[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit":3,"chapter-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-68":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: Starting with the Ice-Ice Fruit",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733265,2216,"Chapter 68: Another Demon Deal with Black Widow, The Captain Returns","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>Vincent's Villa. Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent stared into Natasha's eyes, hoping to see ambition or shock. Instead, he saw amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was laughing at his goal of \"Immortality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no such thing as immortality,\" Natasha dismissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natasha, you're wrong. You and I see different worlds,\" Vincent gazed at the stars. \"Space is vast. Earth is not alone. Maybe Nick keeps secrets from you, but I can tell you this: If an alien invasion happens today, Earth falls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha frowned. \"What do you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent was an enigma. An orphan whose parents were murdered in a robbery. A victim of bullying. Then, two months ago, he transformed. He wrote a global bestseller, made millions, awakened god-like powers, and now bought a defense contractor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know the future is dark,\" Vincent said. \"But do you know why humanity can't win?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Infighting. Paranoia. Arrogance. They treat anyone stronger than them as a monster. They pray for a savior, but when we fight for them, they fear us. They want to leash us, turn us into weapons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha shuddered. She felt that deeply. As a Black Widow, she had been a weapon her whole life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, do you think I'll join SHIELD?\" Vincent asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha shook her head involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SHIELD's intentions might be good. But be careful, Natasha. Operation Paperclip brought Nazi scientists to America. Do you really think Hydra is dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha's eyes widened. \"Hydra was destroyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was it? Or did it just grow a new head inside SHIELD?\" Vincent chuckled. \"Poor Nick Fury. He's just a pawn who knows nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying Hydra is in SHIELD's high command?\" Natasha demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hydra, SHIELD... they are all human. Ambition is endless. Who would allow a living god to exist above them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha realized the danger. If Vincent was right, SHIELD was compromised. And if Vincent was tempted by Hydra...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vincent, your thoughts are dangerous,\" Natasha stepped forward, pinning him against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natasha, your body is more dangerous. The deadliest weapon I've ever seen,\" Vincent grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's make a deal,\" Natasha purred, pressing her body against his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent's interest piqued. \"I love deals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Promise me you will never join Hydra,\" Natasha said intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, if Hydra exists, they would pay a high price for me,\" Vincent teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha grabbed him firmly. \"I name the terms. You fulfill them. And I pay the price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"100 times,\" Vincent haggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"50.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"30.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"20. No less,\" Natasha glared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that all?\" Vincent asked, greedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha changed tactics. \"If I infiltrate Oscorp to help you, what do I get?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat on the bar counter, her legs exposed by the slit in her dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One favor,\" Vincent said seriously. \"I will fight for you once. Full power. Risking my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha paused. A promise from the Ice Demon (and Fire God) was invaluable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Full power?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. Unless someone forces you to ask. Then I kill them instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal,\" Natasha beckoned him with a finger. \"Now, my Knight. Princess Natasha orders you to serve her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My pleasure, Princess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent carried her upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greenland Sea. Deep Ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We found him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get him out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has a pulse! Medic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha clung to Vincent like an octopus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent was exhausted but happy. Last night broke records. 1 Million Desire Points. Natasha was... enthusiastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess, your phone,\" Vincent nudged her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha groaned, glared at him, and went to the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm convinced you wrote Fifty Shades now,\" she called back. \"Where did you learn those moves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imagination,\" Vincent laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Natasha stormed out, fully dressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to go. Emergency.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They found Captain America.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She left without another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Steve Rogers found already?\" Vincent mused. \"Nick Fury is desperate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked his status. His back hurt. He needed to cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent the morning practicing the Dragon Elephant Wisdom Technique and his Eight Extremities Maze Fist. His martial arts were reaching a peak, breaking human limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After training, he called Mr. Smith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Smith, Harry agreed to sell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, Mr. Hall,\" Smith said. \"I have a proposal. Commonwealth Bank can help you take Oscorp private.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Privatize it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. Delist it from the stock exchange. Reorganize it away from public scrutiny. We can handle the debt transfer to the company itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the catch?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need you to go to Europe next week. Retrieve an item for us. In exchange, we fund the privatization with a one-year interest-free loan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal,\" Vincent agreed. \"But privatize it first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Europe meant encountering other superhumans. But for a billion dollars in saved interest and a free company? Easy money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a Chinese national. Why should I pay American taxes?\" Vincent joked to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding-dong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, your custom suit for Prom is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Ms. Stacy's dress?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Delivered to her home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent paid the Chanel designer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, a delivery truck dropped off his new Ferrari.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent drove to Midtown High.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The campus was buzzing. Everyone was talking about Captain America.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Legend returns!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Americans, Steve Rogers was a god. If he ran for President, he'd win in a landslide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vincent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen ran up to him, smiling radiantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Get The FULL NOVEL at Once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get 40% OFF for limited time only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>@patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u002Fshop\u003C\u002Fp>",868,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","751bc1300ee0bc11bb5efc7aba52a966028be6d33e148fdfa6733aca1003c0f6","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-69","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-67",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]