"Uh, I think I'll avoid this situation for now."
Looking at the damaged cafeteria, food scattered all over the place, and the students around her staring in awe, their eyes sparkling like stars.
Tohka felt it best to retreat—for she really didn't want to be mobbed like a celebrity.
So, she chose the high road—and flew straight out.
"Waaah..."
As Tohka left, the students began buzzing about what had just happened.
Especially her armor—it was stunning, almost like a crystal.
Girls everywhere love beautiful things.
"Tch, such a show-off."
The lively boy from before clicked his tongue in annoyance as he listened to the discussions around him.
Still, the armor really was cool—and powerful too. Didn't you see the giant hole in the wall?
"What are you all doing? Don't you see the school's been wrecked?"
"You should know this is a S.H.I.E.L.D. academy—repairs come out of our pocket."
"Your first task is to handle that big lizard and bring it back to me."
At that moment, several phones buzzed simultaneously—each displaying Nick Fury's serious face when opened.
"Oh my god, wasn't this caused by that spider?"
They all covered their faces and looked in the direction where Spider-Man had disappeared.
"Ugh, I'm so hungry. I think I forgot to eat…"
"Next time that stupid lizard interrupts my meal, I'll roast him and eat him."
After landing on a tall building, Tohka finally realized her lunch had been ruined.
So, she didn't bother going back—school was just for fun anyway, and no one would care if she skipped.
"Right, I could go explore somewhere else. The world's big—there's so much to see."
Tohka then pushed her speed to the max and flew off in a random direction.
But here's the problem: she had zero sense of direction.
"As expected of Tony's armor. It really saves a lot of energy. This is amazing!"
She had to admit—she had never pushed the armor's speed to the max before.
Now she realized that flying like this was effortless. Even at supersonic speed, she barely consumed any energy.
But soon, she ran into a problem— it was getting colder and colder, and the sea below was dotted with floating ice.
"So, how long have I been flying? Jarvis, where am I?"
At this moment, Tohka finally realized she had gone the wrong way.
She had been looking for food, but what was she doing in this frozen wasteland?
"Am I here to hunt seals?"
"Miss, you have entered the Arctic Circle."
At that moment, Jarvis's voice rang out.
"Ah, damn, that far?!"
It was only now that Tohka realized she had been too immersed in the thrill of speed.
She hadn't paid attention to how far she'd flown—she'd just wanted to find some food.
"Ughhh, I'm starving. Wait—there are people over there. Forget it, JARVIS, let's go down and get something to eat."
At that moment, Tohka noticed several vehicles parked not far away.
But to her surprise, as she descended, everyone in the vehicles immediately raised their weapons and looked at her warily.
"Miss Tohka, what are you doing here?"
At that moment, a man who looked like the leader stepped down—someone Tohka recognized from previous missions: Coulson.
"Alright, all of you put your weapons down—she's one of our S.H.I.E.L.D. consultants."
"Finally, a familiar face! Coulson, do you have any food? I was eating lunch, but a giant lizard interrupted me."
"Do you guys have anything to eat? I ended up flying in the wrong direction while looking for food."
Seeing Coulson, Tohka almost teared up.
She casually retracted her armor, now only wearing a T-shirt, and walked up to Coulson with a desperate look, begging to be fed.
"..."
Even someone as mild-mannered as Coulson couldn't help wanting to curse.
This was the first time he had ever heard of someone getting lost in the Arctic while searching for food.
"Were you planning to eat polar bears or seals? And how did you even avoid detection by other countries?"
"Also, it's negative eleven or twelve degrees here—are you seriously fine wearing just that?"
Well, when Tohka removed her armor, she instinctively used her spiritual energy to protect herself.
As for why she wasn't detected by other countries, it was mainly because she was flying too fast.
Before they could even react, she was already long gone.
"Forget it. You're here now, so help me out. We'll eat after the mission's done."
After all, they'd found an old Hydra aircraft—possibly from decades ago.
Some of Hydra's technology was even more advanced than modern tech, so having Tohka around wasn't a bad thing.
"Deal. Wait… what's going on here?"
At this moment, Tohka finally realized things weren't that simple.
For one, why were so many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents gathered in this freezing wasteland?
Also, the vehicles in front of her were no ordinary cars.
"Miss Tohka, come with me. As our consultant, you're authorized to participate in this operation."
Honestly, even if she weren't, there wasn't much they could do—none of them could stop Tohka anyway.
This was a secret operation, and it involved none other than the Tesseract.
"We recently discovered this site. Here, frozen beneath the ice, is a Hydra aircraft from World War II."
"Our mission is to explore this aircraft and recover an important object."
"Now that you're here, you can help us avoid a lot of trouble."
At this moment, Coulson began explaining the situation to Tohka.
Since she was already here, it was only right to inform her.
"Hmm."
Hearing Coulson's words, Tohka nodded.
But she quickly realized what this was about.
'Isn't this the aircraft where Captain America was frozen?'
'No wonder—looked like the final superhero was about to make their appearance.'
Which meant the first Avengers movie was about to begin.
Though she knew this, she kept it to herself.
Besides, Coulson was too busy shielding himself from the raging snowstorm with his hat to notice her expression.
"Alright, hurry up."
At that moment, responding to Coulson's urging, one of the vehicles in front suddenly fired a beam.
It sliced through the ice, revealing a deep hole beneath.