When Dragon Balls Descend Upon Marvel

Eddie grinned.

"Honestly, we should thank my boss, Smith Dole. He's the real Lady Luck for us."

"I'll deal with this Dragon Ball tomorrow. The sooner I sell it, the sooner it's off our hands. After that, we can finally buy a nice villa in Greenwich."

Out in the living room, Venom had slipped into the body of a fish in the aquarium, grumbling to himself.

"Damn Eddie… we're supposed to be partners for life, and he kicks me out of his body just to get… privacy. Unbelievable…"

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Inside Tony Stark's Malibu villa.

Pepper Potts looked up from her tablet.

"Tony, are you still planning to collect more stones?"

Tony waved a hand dismissively.

"No need. The Dragon Balls have already revived. The second tournament is coming, and I've already secured one."

Pepper blinked in surprise.

"So it worked? You actually found one through your stone-collecting scheme?"

Tony smirked. "That's right."

"You're really going to join the tournament again?" Pepper asked, brows raised.

"Of course. Don't you want to see who else shows up this time?" Tony replied.

Pepper thought back to the last tournament. With Smith guaranteeing the contestants' lives, it had been brutal but safe. She had to admit… she was curious.

"Yeah… it'll be interesting. I just wonder who'll get to make the wish."

Tony's mind went to his upgraded suits. He hadn't cracked the modular nanotech design yet, but he'd already built a system to deploy entire suits from orbit. Three fully-armed Mark 18s floated on standby in low orbit. If his ammo ran dry mid-match, Jarvis could just drop another suit down.

As long as he managed the downtime between swaps, he'd be fine.

He flashed his trademark grin.

"This time, Pep? The winner's going to be me."

Pepper tilted her head. "And your wish?"

Tony shrugged.

"Wish? I don't have one. Anything I need, I can build."

Pepper gasped. "Tony, it's a dragon that grants any wish!"

But then she sighed. For Tony Stark, that answer wasn't surprising.

At that moment, Jarvis interrupted.

"Sir, there's a new message on the dark web. Someone is selling a Dragon Ball."

Pepper blinked. "Someone's really selling one?"

Tony chuckled.

"Of course. Last time, John Wick pieced together the set half by buying. I knew this would happen. Jarvis, reach out to them. If it's real, I'm buying."

"And track their IP. Let's see where our seller's hiding."

Minutes later, Jarvis reported back.

"The IP traces to New York."

Tony raised an eyebrow. "New York? Practically next door. Guess Lady Luck is smiling at me too."

"Have them pick a time and place. I'll go."

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Eddie read the buyer's reply. They could meet today. He chose a small café just one block from Assassin League HQ, set the time for the afternoon, and insisted on the original price: 30 million—after tax, in clean money.

Tony smirked when he saw the details.

"Cute. He picked a spot right by Smith's base. Coincidence, or deliberate?"

Pepper frowned. "Tony, what if it's a trap? Wear a suit to the meet."

Tony thought it over. The seller's demands—tax-free, clean cash—weren't what criminals usually asked for. That actually lowered the risk. But Pepper was right.

"Fine. I'll suit up. Better safe than sorry."

Pepper smiled in relief.

Tony leaned back, already thinking ahead. With two Dragon Balls in his hand, if the rules hadn't changed, his odds of winning the whole thing just skyrocketed.

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4:00 p.m.

Eddie rolled up to the café on his Harley, a half-hour early. He ordered a cappuccino and sat by the window, whispering to Venom.

"Venom, who do you think the buyer is?"

Venom's voice echoed in his mind.

"Rich. Super rich. No ordinary guy drops thirty million without blinking. Honestly, Eddie, you lowballed it. You should've asked for a hundred million. That's money you could never finish spending."

Eddie chuckled. "Maybe you're right. But thirty million after tax is already more than enough. Why stir up trouble by asking too much?"

Venom grumbled but didn't argue.

Eddie sipped his coffee and smiled faintly. This deal was going to change his life—again.

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