Merlin's night at the Mystic House was difficult.

He sat in a chair in the corner of Zatanna's room, and continued his study with the obscure book of Hoggs's Ancient Body in his hand, and before his eyes, Zatanna slept soundly.

The girl's sleeping position was not good, and she had a habit of kicking the quilt, so Merlin had to help her cover the quilt several times.

What's even worse is that it is probably a mysterious power that really affects Zatana, in the middle of the night, this girl will suddenly float out of bed in her sleep, so weirdly suspended more than 2 meters above the ground, and then return to the bed a few minutes later.

Add to that her long black hair flying through the air, the strange sounds that pop up in the room and those magical winds, and in the dim, flickering lights, this scene really looks like a low-budget horror movie.

Luckily, Merlin is a wizard, and he has a strong immunity to these strange things.

The next morning, Zatana, who looked radiant because of her adequate sleep, returned to her original confident and elegant state, she changed her clothes in the mystery house, and still wore the very chic and seductive magician costume, and then politely thanked Merlin, and promised to come back to New York in a month, return the parchment of the Dark Book to Merlin, and bring the five magical wonders she promised.

After leaving the mystery house, Zatana secretly took out the parchment and looked at it, and the three missions on which she spent the night with Merlin had been changed to two.

This put Zatana at ease.

Her mood also improved.

"It can be done by hiring... Ah, it's a problem that can be solved with money. ”

Miss Magician couldn't help whistling a little flirtatiously, and she said:

"That's not too hard."

"But this in-depth exchange on a spiritual level..."

Zatanna had a headache and thought:

"How do I do this? Perhaps, dreaming can, um... Looks like it's going to have to be planned. ”

On the other side, Merlin, who had said goodbye to Zatanna, had completed the examination of Elsa's bio pod, but Miss Bloodstone still showed no signs of waking up, and the mutation in her body was still proceeding slowly and orderly.

"Take a good look at her for me, Lan."

Merlin said to the butler beside him:

"I'm going out to do something, it's been three days, and it's not good to drag it out any longer."

"Hmm."

Xuanlan was as reliable as ever, and she said to Merlin:

"Go ahead, I'll take care of Miss Elsa, and I'll let you know as soon as there is any emergency."

"I'm sorry for you."

Merlin thanked Xuanlan and returned to the present world, and the two girls were sent to Xavier's Talented Youth Academy by Merlin's assistant, Agent Barbie, who had just recovered her health, this morning, and officially began their student careers.

Merlin had something else to deal with.

"How's Elsa?"

When Merlin returned to the living room, he saw Eric leaning there watching the ball game with a bored face, and after realizing that Merlin had returned, the boy in his jacket and neatly combed hair asked:

"Is she alright?"

Although Eric had already gone to college when Elsa appeared in New York, he would occasionally go home a few times and see Elsa busy at home, and after a few contacts, he became familiar with it.

Secretly, Eric and Charlie have always been very suspicious that there must be some unclear relationship between Elsa and Merlin, otherwise, how could such a beautiful girl willingly help Merlin take care of the child?

"She's fine, she's being treated."

Merlin said to Eric:

"But you, are you ready?"

Eric shrugged his shoulders as he picked up a bag from his feet and pulled out the contents.

It was the liquid vibranium that had been with Eric for more than ten years, and one of the few connections he had with his masked hometown of Wakanda.

"I dug it up from the St. Agnes orphanage this morning."

Eric looked at the liquid vibranium in his hand that had not changed at all compared to a few years ago, and said:

"It's a really good place to hide, but Father Paul saw me digging a pit and asked me to fill it in... He was still so stubborn, he hadn't seen him for a few years, Father Paul's hair was getting thinner, and he was getting old. ”

"Paul is in good health, and you don't need to worry about him for at least 10 years."

Merlin said:

"I'm asking you, are you ready to go home?"

"Home? Where to go? ”

Eric looked up, and the black boy patted the sofa beside him with a hint of relief, and said to Merlin:

"Isn't this my home?"

