Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

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"Sir, something's up!"

A massive spaceship hovers in the atmosphere, and every capable nation on Earth remains vigilant, observing it around the clock, with its military on high alert.

There's no other way. Even with a huge gap in technological capabilities, when faced with threats to the continuation of civilization and the survival of the race, it's not a question of whether we can win, but that we must win!

One tough-minded country is even warming up the equipment for launching powerful weapons.

"what's the situation?"

The activity aboard the Pendragon was immediately reported to the nation's top leadership. However, when these elites, who controlled the fate of the world, saw what they observed, their reactions were remarkably consistent—

Some couldn't believe their eyes and were collectively dumbfounded.

"Are you... sure we haven't fallen into an enemy's trap? It traveled all this way across space to Earth just to drop some space junk?"

"Uh... based on the observations so far, it seems to be the case."

Intelligence analysts quickly gave an affirmative answer.

"Go and salvage that garbage immediately. We absolutely cannot let other countries get there first. Also, allocate funds from the Ministry of Finance to research these devices."

Orders were issued from the highest leader and executed meticulously. On Earth, other powerful nations were doing very similar things, enacting a similar scene.

After simplifying the spacecraft's structure, the next step is to change the spacecraft's internal environment.

In Pendragon's vision, a Japanese-style living room would have been enough.

However, he couldn't resist his divergent thinking.

Now that we have a Japanese-style living room, wouldn't it be wonderful to add a hot spring? An open-air hot spring would be even better, which would require a large enough courtyard, ideally with a view of the starry sky...

Finally, in the huge courtyard with a large hot spring, a stream of chocolate flowed, and next to the stream was a small house built with sweets.

Cookies were used as roof beams, a giant cake as the roof, daifuku as a mattress, colored candy as windowpanes, and all sorts of pastries and sweets filled the entire room. It's a style that makes you feel like your teeth will fall out just by looking at it.

Fortunately, there was the Reality Stone, which not only allowed them to recreate scenes from fairy tales but also conveniently kept the Brothers Grimm from turning in their graves.

It would be quite a challenge to cram such a thing into a spaceship, but Pendragon, with his limitless power, could do whatever he wanted. He not only stuffed it inside as a room, but also added an ecosystem to it.

The chocolate river is teeming with braised fish, the ground is dotted with roasted rabbits and suckling pigs, and the birds, ducks, and geese flying in the sky are all perfectly cooked and look incredibly appetizing.

Pendragon put down the Infinity Gauntlet and rushed eagerly into his creation.

Hot springs and the like couldn't attract his attention at all. The chocolate stream was divided into two layers: the top layer was flowing white chocolate, and the bottom layer was settled dark cocoa.

Pendragon scoops water with both hands; the top layer of chocolate is as white as milk, with a silky texture and a sweet aroma.

"So sweet!"

Sweet but not cloying, Pendragon licked every last finger clean before running off to gnaw on the corner of the dessert shop wall.

"Mmm, this smells amazing too!"

The ahoge on its head was so moved that it bent and twisted into the shape of a heart, trembling wildly.

"boom!"

The load-bearing wall cracked and disappeared at a visible speed, and then all kinds of snacks and sweets were poured onto the woman who even gnawed on the wall, burying her in happiness.

In outer space, the first to arrive near the mothership were not the space waving teams formed by various countries, but Thor and Iron Man from the Avengers.

Incidentally, Tony was teleported back to Earth by Thor using magic.

Their purpose in coming here was clearly not the modules that Pendragon had discarded, but rather to deal with the ship.

P.S.: Goodnight. We have to get up early for the morning assembly again tomorrow. My roommate's snoring woke me up yesterday... emmm

Chapter Eleven: Reworking the Infinity Gauntlet

Chapter 11

Based on their speculation, the spaceship should now be free of enemies, or the number of enemies should be very small, otherwise it would be impossible for so long to have remained inactive.

If this operation goes smoothly, Tony Stark may become the biggest winner, as the technology contained in this spaceship alone will be enough for him to study for a long time.

Of course, this is on the premise that Marvel's editors don't give him any "demand boosting" privileges.

If Thanos hadn't been sent by Pendragon to grow purple potatoes, Iron Man might have created armor to counter the Infinity Gauntlet.

