**Flying Squirrel:** "This..."
He'd been part of the adult world for a while now, but unlike most people, Flying Squirrel hadn't formed any romantic attachments — let alone a family.
It wasn't that he had zero interest in such things — more that personal circumstances had left him with no energy or inclination to pursue them.
But reality was reality. If he was going to transmigrate to another world as a maxed-out powerhouse, only to end up as a skeleton incapable of... certain things — well, that was a bit of a shame.
Rerolling his class was an option, but setting aside whether there was even enough time — he also felt reluctant to give it up.
**Ancient God-Slayer:** "What's the point of relations between men and women? The pursuit of absolute strength — that's all that matters!"
Was rerolling really necessary for something so meaningless?
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "I'm going to have to disagree with you on that, Marquis."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "As I've said before: not having something and not using it are two completely different concepts."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Take yourself — you claim to have no interest, but if someone asked you to cut it off, would you actually go along with that?"
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Didn't think so."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Besides, we don't even know if Flying Squirrel has any experience in that department yet. If he doesn't, and his new form after transmigrating prevents him from ever having any — isn't that a lifetime of missed opportunity?"
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "@Flying Squirrel, are you still a 'boy'?"
**Flying Squirrel:** "I..."
You're asking me something like that in front of everyone?! How am I supposed to answer this in public?!
Can't you just message me privately?!
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Alright, you don't have to say anything. I understand."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Certified boy."
**Flying Squirrel:** "..."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Relax, man. Nothing to be embarrassed about."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Matters of the heart all come down to timing and fate."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "I've never personally had that problem — there's no shortage of women in my world — so your situation is a bit outside my experience."
**Flying Squirrel:** "..."
Then why are you saying anything at all?
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "I may not get it, but plenty of people in this group do."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Take old man Ban, Uchiha Madara — don't let his power fool you. He ranks among the top of this entire group, but he's also a certified old boy."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "The epic love-hate saga between him and Hashirama Senju was truly the stuff of legend. Shame it ended with Hashirama getting married and leaving him in the dust."
**Uchiha Dance King:** "???"
Do you have any idea what you're saying right now?!
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Then there's our old man Whitebeard — called the man with the power to destroy the world, but also a certified old boy."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "His entire crew? Just sons. Not a daughter in sight. The man has zero luck with women."
**Whitebeard:** "???"
You actually dare say that to my face?!
They'd figured he'd make a point or two and wrap it up. Instead, Tony just kept going, building momentum with every word.
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "And then there's Angel Yan — Holy Guardian Left Wing, heir to the Angel Civilization, future Angel Queen — over seven thousand years old and still a little girl."
**Holy Guardian Left Wing:** "???"
We Angels are a long-lived species — are you seriously bringing up age with me?
What's wrong with seven thousand years?!
Seven thousand... Okay, fine. Seven thousand years old, and she was still a little girl.
But it wasn't like she'd chosen this.
Angel Yan let out an involuntary sigh, then fixed Tony with a look cold enough to frost glass.
This man really will say anything.
Sure — you're something else.
Comforting the new member by stabbing the rest of us!
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "And the Demon Queen Morgana, who joined around the same time as you — at a baseline age of thirty thousand years and counting, still a little girl."
**Demon Queen:** "???"
You dare say that to my face?
Even that bitch Keisha wouldn't dare say this to me!
**Flying Squirrel:** "Huh?"
**Flying Squirrel:** "But isn't she a demon?"
The others were one thing — but he'd been following Morgana's chat history closely. She was a demon.
A demon? A little girl?
**Flying Squirrel:** "Sorry — I think I had some preconceptions about what a demon was supposed to look like."
**Demon Queen:** "Quick question — where does this [Lighthouse Tycoon] rank in the group?"
**Demon Queen:** "What's his potential?"
**Demon Queen:** "Can I actually mess with him?"
If he was out of her league, fine — she could let a couple of comments slide without dying over it.
But if he was within reach... she would absolutely destroy him.
**Uchiha Dance King:** "A human body that rivals the divine."
**Uchiha Dance King:** "I think it's time we saw what you're actually made of, Tony."
**Whitebeard:** "Before that — let this old man be the first to test what Tony's capable of."
**Whitebeard:** "I've been wanting to take a look at that armor of his for a while now."
**Holy Guardian Left Wing:** "@Lighthouse Tycoon, I've submitted a cross-world visit request. Approve it."
**Holy Guardian Left Wing:** "Don't worry. As heir to the Angel Civilization, I will perfectly uphold the laws of justice and order."
**Holy Guardian Left Wing:** "Compared to the erasure of half the universe's living beings, sacrificing one person seems quite reasonable, wouldn't you say?"
**Holy Guardian Left Wing:** "I'll give you your hero's title a little ahead of schedule."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "..."
Tony's stomach dropped. He'd spoken a bit too loudly just now.
In one breath, he'd managed to offend four heavyweights.
He wasn't lacking in resources, and his strength was leagues beyond what it used to be — but these were all people he absolutely should not be picking fights with at his current level.
What Angel Yan had said — he understood it perfectly.
She was proposing trading his life for Thanos's. With Thanos gone, there'd be no Snap, no aftermath — problem solved.
And that would make him a hero by default.
He knew Angel Yan was joking. But the joke was too close to reality to be comfortable.
If she actually proposed it seriously, the rest of the group would probably vote yes.
After all, it wouldn't be their lives on the line.
As for why he hadn't just collected the Infinity Stones himself —
He'd tried. Several times, he'd gotten his hands on one, and every time he'd prepared to take it, a voice in the back of his head warned him off.
*Doing so would affect this timeline.*
Honestly, part of him suspected that voice was just messing with him.
Even if he left the Stones alone, Thanos was going to destroy them after completing his wish anyway.
So what difference would it make?!
And yet — he'd never gone through with it.
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "I was wrong."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Shiba Inu kneeling on the floor begging for forgiveness.jpg"
**Flying Squirrel:** "..."
**Demon Queen:** "..."
**Demon Queen:** "You caved that fast?"
**Demon Queen:** "I hadn't even threatened you yet!"
**Demon Queen:** "Not giving me any face, huh."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "I've never believed in pointless resistance."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "Jokes aside though, Flying Squirrel — if you still have enough time before transmigration, I'd genuinely recommend starting a new character. Having something versus not using it really are two different concepts. The chat group might unlock relevant functions in the future, but nobody can say when."
**Lighthouse Tycoon:** "If you only have a few days left — let it go."
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*End of Chapter 291*