He stood up, and put the handbag containing the vibranium behind his back, and said to Merlin:

"We're just going to a place called Wakanda... There are very likely that there are no relatives there, and it is not my home. ”

"Let's go, Merlin, and let's go meet Her Majesty the future Queen."

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"Raven and Lorna are doing okay?"

Merlin led Eric into Xavier's Talented Junior Academy, where they were greeted by an easy-going Colossus.

This guy has recovered from the previous state of unknown energy shock, he is still wearing a black vest, and the smile on his face looks full of philosophy.

"They are very well-behaved, and several mentors like them very much."

Colossus led the way ahead with a smile, not showing that he had lost part of his memory.

Without the influence of Liana for the time being, it is not a bad thing for Colossus, and Liana's affairs are too complicated and dangerous, and Colossus is likely to encounter great risks if he is involved in it.

However, seeing Colossus, Merlin still felt a little guilty in his heart, and he apologized to him after Liana's affair was over.

"Miss Auroro is waiting for you in the office, Mr. Merlin."

Colossus looked at Eric, who had followed Merlin into the manor, and he asked:

"Who is this?"

"He's my cousin."

Merlin said to Colossus:

"Actually, it wasn't me who was waiting for Ms. Auroro, it was him. He's from the same place as Ms. Auroro, and he's a fellow countryman. ”

"Oh? East Africa? ”

Coulix glanced at Eric with some curiosity, and then drove the golf cart that was not his size, carrying Merlin and Eric to Xavier Castle.

When they arrived, it happened to be the professor teaching the children, and there were a dozen children sitting in a large room, which looked like kindergarten. There were also young men about the same age as Eric, walking around the castle with books in their arms, making the castle look like a free university.

"They take education very seriously."

Eric said beside Merlin:

"That's good."

"yes."

Merlin looked at the mutant youngsters, who were no different from the average students, and said:

"In that alone, the professor is much stronger than Magneto... One tries to get the children to learn and get on the right path, the other tricks the young people into joining gangs and becoming thugs... Judgment from above. ”

"Are little Lorna and little Raven also mutants?"

Eric asked curiously, he didn't know the two kids very well, he knew Daisy and Matt more than they did.

"Lorna yes, Raven isn't."

Merlin reached for the lock on the door of Auroro's office, and he warned Eric:

"You can tease Lorna at home, don't mess with Raven... That kid doesn't have a good personality, and she can knock you over with one hand. ”

"Sounds dangerous."

Eric shrugged his shoulders and said:

"Your own sister is just as strange as you are, Merlin."

"Just get used to it."

Merlin smiled and pushed the door open, and he said to Eric:

"Raven is actually a very gentle girl in her heart."

After saying that, Merlin turned his head and looked at Auroro, who was preparing for the afternoon class in the office, the future lady of Wakanda who was wearing a well-fitting little suit today, and looked very capable.

"Auroro, I brought Eric here."

Merlin turned sideways, revealing Eric behind him, and Auroro looked up at the young man in front of her, and she looked at him with a hint of scrutiny in her eyes, and after a moment, she said:

"Come in and sit down."

Merlin closed the door and sat down with Eric in front of Auroro's desk, Storm Girl put down the pen in her hand, and she looked at Eric:

"Wakandans have their own unique identity, show me yours."

Expressionlessly, Eric reached out and opened his lower lip, and inside the lips, there were some odd, blue letters, like some kind of number, like Eric's name in Wakanda.

Storm Girl held out her fingers, and in a magical penetration, the words inside Eric's lips began to glow.

Obviously, this is a sign that cannot be faked, and even if it can be reproduced, it will be difficult to escape the detection of magic.

Merlin watched this scene, and he realized that the mysterious Wakanda, in addition to producing vibranium, may also be a country with a magical tradition, and the Auroro family is probably just one of the magical families in Wakanda.

"You are indeed a Wakandan."

Auroro lowered her finger and she said to Eric:

"But I'm curious, Merlin told me that you never went back to Wakanda, so did your father give you your identification?"

