Aditya whispered to himself, “…That’s insane.”

  Tony blinked. “What is?”

  Aditya snapped out of it. “Nothing. Just...thinking.”

  But inside, his mind was racing.

  Command: Activate Third Eye. Target: Tony Stark.

  For a moment, the world fractured.

  Tony lit up like a diagram—veins glowing with genius-level mental activity, thought patterns swirling like living equations. The Third Eye honed in on his core trait:

  Trait Detected: Super Genius-Level Intellect(SS-Css)Status: Eligible for CopyRisk: Medium ( Neurological load )Copy? [Y/N]

  Aditya didn’t hesitate.

  Y.

  His brain felt like it caught fire.

  Strings of code, knowledge, experience, sparks of inspiration—not specific memories, but raw mental frameworks—flooded his consciousness. It wasn’t painful, not yet, but it was overwhelming.

  [Warning: Mental load at 72%... 83%... Stabilizing.]

  The system buzzed again:

  [Trait Copied: Super Genius-Level Intellect(SS-Css)]Intelligence: 10 → 20Memory Capacity: EnhancedObtained Skills:-Mechanical EngineeringElectrical & Electronics Engineering Robotics & MechatronicsAerospace Engineering Nanotechnology Weapons EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningCybersecurity & HackingCssical Mechanics Quantum Physics Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Physical ChemistryInorganic & Organic ChemistryBiochemistry Human BiologyBioengineeringNuclear Physics & Engineering Astrophysics Multiverse & Time ManiputionMaterials Science Energy SystemsSpectral AnalysisHolography Communication Systems

  Aditya staggered slightly but caught himself.

  “Woah,” he muttered.

  Tony frowned. “You alright?”Aditya crouched beside the pile of rusted coils, fingers brushing the metal like he was reacquainting himself with an old friend. Every part—every wire, bolt, and cracked circuit board—spoke to him now. The blueprint in his mind was clear, down to the atom.

  "You’re pnning to use paldium rods as a core stabilizer. Smart, but if we wrap the magnetic shielding tighter and adjust the coil frequency to 3.7 Hz, we’ll reduce energy bleed by at least 12%."

  Tony blinked, lips parting slightly. "...How the hell do you know that?"

  Aditya hesitated.

  This was it. The moment of truth. He could keep up the lie, act like some child prodigy with secrets, or he could take the risk and let Tony in—at least a little.

  He stood, brushed the dust off his knees, and met Tony’s gaze.

  “I told you I’m not from this world. But that’s not the only thing going on.”

  Tony folded his arms, wary but curious. “Go on.”

  “I have a system. Some kind of interface… like an AI in my head. It gives me objectives, stats, lets me access abilities, analyze things. Think... gamified reincarnation meets cosmic tech.”

  Tony arched a brow. “Like an RPG character sheet in your brain?”

  “Exactly. I can level up. Unlock powers. And one of those powers… is called the Third Eye.”

  Tony gave him a look. “That doesn’t sound ominous at all.”

  Aditya smiled faintly. “It lets me see the essence of things. Skills. Traits. Even intentions, sometimes. And it has another function—‘Obtain.’ I can copy a trait from someone. Once per cycle.”

  Tony stared. “Cycle?”

  “Not sure yet. Could be daily, weekly, situational. The system’s vague on that. But I used it.”

  Tony’s voice dropped. “On me.”

  Aditya nodded. “I saw your mind. The way it works—it’s like… watching the universe solve itself in real time. You’re brilliant. Beyond brilliant. Your core trait is an SS-Css intellect.”

  Tony didn’t speak.

  “I copied it,” Aditya said quietly. “And now, I know what you know. Not your memories, not your life—but the way you think. Your knowledge base. Your genius.”