5 Chapter 5 - Cortana

When I went outside, I took a deep breath of air... because of the Chat and the Gacha, I stayed in the room too long and this is the first time I'd been on a Metropolis street. Checking my memory, I immediately went to the nearest store to buy the products that Lena asked me to take.

It would be stupid to get involved in the "dark" life of the Earth without any forces, even Batman has got punched in the face and lost a few times from unexpected creatures and their abilities. There aren't that many Metahumans right now, but we know about the Joker, and he appeared a couple of times and created problems in Gotham... it's good that I'm in Metropolis.

To get back on my feet, I need strength and not only purely physical or magical but also reputational and economic. And I'm not going to be able to get all this while Lex is alive, I'm more than sure of it. That is, everything returns to strength and some kind of abilities because without all this, I am an ordinary person who does not know how to fight. Now, even though I realize that I will most likely kill... but I haven't done it yet and because of this there is some kind of jitters.

Now there is no Justice League, and there are not many other heroes... and that's good. Their "justice" is very strange. They beat everyone around them, put them in jail, and then sort out the consequences of the escape of those whom they have already defeated. Batman's belief in the law and that he can't kill is also strange, of course, you don't need to become a butcher, but it would be desirable to end the most dangerous criminals. The law has amendments on the death penalty, even if the death penalty is banned in the state of Gotham, but the fact that other states can execute criminals. Why not do the same? Why leave alive a madman like the Joker, who does not care about the victims at all?

Since he was the founder of the Justice League and all the other "heroes" followed this belief of his "Do not kill" ... even Wonder Woman, who for a second, is an Amazon, that is, a warrior by nature who KILLS enemies. In general, if there was already a Justice League, I would not be on the way with it.

Having bought all the necessary products, I headed back. Rias did not write anything she plunged into her "parallel reality", which could have happened if the Chat had not appeared. I do not know how she will behave after that, but I tried to explain to her that her world is real, like mine, and this is a story of parallel reality and nothing more.

"Lena, I brought groceries." I said as soon as I entered the apartment. "I'll sort them out, don't worry." I added a little later, the girl is probably working now.

A little later, when I finished with my things, I decided to spin the Gacha again, because I had ten spins left, so before I reached my room, I started spinning all ten available times.

Lightsaber (D)

Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark (A)

KTN 0452-9 Cortana (A)

RGC200 Laptop (E)

Cursed Blade: Murasame (C)

Movie Ticket (E)

Water Bottle (E)

Bath Sponge (E)

IKEA Wardrobe (E)

Nanosuit version 1.0 (D)

After blinking a couple of times, I didn't even know what to say... to get an item A rank, after one SSS... I hope all my luck doesn't end there. Well, considering how many different items there are and the fact that Gacha doesn't pay attention to the value, I wouldn't be surprised if the Death Star fell out. In addition, Tony Stark, an eccentric genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist, and most importantly, a brilliant inventor. He is a genius in mechanics, and many sciences such as physics, chemistry, neuroscience, and so on. This man could create masterpieces capable of fighting the gods... well, with some reservations, it always seemed strange to me how a guy in a suit could resist the gods.

Having selected this card, it appeared in my hand with a slight glow, and I immediately received some information. And yes, he is definitely a genius ... but it is unlikely that I could fight the same Darkseid with the help of his costumes, in any case, this is what I understood from my memories. Suits are good, even great, but without him, he's still a vulnerable target, just like me, though.

I can call Tony Stark into this world, and he will be more or less loyal to me, not to the detriment of his character, but... I don't see the point in that. A good ward is useful, but it's better to have this knowledge yourself, so I decided to assimilate the card. Moreover, such a similar individual can bring more problems than benefits, remembering the same Ultron. Having chosen assimilation, I felt a huge rush of information in my head.

Name: Anthony Joseph Luthor

Race: Human

Title: The villain's brother

Total Power: 10-B (The strength of an ordinary person capable of lifting twice his weight at most)

Assimilated Characters:

Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark (A) (3%)

Abilities:

Gachi Points: 1

Looking at my statistics through Gacha, I saw that assimilation is not instantaneous, but even with these three percent ... it seems I now know German. Leaving assimilation alone, for now, I looked at the A-rank card, Cortana.

"Stylish." I said when her card appeared in my hand, stylized as a technology with a code written on it. From the information from the card, I realized that this is one of the versions of Cortana, that is, Artificial Intelligence, which was the hero's assistant in the game Halo. AI would be very useful to me now, given that I am now a completely ordinary person.

After I decided to activate the card, instead of it, I had a small object in my hand, which I immediately identified as a holoprojector or, in a simple way, a projector through which the AI can create its holographic avatar, not that the AI needed it too much. Moreover, this AI is completely loyal to me, according to Gacha. In less than a second, all the thoughts flashed through my head, and I realized that the memory of that Tony from Marvel was already making itself felt, given that I immediately recognized the object in my hand. Above the holoprojector, a girl appeared, consisting of bluish light.

"Greetings, partner. I am Cortana, the "Smart" AI of the KTN 0452-9 model." the avatar of the girl immediately smiled after the words were said, and she spoke through this very object in my hand.

"It's amazing how much computing power you must have to do what I remember... " I muttered, studying the holographic projection of the girl. Indeed, she is a huge force capable of subjugating the country's economy to herself in a day ... maybe faster.