"Yes, my father gave it to me."

Eric Says:

"He never revealed the existence of Wakanda to me, and if it weren't for Merlin, I would probably have died in Auckland."

"Don't say that, Eric."

Merlin said casually:

"You saved me, and without you, I wouldn't have survived that night."

Eric shook his head, and instead of refuting Merlin's words, he took out the vibranium tube of liquid from his pocket and placed it on Auroro's table, and said to Auroro:

"This is your belongings, which my father brought out back then, and I heard that many of you died because of it. I'm sorry to get through it, this thing is now back to its owner. ”

"Vibranium?"

Auroro picked up the tube of blue liquid metal, looked at it before her eyes, and said to Eric:

"I've heard my father say that around 1992, a group of vibranium did go missing, most of them were recovered, and some of them disappeared completely. I didn't expect you to have this in your hands... Since you have this, then I'm sure you know where the guy who stole the vibranium is, right? ”

"Ulysses. Crow, an active arms dealer in southern Africa, was notorious in that place, but in fact he had been hiding in the Netherlands for all these years, where he had a beautiful castle. ”

Merlin took a document from his pocket and threw it on Auroro's desk, saying:

"The guy had tried to kidnap Eric a few years earlier, but then with the intervention of another organization, he escaped. Your vibranium should still be in his hands, I've seen the Wakanda Pantherguards in action, and I'm sure you won't need our help to retrieve what was lost. ”

Auroro flipped through the papers, looked at them, and then said to Merlin and Eric:

"Well, I'll ask His Majesty the Black Panther... Judging by his blood relationship with Eric, he shouldn't be able to prevent Eric from returning to Wakanda, and you, as the guardian, should be able to travel with Eric. ”

"But whatever you see there, keep it a secret."

Merlin was a little surprised by Auroro's words, and he pointed to himself and asked:

"I'm an agent, Auroro, you know who I am, and you're so relieved to let me into your closed country?"

"The people of Wakanda don't live alone because they're afraid of the outside world, Merlin."

The Storm Girl whispered:

"S.H.I.E.L.D. behind you is not enough to make us feel afraid, and when you actually get to Wakanda, you will know that we are only hiding so as not to harm the outside world."

"Okay."

Merlin shrugged his shoulders and said with an excited expression:

"Then I'll see."

"I have one more question."

Eric suddenly asked:

"What can you tell me about my father?"

After all, this child still can't let go of the past, and after his father's disappearance, he has been haunted by the truth all these years.

In the face of Eric's inquiry, Storm Girl's voice was a little tangled, she said:

"I shouldn't tell you these things, I'm not a member of the royal family after all, and the disputes between the royal family are not for me to comment on. As for your father, Eric, I can only tell you that he is a man of high status in Wakanda, and even has the possibility of inheriting the throne. ”

"But unfortunately, a few years ago, he voluntarily gave up that glory and left Wakanda to become an agent hidden in the outside world."

Auroro glanced at Merlin, and she said to Eric:

"Your father has the same profession as Mr. Merlin, but unfortunately, he is not a good agent."

"Also, I have to tell you something regrettable."

The Storm Girl sighed, and she said:

"Your father died back in 1992 on his way back to Wakanda... His tombstone is now on the territory of Wakanda. ”

"Dead?"

Eric was a little dazed at this moment, he subconsciously looked at Merlin, who patted him on the shoulder with a heavy face, and the young man looked at the vibranium tube in front of him blankly.

Despite the foreboding that had been premonition for a long time, it was not until the news was truly confirmed that an unspeakable sadness filled Eric's heart.

He shook his head and didn't answer.

He needed time to come to terms with this fact, Merlin looked up at Auroro, and he asked:

"And when are we leaving? The boy should at least go back and pay his respects to his father's tombstone. ”

"In August."

Auroro Says:

"I have to wait until after the kids have the holidays before I have time. Also, Eric's cousin, my fiancé, the only son of His Majesty the Black Panther, only has time to go with us on vacation..."

"His name is T'Challa."

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