88 miles per hour!

This chapter is longer than usual, compensating you for the shorter chapter from yesterday.

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I was on my honeymoon for a month. 

It was fun, we went to the beach, the girls were in bikinis, which was a beautiful sight.

Sometimes we went to a deserted beach, put on illusions to block the view, and made our private nudist beach, which was even more beautiful.

I've had so much sex that I feel like my cock has gotten thinner. No kidding.

Furthermore, we traveled to many countries and took many photos. It was a lot of fun and relaxing.

The only downside was Thanos' arrival on Titan. Fortunately, he didn't do anything, or I might not have been able to stop him in time before there were casualties, which could have ruined my mood.

Thanos is strong, stronger than many think. But ever since I acquired Carol's powers, along with all the technology I've developed, I'm not afraid to face a Thanos without the stones.

Thanos has certain weaknesses that can be exploited, such as his lack of external energy. He has a lot of brute strength, endurance, and technique, but he lacks energy-based abilities.

But make no mistake, he's not weak. The only ones who truly gave him a hard time when he fought the Avengers without the stones were Wanda and Carol.

Technically, throughout the Endgame battle, Thanos didn't even bleed for real.

But everything I've said is purely my theory. I don't have a real sense of how much strength is needed to defeat Thanos.

Thanos may be weaker, and I can defeat him now. But I won't take the risk when I don't need to.

I'm in the dark, and Thanos is in the light. I know what he wants and where he is, but he knows nothing about me.

And Thanos will only attack when he knows where all the stones are.

So my focus is to strengthen myself a bit more before facing the Mad Titan and ensuring a 100% victory.

Well, enough of the speech and theory. It doesn't suit me.

It's been a month since I returned from my honeymoon, and today something important happened.

"Test 157, Jarvis, don't miss anything." I said as a knife appeared in my hand.

[Sir, don't worry.] Jarvis replied.

Soon, my severed hand fell into the cradle once again, just like the previous 156 times.

Fortunately, Extremis can disable my pain receptors, or I'd be going crazy right now.

The green light that was on a pillar on the wall, next to the one with blue light, began to flow through the circuits and ducts on the floor to the cradle.

A green light illuminated the Regeneration Cradle as I waited.

A few minutes later, Jarvis' cheerful voice sounded.

[Sir, it's a success! The energy from the Time Stone was completely absorbed and didn't conflict with the energy from the Space Stone. They're working together and merging. Sir, you won't need to lose your hands in tests anymore... for now.] Jarvis said with a happy tone and a hint of joking at the end.

A happy and relieved smile spread across my face, but soon my eyes narrowed. I quickly turned around, extended my hand, and caught the intruder who had suddenly appeared in my arms.

"Hehe! Yao, you can't surprise me anymore." I said with a smile.

"Well, if you can't even do that, I wouldn't have married you." she said teasingly.

"Even if I couldn't do that, you still would have fallen for my charm." I said with a mischievous smile.

"Maybe." She smiled back at me.

"Well, since you're here, you must know that I succeeded." I said, looking into her eyes and giving her a quick kiss.

It all started with an idea. Based on how I acquired Carol's powers, I thought, what if I did that with the other stones? Wanda and Pietro are living proof that the Mind Stone can bestow powers. The Mind Stone can, the Space Stone can, what about the others?

With this idea in mind, I've been trying, with Jarvis's help, to stabilize the energy of the Time Stone and merge it with my body.

On the 156th attempt, I finally achieved a perfect result. Attempt 157 was the assurance that it wasn't just luck.

Leaving that aside, I turned my attention back to Yao in my arms.

"Hmm. It's good to get stronger. Although for now, we don't have much need for more strength, maybe that won't be the case in the future. But you always have to be cautious. Even if you become invincible in this universe through the stones, those powers will be severely weakened in other universes. If you want to use them as you do in this universe, you'll need to tune your energy with the Infinity Stones of those universes." Yao warned with a serious expression.

"I know that the stones from one universe are useless in another. But these powers we have are ours, although they may be slightly weaker in other universes, I believe they will still be there, no problem. And I also have plans for powers unrelated to the stones." I said with a smile.

"That's true." Yao agreed, and she continued, "But there are extremely powerful beings in other universes; always be cautious." She said, serious.

I nodded.

She was just reminding me because she knows that in the future, I'll be traveling through the Marvel multiverse. Perhaps beyond, if I can.

"Well, I'll start the infusion. If you want, you can go later." I said as I removed my severed hand from the cradle and destroyed it.

Fortunately, with mystic arts, I can now fully harness the energy of the stones without drawing attention, so I don't need to wait for many days, as before, to accumulate energy.

"Alright, I'll keep you company here." She said and sat on a bench while conjuring a kettle and a cup.

I stepped into the cradle and passed out.

When I woke up, the process was complete.

Upon standing, I didn't feel my strength becoming much stronger. However, I felt that I could slightly accelerate my time and move faster.

If I was fast before, now I was even faster. But it's different from Pietro. It's just a small acceleration, but at my power level, it's already incredible.

It wasn't just about my agility. Everything about me was faster. My mind moved faster, my energy and magic flowed faster, even the nanobots in my body were affected and worked faster.

My blood, cells, everything worked faster. But there were certain temporal powers involved, so I won't die because my heart is just beating too fast.

"Yao, this power is amazing. You're going to love it." I said with a smile. 

I was amazed. I thought at most I could reverse time a few seconds or glimpse into the future.

Although those powers were cool, I didn't gain them, but I think what I gained is even better.

"I know, I saw it. That's why I couldn't resist and came when it was ready. The temptation to cast a spell faster is fatal for every mage." Yao said with a smile.

And without waiting for me to say anything, she already entered the cradle.

"Jarvis, start." She ordered.

[Yes, madame,] Jarvis replied and began the process.

I could only shake my head in amusement, watching her antics.

While I waited for Yao's operation to finish, a portal appeared next to me.

[Energy signature detected: Target identified as Carol Danvers. Abort defense system.] Jarvis issued a warning sound and deactivated the defenses and weapons that had appeared from all corners of the house.

Carol walked out of the portal calmly.

Since I started learning magic, of course, I taught the girls. 

I also upgraded Jarvis. Now he can even handle mages and identify magical energy signatures. 

Of course, I also enchanted his hardware with magic, and he's becoming an increasingly powerful and useful assistant to me.

Back to the matter at hand. Now that Carol knows how to open portals unless she's in something, she comes home every day. Just like Pepper, who works during the day and returns at night. Yao is also like that with her duties as the Sorcerer Supreme.

Honestly, I'm the only one who doesn't go out to work in this house.

Anyway, I looked at Carol and raised an eyebrow. She doesn't usually come home this early.

"I found it," she said with a smile.

"What?" I asked in confusion.

Carol looked at me and replied, 

"Counter-Earth."