"Oh, compliments right away... I'm a little embarrassed." she said and her voice clearly simulated some embarrassment... amazing. "Of course I'm capable of a lot, especially... hmm, strange."

" What is it?" I asked the question, sitting down on the bed, holding the holoprojector on a slightly outstretched arm.

" My data says that I was designed in the distant future more than five hundred years ahead of today's date." she said thoughtfully and the avatar really made such an expression.

"Have you hacked the Internet yet? " I wasn't surprised by her capabilities.

" Well, it's pretty primitive." she shrugged her shoulders. "So how did I end up in the past from the future, partner?"

"Do you believe in magic?" I smiled, wondering how she sees me at all since her avatar is watching me, then I noticed a burning laptop camera on the table ... I see.

"The magic of numbers, I hope?" The AI chuckled slightly. "Oh, are you talking about ordinary magic from fairy tales? Hmm ... taking into account what is happening, it is impossible to throw out such an option, although it is only one millionth ... and forget it, I saw that there are flying people and some cities about which there is no information in my database." her avatar waved his hand.

"Everything is much simpler and at the same time more complicated." I said and felt some deja vu. "The multiverse theory is correct…"

"Oh, well, that's fine." AI shrugged her shoulders. "I was expecting something more, as you say there.... brain-carrying?"

"And we are in one of these multiverses, more precisely in the one where there are gods, alien gods, creatures capable of destroying planets without technology, where there is magic capable of changing reality, where there are real demons and real hell ... well, as a snack, this is a universe with superheroes who do not kill villains and criminals, and they only put them behind bars, even if they killed thousands of innocent lives." it burst out of me.

"Oh, it was informative and somewhat disturbing. Do you mind if I delve into your "Internet" in more detail? " she asked after a while.

"You've already done that, haven't you…"

"Yes, but it was for your own good to make sure you weren't in danger. But now I should get your order/permission for this. " The avatar smiled.

"Permission granted… how do you function?" I still asked this question. " AI with such a huge range of possibilities in such a small holoprojector…"

"Technologies of the future, I think. Or do you want more information? Oddly enough, I have no restrictions on the information given out, so here it is." she clicked her finger and the screen of my laptop lit up and a file opened ... the size of a thousand pages. "This is just an introduction. " The avatar smiled sweetly.

"I'll read it tonight." I nodded, going to the table and putting the holoprojector on the table. "Oh, what a hard day."

"Hmm... I checked the nearest cameras and what was happening to you and there seems to be nothing so heavy. Oh, or are you talking about the multiverse situation?"

"About everything. " I said, and after making sure that sister was in her room, continued, slightly lowering the volume of my voice. "The multiverse is a complicated thing, especially in a world where every third person can be a Metahuman, a psychopath, or a hero bringing ruin. And especially when you're an ordinary person in it."

"I won't say that I understand, yet I'm not a person. But to feel fear from such information is normal. Every living being experiences fear in one way or another, especially fear for his life, these are instincts." Cortana said. "By the way, can I ask a question?"

- "Sure."

"How... how did I end up here? The last thing in my "memory" is the moment of my creation and that's it. But my goal is to be your assistant, which is weird considering I'm kind of from the future."

"Gacha." I just said.

"The analysis of information on your behavior, the spoken word, and what is happening in the world of "fantastic" gives too many possible answers." she said somewhat impatiently as if hinting "not to break."

"Universal Gacha, consider it a system. On the Internet you can find what it means."

"I see... I see, yes. Oh, that's... interesting. What else did you get?" a card appeared in my hand, on which was drawn like a cyborg with a red visor. And a second later, a standing suit appeared a meter away from me, and it was the right size for me. Gacha herself can customize items to fit me, it's all more than convenient.

"This is a nanosuit from a game I know... can you connect to it?"

"I? A trifling matter." she snapped her finger and the suit moved slightly. "Not a bad job, nanotechnology, albeit very crude... this suit needs a carrier for full-fledged work. The ability to become invisible is very useful... oh, stimulants, nanorobots injected into the blood... several modes of operation. Not a bad specimen, there are no such costume models in my database."

"Can you control it? Theoretically, this is possible without a carrier if the artificial muscles of the suit are strong enough." I asked.

" Easily." Cortana said smugly when the suit seemed to come to life and took a few steps around the room. "Interesting feelings... and finally a good camera." the suit came up to me, and I began to examine it.

Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark (A) (8%)

Apparently, due to the use of all the knowledge gained to try to understand how the suit and Cortana work, Stark's assimilation accelerated a little.

"Tell me, Cortana, can you help me with illegal operations? " I asked an important question.

"If it was me before... coming here, it's unlikely. I remember that I had a lot of subtasks and criteria, in general, I was limited. But right now my only task is to be your assistant. Can I call you Tony?"

"Yes, of course." I nodded to the suit, through which AI was looking at me now.

"My first day and we are already thinking about illegal things with you, Master Tony. Or does Master Luthor sound better? I'm starting to like it. What do I need to do? Hack your government? Get the nuclear warhead codes? Get access to the secret organizations of the world?"

"Let's start with something simpler. What can you find on my older brother. " I asked somewhat excitedly.

"Wait a second... it's done, I have a lot of information. Fraud with bank accounts, intimidation of small businessmen, and blackmail, how many interesting and aggravating things. Where do we start?" Cortana's avatar asked with a smile, appearing above the holoprojector.