Knowing that the hermit and his adoptive father were having an awkward relationship, when West broke down and grabbed the corner of Professor X's clothes and wept bitterly, the Avengers who came to visit the patient/onlookers left the room considerately, leaving a quiet place for the father and son to talk.

I've cried enough, and I've almost vented my feelings. It was rare for West to sit honestly on the bed, with his head slightly bowed, his eyes red, like a child who had made a mistake and obediently listened to his parents' reprimands.

It looks very pitiful.

Unconsciously twisting his crumpled sleeves, Charles was silent for a while, and finally sighed slightly.

"You know what I'm trying to say, Will." He gently stroked his adopted son's messy brown hair, "But I'm not sure if you want to hear me." ”

The boy nodded vigorously. His eyes were wet, like a dog abandoned by a trash can on a rainy day, and he could only look blankly at the blue-gray sky overhead covered with rain through the gap in the cardboard box.

For now, he wanted only one thing to be sure.

As long as this matter is confirmed, he still has the courage to continue.

Of course, knowing what West was anxious to know, a trace of sadness gradually appeared in Professor X's eyes:

"Elijah was a classmate of mine, and when I was a student at Oxford, I studied with him under a mentor...... He's smart and, no doubt, often has a lot of great ideas. ”

"Your genetic variant is very unique, Wei, and I don't deny that it has a strong appeal to me. But I alone can't figure out exactly where this mutation came from and what it will do to you. So, in order to further authoritative research, without asking for your opinion, I sent one of the samples to Elijah, who was still teaching at Oxford at the time...... That was the first mistake I made. ”

Once the memory is retraced, it cannot stop the flood pace, and some things and some things can only be experienced by experiencing them firsthand. Charles didn't want to use his adopted son's feelings to present himself as a complete victim, and he had sins that he had to admit, even if it was never his intention to cast such a bad result and finally drive West to this point.

"That man is indeed a genius. With his help, I was able to make a breakthrough in just a few days. And it was probably from that time that he also became fascinated by your genes, and I unsuspectingly led him into a completely different field from traditional genetics, allowing him to learn about the existence of mutants, and never even thought to understand his mind through the guò brainwave enhancement machine...... This was the second mistake I made. ”

Then, you can imagine. He was exposed to a new world full of infinite possibilities, but after all, there was no sense of righteous morality to restrain his actions. It is obviously not so difficult to understand that Elizhe would go thousands of miles to Paris to round up West in order to get more real money, and even mutilate so many innocent lives that should have been alive.

"It was I who made his mind twisted, and it was I who pushed you into the arms of the devil...... I know that very well, Willy. ”

Holding the young man's slightly trembling right hand, Charles helplessly lowered his eyes and swept away the pain that flashed under his eyes:

And the third mistake I made was not confessing all the truth to you. Because I'm afraid of the hatred that comes from you, and I'm afraid to see the disappointment in my eyes in your eyes...... It was my selfish reluctance to lose you and chose to hide it, but I didn't expect that doing so would only bring you deeper and more painful harm. ”

"I'm really sorry, Son."

For the past two decades, he has been wretched about this deception. It wasn't until Wester finally learned about Qiē at Constance Manor, and hung up fourteen of his calls in quick succession, that he finally realized what kind of mistake he had made that was even more dangerous than before.

But fortunately, West was still willing to choose to believe him in the end, and he didn't repented too late.

"Can you forgive me?"

Looking at the young man's red eyes, Charles still asked, although this answer, they had already seen it in each other's eyes.

"There's nothing unforgiving, Daddy."

The corners of his mouth finally raised into a sincere and innocent smile. For West, although he has very little and loses a lot, fortunately, he can still be loved by his loved ones without reservation.

That's enough.

……

They went on to say a lot more.

About a qiē he met in England, about what he saw and heard in another plane, about what Elijah and Hydra might do next. Although it had only been a day or two since West's departure, he still needed to add the latest information and progress to the two worlds with unequal time.

