Ross recounts his meeting with King T’Challa to Nikki, who is beginning to follow his story despite his distractions, especially about “the Devil’s pants.” Ross explains how he picked up T’Challa at the airport, surprised by the large entourage, and struggled to arrange transport in his small Miata. Meanwhile, Wakanda faces a power grab by Achebe during a refugee crisis, sparking tensions between T’Challa’s loyalists and traitors. Ross navigates the cultural and criminal challenges of New York with T’Challa and his protectors, even facing off against gangsters and the NYPD. Ultimately, the political intrigue deepens as T’Challa targets Achebe, with Ross reluctantly involved after accepting a fateful gift from Mephisto.