Tony Stark, with composure amidst the chaos, temporarily stopped Thor from striking the ship with an axe. He made a gesture to infiltrate, then used the high-energy weapons on his armor to painstakingly open a hole in the mothership's hull.

"Based on the scan results from the combat suit and the intelligence returned by the reconnaissance aircraft, there are no living beings on this spaceship."

Iron Man opened the helmet of his suit and said in a relaxed tone.

"you sure?"

Thor, carrying his axe, didn't look too good.

From what others have said, Thanos was not killed, but apparently banished to Mars. Thor, who harbors a deep hatred for Thanos for the extermination of his race, is eager to seek revenge.

Tony, for reasons unknown, insisted on dragging him along to investigate the spaceship. He should have just left the guy on Titan to figure things out himself.

"Actually, it's not certain. This spacecraft is too big, and we need some time to check for radar blind spots."

Tony shrugged nonchalantly and said, "I've found the control room. Once I take care of that, everything will be fine."

"ASAP."

Thor's voice was deep and filled with anger, as if it could explode at any moment.

"That depends on our luck..."

Before Iron Man could finish speaking, he and Thor were simultaneously enveloped by a burst of spatial energy and vanished from the spaceship in the next second.

It's the same old formula; Thor even considered pinning Stormbreaker to Tony's head as a decoration.

The spaceship controlled by the quantum computer is certainly not as good at preventing intrusion as Ebony Maw's subsidiary ship. In fact, the quantum computer had already issued a warning when Iron Man and Thor approached.

However, Pendragon was sealed by sugar and food at that time and didn't really care about them. It wasn't until Iron Man was about to cause trouble that Pendragon used his telekinesis to summon the Infinity Gauntlet back and snapped his fingers.

The news of Iron Man's disappearance quickly reached S.H.I.E.L.D., and Fury, the bald guy, soon showed a pained expression. The fact that such a huge spaceship was just sitting in space was terrifying enough.

Moreover, it is now acting in a way that is unfathomable, and even Thor has lost contact with it.

Fury felt things were completely out of his control; even the two original Avengers had messed up. He needed to call for help immediately…

Pendragon finished his snack and busied himself modifying the spaceship, oblivious to the commotion on Earth.

Even if they noticed, they wouldn't care. Such actions undoubtedly deepened the unease of some countries on Earth, who felt it was the calm before the storm.

The more normal things seem now, the more terrifying they will be when they erupt. Sometimes, not expressing an opinion is itself an attitude. To Earthlings, these alien bastards are definitely up to no good, and you can't be wrong if you try to guess the worst.

Pendragon originally had his own spaceship, but it seems to have been lost, and even the quantum computer cannot detect any signal.

The spaceship is capable of traversing the universe, which interests Pendragon greatly. After preparing the internal resting environment, he has now begun modifying the spaceship's propulsion system and hull based on data provided by the quantum computer.

With the Reality Stone as a foundation, the material modification of the outer shell can be done quickly. It only requires replacing the original material parameters of the spaceship's outer shell, as long as it can withstand the load generated during space travel.

To propel such a large spaceship across dimensions, the energy required by the propulsion system would be astronomical, which Pendragon chose to provide directly with the six Infinity Stones.

The entire spaceship's modification was completed in a single day. Pendragon picked out a whole roasted cow wrestling on the lawn of the hot spring courtyard and took a big bite...

The previously droopy ahoge (cowlick) was instantly injected with vitality, swaying happily, and Pendragon's face was filled with nothing but satisfaction.

The initially evenly matched battle gradually shifted in favor of the less appealing roasted whole cow with the arrival of Pendragon.

Because the stronger one was being devoured by Pendragon, the whole roasted cow that had its shoulder eaten eventually lost the battle, watching itself being eaten while the victor, who had succeeded in procreation, gave birth to offspring with another whole roasted cow.

"Hmm~"

Having eaten three times his own weight in food, Pendragon, who inherited the king's stomach, let out a burp.

The Infinity Gauntlet... well, this weapon, customized to Thanos's size, is really hard to accept in terms of appearance and ease of use.

Pendragon has been holding back for a long time, but the power of the Reality Stone cannot affect it.

After repeated use, Pendragon had figured out the principle behind the Infinity Gauntlet's ability to unify the power of the six Infinity Stones. Once she determined that she didn't need to use the Infinity Power for the time being, she removed the six stones from the gauntlet.

