What Is a Heart of Justice

Although Thor was very curious about who Tony was talking about.

Tony’s next words made Thor fall into deep thought as well.

"Does justice mean absolute fairness and impartiality?"

Jane thought for a moment beside them before speaking cautiously.

"Probably not. I definitely can’t achieve absolute fairness and impartiality, yet I was still able to lift Mjolnir."

"And I picked it up as easily as if it were nothing."

Tony immediately shook his head upon hearing this, dismissing Jane’s guess.

"But according to Google, that’s what justice means."

Seeing Tony Stark immediately reject it, Daisy turned her phone screen toward him, pointed at the definition on it, and spoke seriously.

"I can’t explain that either."

"Though I can’t reveal that person’s identity, he told me that I could lift Mjolnir because I possessed a heart of justice."

"I have no reason to lie to you, because I can’t wait for Thor to take Mjolnir away."

Seeing Daisy’s serious expression, Tony spread his hands and spoke.

Come to think of it, his curiosity had gotten him into trouble.

If he had not tried to lift Mjolnir, he would not have been frightened into seeking out Harvey, nor would he have accidentally brought Mjolnir back.

Thor fell into thought after hearing Tony’s words.

Tony truly had no reason to deceive him. The moment they met, Tony had not made any demands and had immediately returned Mjolnir to him.

If Tony could lift it directly, then he could have simply taken Mjolnir back for himself.

What Tony had said now seemed utterly unbelievable to him, especially the part about someone lifting Mjolnir through brute force.

After all, Mjolnir had been enchanted by his father, God King Odin.

Those who were not recognized could not lift Mjolnir, much less withstand its weight.

Over the years, he had occasionally used Mjolnir to pin down enemies directly. Never had anyone been able to stand up while forcibly bearing Mjolnir’s weight.

That was why he had thought it impossible earlier. But since Tony had no reason to deceive him, it meant someone truly had lifted it through brute force.

If the person Tony spoke of were his father, Tony would not have laid out the conditions so clearly.

Moreover, this was the first time he had heard Tony’s name. It was impossible that Tony had acted under his father’s orders.

He could not have specifically returned Mjolnir to him right after he had been banished to Earth.

Then, if the person Tony mentioned was not his father, the one capable of forcibly lifting Mjolnir possessed unfathomable strength.

Words spoken by someone like that were generally credible, but what exactly was a heart of justice?

"The meaning of justice is indeed more than simple fairness and impartiality."

"People who are willing to stand up for the weak are often said to be performing acts of justice."

"Mr. Tony Stark, you created the Iron Man armor, gaining advanced technology that was at least decades ahead of the modern age, along with power that others could hardly match."

"Yet instead of immediately using it to do evil or profit from it by letting war sweep across the world…"

"You helped many people instead. That is why so many see you as an idol and consider you a hero."

"Could the heart of justice refer to what you did back then?"

After hearing Tony’s words, Jane thought for a moment before speaking.

"To be honest, I really want to tell Thor exactly how I did it."

"But the problem is that I cannot confirm for myself why I was recognized by Mjolnir."

Tony gave Jane a somewhat surprised look before speaking.

"I know you do not understand it yourself, but could you tell us what you were thinking at the time?"

"With you as an example, if we want to discuss what a heart of justice is, I think it would be best to understand it through you."

Jane spoke slowly, her reasoning sound and difficult to refuse.

"What I was thinking, huh? You two will need to sign a confidentiality agreement later."

Tony considered it for a moment, then looked at Jane and Daisy as he spoke.

"Of course. This is your private matter. Even if we had a hundred times more courage, we would never dare spread your private affairs around."

Jane nodded in agreement without the slightest hesitation.

Tony then looked at Daisy, who was sitting beside Jane.

"I’ll sign it too, I’ll sign it too."

Feeling Tony Stark looking at her, Daisy hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"Thinking about it now, it’s all in the past anyway. There’s nothing wrong with talking about it."

"Let me think about where to begin. Since you want to understand my mindset, I should start with what changed the way I thought."

"In 2008, three years ago, I was kidnapped in Afghanistan. I fought a battle of wits against terrorists and experienced a desperate situation where I raced against death."

"I saw where the terrorists used my weapons. I saw the cruelty of war."

"So after I came back, the first thing I did was shut down Stark Industries’ weapons division…"

After the two agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement, Tony thought for a moment and slowly began recounting the pivotal events that had changed his way of thinking.

As Jane and Daisy listened to Tony speak of the past, they remembered the news at the time reporting that Tony Stark had gone missing. They had never expected that he had actually been kidnapped by terrorists.

They had also never expected Tony Stark to create the first Iron Man armor in such a harsh environment and find a slim chance of survival.

Thor listened attentively as Tony spoke of his past, his eyes flickering slightly.

Only after brushing past death had Tony truly awakened and understood many things.

But aside from that incident, another person Tony mentioned again shook Thor to his core.

"However, if Yinsen influenced me and gave me the idea of turning over a new leaf…"

"Then there was another person who changed me completely. He made me realize that I was nothing more than a frog at the bottom of a well."

"He made me understand that humanity was not the only intelligent life in the vast universe."

"He made me realize that God King Odin and Thor were not people and things invented by ancient men, but truly existed."

"That is why I knew of your arrival, Thor, and knew that your identity was real."

When Tony spoke of Harvey, his tone was filled with emotion. At the end, he looked toward Thor.

Of course, Tony only gave a rough summary and did not go into too much detail.

He did not mention Harvey’s identity, the Void Cult, the many matters concerning Xandar, or his dream of leading Earth into the interstellar age.

Yet even Tony’s simple summary, which concealed so much, made Jane and Daisy feel as though they had come into contact with something extraordinary.

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