Sersi was a bit taken aback by the words of Liam as she felt like Liam was targeting her with the words for some reason but she didn''t understand how. The tour ended with a happy note and later Tony and Liam went to good place to have a teacher-student time.

    "I have seen more beautiful girls than her not able to phase you the slightest. But this girl made you speechless. Do you have a thing for Asian chics?" Tony asked. Liam choked on his chips when Tony asked that. He had cough out to make his throat clear.

    "I have no interest romantically on anyone." Liam said.

    "Then why did you falter when it came to Sersi?" Tony asked.

    "She just was a bit fancy. Nothing major." Liam said. Explaining about Eternals would be too much and Tony would probably have a panic attack right here. So it was better for him to now know and just enjoy his time.

    "Now I can tell that you are hiding something. You think I can''t delve deeper into her history?" Tony asked as by now he was getting curious.

    "I hope you won''t choke on your saliva when you do that." Liam said. Tony was going to say something against it but by that time Pepper and his own family showed up from shopping. His father had returned with quite a number of bags on his hands but he looked happy doing so.

    Liam thanked his stars for Pepper and others showing up. He didn''t want to talk about Sersi or anything related to that topic at all. The rest of the days in London spent by shopping and some sight seeing. But after a week Liam and everyone were back to New York.

    It would all end soon once he completed the game. No matter what, there was no way around it.

    As his birthday approached, Tony decided to throw him a surprise party. Of course, Tony being Tony, it wasn''t just a simple gathering—it was an extravagant event held in the Stark Tower, complete with a high-end catering service, a custom-made cake shaped like the Leviathan Axe, and even a private fireworks display.

    Yeah Tony had seen Liam''s new weapon and even let Tony examine it. Though he couldn''t understand the intricacies of the weapon, he was able to gauge that this weapon was almost indestructible. The axe was the only thing Liam had brought out for now from the game world. There were not many things that were helpful to him. There was gold and other riches but they weren''t helpful to him at all.

    Thus he never bothered that much. And if he engaged in business and got side tracked his evaluation in the game would drop down. Thus he was trying to finish his quest fast and not get distracted in the midst of it.

    "Happy birthday, young man, now you are legal," Tony said, handing Liam a small box.

    Inside was a sleek, high-tech bracelet—one that Tony claimed had "a few surprises" built into it. Liam didn''t even have to ask to know it probably had tracking systems, upgrades to EDITH, and maybe even some form of protection.

    "You''re impossible," Liam said with a chuckle.

    "That''s what makes me lovable," Tony quipped. "Now go on, enjoy your party. Or do you need me to get you a horned helmet and some war paint to fit your new aesthetic?"

    Liam rolled his eyes but couldn''t help but appreciate the gesture. For one night, he allowed himself to relax, surrounded by friends and family.