In the end, Yuma sold his handicrafts to Tony for $5,070. During the transaction, Tony suggested that Yuma give him a discount or round off the price, to retain customers.
Unfortunately, Yuma didn't accept his suggestion.
When handing the Reishi tools to Pepper Potts, Yuma secretly removed all the Kidō spells from them, turning them into ordinary handicrafts.
It wasn't that Yuma was deliberately retaliating because Tony had said something unpleasant. He was really worried that if it were because of him that Tony didn't become Iron Man, it would be bad.
Yuma could guess that the reason Pepper Potts brought Tony Stark to buy Reishi tools from him was because Tony was about to go to the Middle East to demonstrate the Jericho missile to the military, and she was worried that something might happen to Tony.
But it was this trip to the Middle East that made Tony become the superhero Iron Man.
If his Reishi tools protected Tony and he didn't get attacked by the Jericho missile or kidnapped, then Tony wouldn't be able to become Iron Man.
That's why Yuma destroyed the Reishi tools. He didn't want to change Tony's fate.
However, although he thought this way, Yuma still added his spiritual pressure to one of the handicrafts, in order to track Tony's location.
This way, even if something happened to Tony in the future, it would be easier for him to locate him and go to his rescue in time.
"Can I go for the interview now?" Tony asked after seeing Pepper put away the handicrafts. "You know, even though Melissa is just a reporter, her reports can increase Stark Industries' orders by at least 5%."
"When did Stark Industries ever need you to sacrifice your looks to increase orders?" Pepper glanced at Tony. "It doesn't seem like the company's products are so bad that they can't be sold."
Tony waved his hand. "You don't understand. This is a win-win."
"No, this is called lust at first sight!" Pepper said disdainfully.
Yuma was dumbfounded on the side. When did you guys become so good at Chinese? You even know idioms. You're so much better than Banner, who only knows how to drive trains.
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"Mr. Stark, watch out!"
As soon as the three of them stepped out of Yuma's shop, Happy pounced on Tony and tackled him to the ground, rolling away.
Boom!
As soon as Happy tackled Tony, a bullet shot towards Tony's previous position, creating a bullet hole in the ground.
If it weren't for Happy, Tony would have been shot in the head.
After the sniper missed, dozens of armed men immediately rushed out from both sides of the street, each holding a submachine gun, and started firing at the three of them.
Tony was filled with despair and tightly hugged Pepper, protecting her in his arms.
"Bakudō #8, Heki!"
Just as Tony thought he was doomed, a round, translucent, pale yellow shield appeared in front of the three of them, blocking all the bullets fired by the gunmen.
"Go back to the shop," Tony looked up and saw the boss from before walking out. He observed the enemies around him and said to the three of them, "Close the door and don't come out."
Yuma only realized that someone was trying to assassinate Tony after the sniper shot. Fortunately, Happy reacted quickly. Otherwise, even Yuma wouldn't have been able to save Tony.
Snap!
After the three of them retreated back into the shop, Yuma raised his left hand and snapped his fingers.
Instantly, a large amount of black spiritual pressure surged from Yuma's body, forming a black and white skull mask on his face in a blink of an eye.
His body was covered in a pure white Shinigami uniform, with a pure white, black-trimmed, slim-fitting long coat over it. There was a large black snowflake pattern on his back.
The gunmen on both sides of the street immediately increased their attack intensity. The dense bullets hit the shield, making a clanging sound, creating several cracks in the shield.
Yuma's eyes were completely changed, with white sclera and pupils. He was full of excitement.
This was Yuma's first time revealing his Hollowfied state in front of others. How did it look? Well, Yuma was quite satisfied.
After obtaining the Hollowfication ability, Yuma discovered that when he used Shinigami abilities again, his clothes would transform into a Shinigami uniform, but it was pure white.
And when he used Hollowfication, a similar outfit to the one worn by the Arrancar in the anime would appear.
The clothes were made of his spiritual pressure, just like Ichigo Kurosaki. Once his spiritual pressure was depleted or he suffered serious damage, the Shinigami uniform would also be damaged.
Under the attack of dozens of gunmen and a sniper, the shield quickly shattered. Yuma appeared behind the sniper the moment the shield shattered.
Although he couldn't use Kidō or Kidō while Hollowfied, he could use Sonído.
Sonído was a high-speed movement technique unique to the Arrancar, similar to the Shinigami's Shunpo and the Quincy's Hirenkyaku.
Besides being able to dodge the enemy's perception, the fast Sonído could also create multiple afterimages to confuse the opponent. It was quite practical.
Crack!
Yuma easily twisted the sniper's neck, then used Sonído again, directly charging into the middle of the gunmen on the street.
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Tony and the three of them witnessed Yuma transform in the shop, then disappear, and then reappear, having returned to his normal human form.
At this point, there wasn't a single gunman on the street who could still stand.
As Yuma walked towards the shop, the first thing Tony did was to firmly grasp the handicrafts he had just been about to throw away, which he had bought from Yuma.
This was definitely a magic tool! $1,000 each was so cheap!
If I could, I'd buy the whole shop!
"Are you alright?" Yuma pushed open the door and walked into the shop, asking the three of them.
Although he had protected them with a shield, who knows if they might have been hit by stray bullets. After all, bullets have no eyes.
"We're fine, thank you," Tony said solemnly. "I owe you three lives. If you need help in the future, you can always come to me. I won't refuse anything I can do!"
Hearing Tony's promise, Yuma almost blurted out, "Can you pay it in cash?" Fortunately, he managed to control himself.
It was Tony's three favors now, but it would be Iron Man's three favors in the future.
When the time comes, I'll ask Iron Man for a Bleeding Edge armor. That would be awesome!
He was even a little regretful that he had been so harsh earlier. Those gunmen were his "benefactors," and he had been a little rude.
"I don't know if they have any other gunmen outside," Yuma looked at Tony as if he were looking at a genie lamp. "Do you need me to send you back?"
Yuma's eyes were full of smiles, not a trace of anger, as if the person who had been rude to him was someone else.
"Thank you, but we don't need it," Tony said to Yuma. Then he turned to Happy. "Have Rhodey send someone to pick us up. Also, find out who wanted me dead. Focus on Hammer. I think it's him!"
Seeing that Tony had called Rhodey, Yuma walked to the side and sat down, starting to think about how to use these three "wishes"
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