Without the gems, the Infinity Gauntlet was reduced to a decorative artifact and was tossed aside.

Five gems floated in Pendragon's hands, and his magic mimicked the internal circuitry of the Infinity Gauntlet, attempting to channel the energy of the sixth gem into the system to achieve unification!

To avoid loss in any sense, Pendragon ate a piece of black bean paste. The power of the gem was gathered together more easily than expected, and relying on the system built by Pendragon's magic, he regained this supreme power!

The magic she was outputting gradually solidified, just like the clothes she was wearing. The powerful magic wove into the shape of gloves and finally materialized!

According to Pendragon's own aesthetic, the glove's design was basically modeled after the arm parts of a knight's armor, only in a deep black color and composed of scale-like armor plates, combining traditional and science fiction styles.

Because the equipment was generated directly from magic, the gems were not exposed. Even if Thanos were summoned now, without using the power of the gems, the Titan would never recognize that this seemingly slender and tough gauntlet was the supreme artifact capable of achieving cosmic balance.

The glove crafted by the dwarves was now completely discarded, and Pendragon took stock of the possible next appearances in the Marvel universe—

P.S.: Goodnight~

I'm asking for leave today, I'll make it up tomorrow.

I waited in line at customs for a long time; I was planning to finish writing a chapter before going to sleep...

However, I'm in a terrible state, and even though I'm very tired, I've only managed to write less than a thousand words so far. I might as well put it off until tomorrow and update it all at once.

Traveling is really tiring. There's a one-hour time difference with Japan, so I only have 25 hours today. But honestly, I could easily spend a whole day browsing bookstores in Japan. It's a shame I didn't go to Akihabara…

Chapter Twelve: What Did the Salted Fish Do Wrong?

Chapter 12

The Heart of the Universe, the Transcendent, and the Editor's Lighter...

"Farewell!"

Even the weakest of these, the Heart of the Universe, requires the protagonist's halo to control; once that halo is gone, its fate is quite unfortunate.

Anywhere is better than this dangerous place.

With that thought in mind, Pendragon activated the ship's propulsion system, leaving the Infinity Gauntlet inside the power unit.

With only microseconds of warm-up, the warp drive carried the city-sized spaceship away, leaving behind world leaders on Earth who were so agitated they were trembling.

"So it was running back to get reinforcements!"

It seems that only this one reasonable explanation remains.

Pendragon is unaware that she has inadvertently created a group of patients with paranoia, while she is traveling in another dimension.

To be precise, it is in another "channel" that transcends dimensions.

The term "channel" is used for ease of understanding; in reality, even space and time are distorted to the extreme within this entity, rendering them meaningless.

Looking out from inside the spaceship, it was as if a single color had been stretched to its extreme, turning into a colorful torrent washing over the spaceship. Even taking off my glasses made me a little dizzy.

Presumably because the spaceship's propulsion system contains the Time Stone, time flows relatively smoothly within it, allowing Pendragon to function normally.

Then, Pendragon, who was obsessed with all kinds of sweets, suddenly found himself trapped in this place...

"—It seems like there's some kind of condition needed to go to other universes?"

Lying in the pile of daifuku, Pendragon's ahoge (cowlick) turned into a question mark shape, but it quickly returned to its original state.

Who cares? As long as I have some snacks to eat and books to read, it doesn't really matter where I am.

In fact, staying in this place isn't so bad; at least you don't have to worry about being investigated by that guy surnamed Chao.

Of all the universes, the only places Pendragon wouldn't want to be in besides Marvel are DC.

As for the reasons, I believe everyone understands.

Thus, perhaps the most laid-back time traveler in history was born.

Pendragon simply set up a search function on the quantum computer, allowing the spaceship to search for coordinates in other universes on its own.

However, when it will be found, or even whether it can be found at all, is unknown.

The girl is reading and drinking tea...

Having been cooped up in the spaceship for who knows how long, Pendragon's hair, now braided, had reached down to his waist.

The spaceship, which had been absolutely silent except for the sound of Pendragon turning pages, was suddenly filled with a buzzing alert.

The quantum computer detected a message from another universe and alerted Pendragon.

Pendragon was enjoying a peaceful time reading and drinking tea, showing little interest in the newly discovered universe. He planned to have his quantum computer record the coordinates of the consultation while he continued to read in his tranquil place.