And West found that among them, in fact, Charles was most interested in why he hugged him (by the sleeve) and cried to death as soon as he woke up.

Of course, he couldn't say that he was out of love. After all, that little girl who sounds too much to be obsessed with love in her adolescence, not to mention what Charles will think, even if it is himself, he doesn't think it's something worth showing off.

However, the dull pain in his chest that could almost kill him was not without thinking about it, and there was no zài.

"I ...... Fell in love with someone. ”

Only spit out such a sentence, and I choked up until I could hardly speak. West pursed the corners of his mouth, secretly scolding himself for being so uncompetitive, but he was never able to continue the topic.

But fortunately, even if he can't say it, Charles has a way to understand.

"Merlin?"

Of course, I can see everything in the boy's head. Professor X pondered for a while, picked up West's tablet on the table, typed in what to write, and then enlarged the result on the LCD screen in the room.

West looked up at the legend of King Arthur on the big screen. Those things that he had already known by heart, and even experienced firsthand, were so vivid that they had not changed in the slightest.

- Except for the final ending.

"Arthur Pendragon has returned from the sword bar and sealed the King's Sword. Albion prospered under the reign of the King of the Past and Future, magic returned, and Merlin was appointed as a court mage for life. Finally, when the king died, he left alone and disappeared into the depths of Avalon......"

Although he didn't think there was anything wrong with reading this text, Charles knew that this was the past that had been rewritten by West's hand. Seeing his adopted son's somewhat trance-like look, he sighed heavily, and a trace of pity crossed his eyes.

He could actually make West forget about Jì - just like West did when Merlin forgot about Jì. However, he also knows the temper of his adopted son, and for West, even if he has to bear this pain all the time, even if he will eventually be unable to bear this heavy weight and collapse, he will never be willing to erase that name from the bottom of his heart.

-- Time is both □□ and antidote.

West's life was too long, and he had many years to remember. But in the same way, he can also try to slowly forget and let go of it like this.

"And, I've seen you use your ability to backtrack time many times...... Too many times, Will. ”

Professor X frowned worriedly: "Especially the last time, the price of resurrection is heavy you can't imagine. I'm not sure if this will have any permanent effect on you. ”

Coupled with such a dangerous mental state, and the extremely unstable physical condition of Dìng after the mutation, West really can't help but worry about it now.

So—

"Come home with me."

Holding his adopted son's cold hand, Charles looked at the blue eyes that were almost identical to his own, and said this.

The boy was silent, then shook his head.

Stubborn as ever.

……

Tony Stark, Iron Man, billionaire chairman, playboy, a scientific madman you never think he's got in his head.

After getting to know the scourge of West Xavier, he has rolled his eyes and kicked the glass wall of his house countless times.

He thought he was just making a mutant friend who would be able to cooperate with each other from time to time and contribute to the great cause of saving the world. Instead of having nothing to do with his own ancestors, he often had to provide food and lodging and a full set of medical care for this runaway habitual offender, and even occasionally asked him to help him make a small real debt payment, and was bombed from a distance by a parent in England, threatening to beat him into pieces of steel from beginning to end - the kind that can't be buckled by the wall.

"Magneto just called me again."

Leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, squinting at the bed, the brown-haired boy who had been thinking thoughtlessly since Professor X left, Tony lowered his voice, and his face was not very good-looking:

"He threatened that if I tossed you out of anything else, he would fly straight from England to New York and kill me."

"Oh." West said.

"Your medical report is out. β the genetic sequence has obviously changed, and three mutations have been generated, in order to completely complete the development of the bionic soldier, Dr. Yi will be more interested in your biological information. ”

"Ahh

"And your physique has not been very good, organ failure is inevitable after a large-scale regression of time, although the body's metabolism can help you recover slowly, but it is inevitable that you will feel weak during this period."

"Hmm."

The boy replied absentmindedly.

