Arc Reactor solves that?
That reactor runs on palladium.
Long-term use has poisoned him.
Without it—he dies.
With it—he dies slowly.
That's Tony's reality.
And you still want him in the Avengers?
What—he's not dying fast enough for you?"
Qin Xiao pressed even harder.
Fury fell silent.
For once—he had no rebuttal.
The agents around them stared at Tony in shock.
This playboy… was dying?
And not just dying—he could drop dead at any mont.
"…This Devil Fruit of yours—it can really bring Tony back to life?"
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