And Tony, who has been prevaricated by monosyllabics, broke out in an instant:

“…… Since that's all the way around, why don't you hurry up and avoid that madman and go back to the manor with Professor X to recuperate, and what the hell are you going to to England to fight!! ”

He kicked over the low bench that Dummy had brought him in front of him. Ignoring the small machine qì man squatting in the corner of the wall and swinging the mechanical arm aggrievedly, Stark couldn't help but roar so angrily that he almost wanted to take out this guy's brain to see how much water it contained:

"Haven't you had enough of the lessons from last time? Think you'll be invincible again after you recover?! What is there about that Elizhe that you have to run after him, to make you rush to your death again and again?!? ”

“……”

This voice is almost like a sound wave. Not only was West, who was in a trance, roared into disarray, but even the other Avengers in the building couldn't help but rub their heads secretly and stick out their heads to take a look, gloating.

"I'm still a patient, Tony." Covering his ears, which seemed to have a precursor to piercing, Lord Hermit raised his head in a hurry, and finally divided his attention to President Stark, who was about to lift the ceiling, "What did you just tell me?" ”

“……”

It's purely underwhelming.

As soon as he dragged Dummy across the corner, Tony didn't hesitate to throw the little machine towards the bed.

However, in fact, although Tony looks like he hates West, he also knows that as long as the teenager decides something, no one else can change it. Therefore, after a long talk with this guy, Professor X did not make any persuasion moves, but just went with his adopted son - after all, watching him grow up, West knows everything about his temper - anyway, his father doesn't say anything, why is he in a hurry here?

Thinking so, Tony watched West roll his eyes helplessly, controlled the airflow to put down the squeaky Dummy, and then rolled over and got out of bed, and began to take off his ...... Pajamas?

"What are you doing?" Vigilant raised his eyebrows, Iron Man avoided a little unnaturally, "It's true that I'm angry, but if you're going to □□ me to let me get angry, I'm still ......"

Before he could finish speaking, a crumpled shirt slammed into his face.

"You've got nothing but the upper on your mind. Bed and hair. Can you have some other constructive ideas? ”

twitching the corners of his mouth, West didn't feel sorry at all for Iron Man being smashed head-on by himself:

"Go find me a piece of clothing to wear."

"Going out?"

Standing still and not moving, anyway, this little thing his almighty butler Jarvis will be able to handle it immediately. Tony's gaze circled over the old scars that crisscrossed the boy's back, and then politely moved away.

For example, a piece of stuff that should have been donated to college a long time ago.

Dummy, who was lying on the ground humming, suddenly felt a chill in the movement.

"For God's sake, I need to let go of myself, otherwise sooner or later these will be forced into advanced schizophrenia."

Picking up the T-shirt sent in by the butler AI in some way, West put it on his body randomly, and began to bow his head and wrestle with his jeans again: "Do you want to come with me?" ”

Rolling his eyes at the ceiling, Tony refused simply: "Don't." ”

"Oh."

There was still no expression on his face. The boy brushed his hair and walked past Iron Man as if nothing happened:

"Then don't forget to keep your phone open 24 hours a day, and if you get a call from the state police or the FBI, remember to call me to the police. I hate the single rooms there, there is always the strange smell of rotten cauliflower. ”

“……”

In terms of shamelessness, West's splash is simply the ancestor of the best-

"Of course, I may not be able to wait for you to come and fish, so I will be sent to which real yàn room for autopsy. When the time comes, if Magneto calls me and can't find you, and wants to come to New York to beat you, you can hide from Charles...... Anyway, Eric wouldn't be angry and kill him with him. ”

“…… Hold it. ”

Press the forehead, how to think and feel that you should slaughter him now. Tony took a deep breath, resisting the urge to summon the armor to give the shameless thing in front of him a shot, and finally had no choice but to compromise:

"Wait ten minutes, I'll change my clothes, and you go downstairs and drive the car out."