Seven Contestants

Captain America ultimately remained in this world, after Tony alone returned the gems and Harry.

Because in this universe, there are still Skrulls to deal with.

Especially after the Avengers discovered that the Skrulls in this universe were already planning to replace Rhodey.

Captain America then realized that he was far from being ready to retire.

Especially now that he's a member of the Justice League, the Multiverse is not a harmonious paradise. Conqueror Kang, Mephistos, Dormammu, and many other evil forces all need the power of justice to drive them away.

Of course, faced with the siege against the Skrulls, this universe's Fury, like Captain Marvel with her matronly face, wanted to stop it, but was ultimately subdued by Tony, who was wearing the Space Controller, and was driven off Earth along with Tarros and other Skrulls, S.W.O.R.D.. and other traitors.

At this point, Fury, who had been saying he couldn't find a suitable planet, and Captain Marvel, with her aunt-like face, suddenly found one.

Tarros was furious.

But the craziest one was Gravik, the leader of the reactionary Skrulls in prison, who had been doing dirty work for Nick Fury since he was a child because of this promise.

But the one who was furious the most was the Scarlet Witch. Having just been resurrected, she discovered the remains of her lover Vision during her mission to expel S.W.O.R.D.., along with experimental records of his being studied.

She left the universe directly through her Quantum Bracelet and appeared dejectedly at the doorstep of her home in the Merlin Universe.

To be honest, this startled Basil.

He quickly called Wanda out from under the table, cleaned up the traces, and then went to open the door.

As a result, the three of them ended up rolling around together for no apparent reason.

Basil was wronged in this respect. He was just passively accepting it, but in Madison's eyes, he became a villain who abused his good looks and appeared when others were in despair.

So his outstanding charm is wrong?

When Basil is unhappy, someone is bound to suffer.

Incidentally, I'll complete an experiment, or rather, an attempt.

Ron always thought he was very unlucky.

Although he now has two identical girlfriends.

However, he has to complete two assignments.

The other professors were alright; they all understood his difficulties.

But the despicable, narrow-minded, and troublemaking Snape clearly didn't think that way.

"Weasley, you've been educated by two of me, three of me. Your excellence should be three times that of others. Take it back and rewrite it! Oh, and deduct 3 points from Gryffindor."

Ron wished he had the same physical abilities as Snape from his Merlin Universe, so he could smash Snape's ugly head with a single punch.

He didn't understand; he was Harry's best friend.

She's even Harry's wife in the Rune Card Universe.

Why can't we extend our affection to Snape because of Mrs. Potter, and treat him better, just like we treat Harry now?

But now, he doesn't need to understand anymore.

"Harry, Harry, Harry!" He held up the back of his hand, on which silver patterns appeared, forming a spider. "I've been chosen, chosen—"

("Don't talk!" Hermione quickly stopped them. During the live broadcast, she, Harry, and Ron were ridiculed many times for 'plotting loudly.')

(Harry also commented, "Hermione is right, be careful someone doesn't overhear.")

Ron was somewhat unconvinced, but he still replied in his mind, "I understand. But no one in this universe knows about the Behind-the-Scenes God."

(Only a minority were worried about Ron; most viewers were just jealous that someone with such a brain could become Champion.)

"You were also chosen by the Behind-the-Scenes God?"

The bathroom door opened, and a figure he knew very well walked in.

"Ralph! What happened to you?"

Ralph raised the back of his hand, which also bore a silver emblem. "I have one too. And given your usual habits and the health of your digestive system, you'll never spend more than 15 minutes in the bathroom."

(Many viewers felt vindicated. Didn't you say nobody knew? You're about to be proven wrong.)

(But many viewers were surprised by Ralph's face, which looked exactly like Riddle's. So, this face is so favored by the Behind-the-Scenes God?)

(Voldemort looked in the mirror multiple times, and my face has completely changed back, so why wasn't I chosen?)

"Is this true? After successfully becoming Champion and participating in the Triwizard Tournament, can I make a wish?" Ralph stepped forward and grabbed Ron's arm.

"You're pinching me too hard!" Ron was about to complain further when he was startled by Ralph's fanatical, sorrowful eyes. "What... what wish do you want to be granted?"

Resurrect you! Resurrect the real you!

Then I'll kill you!

You counterfeit!

Ralph roared inwardly, but outwardly remained as gentle as water. He first apologized, then wiped away his overflowing tears, "My mother, she..."

"I'm sorry. I..." Ron understood this feeling perfectly, and so did Harry.

(Seeing her other son looking confused, Hermione reminded him, "Ron, the point is you shouldn't know things that Ralph, who was also chosen, doesn't. And why 'successfully becoming 'Champion instead of 'becoming'? Don't you find that strange? Perhaps the rules have changed, and there's a possibility of failing and not becoming Champion.")

"Wishes can be granted, you... what?" Ron saw Hermione's reminder and quickly corrected himself, "I mean, they should be possible, right? Entering Merlin Dimension, the being that Silencio the mark on us, granting our wishes should be a piece of cake."

Ralph was not fooled by Ron's poor acting.

Yes, Ron recalled the Skrull Gru's espionage skills, but his personality made it difficult for him to lie to those he considered friends, and Ralph happened to be one of them.

Therefore, Ralph almost instantly realized that Ron knew additional information and that his wish could be fulfilled.

His heart was pounding with joy; he could almost see the real Ron reappear in his life.

He didn't hide his joy, and, riding the wave of excitement, said, "Great! I mean, I can... I absolutely have to get through the qualifiers!"

Qualifying round!

So there were qualifiers too!

Hermione guessed right!

Ron lowered his head to hide his expression.

(Harry suggests, "Check your emails, or see if there's a countdown timer in the corner.")

It really exists!

Ron then noticed that he had received an extra email.

Open to view:

[Dear User No. 100234]

[Because you successfully completed your mission and prevented Shang-Chi from successfully the Snap and causing Thanos's downfall, you are allowed to participate in the preliminary rounds and have the opportunity to become Champion who can reverse the predetermined fate of destruction.]

If you successfully become Champion, you will have a chance to achieve your goal.

The qualifiers will begin in ten minutes.

[Note: The qualifiers will not result in actual deaths.]

"Ten minutes?"

Ron couldn't help but speak up. He had originally planned to cram for the Champion's training session at the last minute, but now he only had ten minutes left.

"Yes, only ten minutes." Ralph's tone was full of anticipation. "The Champion didn't say there could only be one, right? What if we all became Champion?"

This is from the heart.

The qualifiers will not result in actual deaths.

That doesn't mean the official tournament.

And this imposter completely believed himself to be Ron Weasley, his friend.

It's easier to achieve final victory when two people work together.

That would be the time for him to strike.

"Time is too tight." Ron was a little worried, as he believed there would be many more people in the qualifiers than he knew in the official tournament.

In a sense, he guessed right.

This selection process for Basil is open to the entire Marvel Multiverse.

Because, to be precise, this attempt was Basil's first independent traverse.

Safety should naturally be a top priority.

He did not come away empty-handed from the tunnel of the Gate of Time.

It's too dangerous to travel through time on my own. So what if I'm traveling through a dream of my own?

To avoid leaving traces and being tracked down, the address is left with someone else's, such as the Marvel Multiverse, to further diversify the risk. The main body of the time travel is multiple people from different universes.

But this "many" is pitifully small compared to the countless universes.

It's just more than four.

The first Spider-Man can shoot his own Silk, Magneto has just lost his wife and daughter and hasn't met Apocalypse yet, the Invisible Woman who has just come down from space and hasn't discovered her awakened abilities yet, Loki who has just discovered he's not his biological son, and Shadowcat is preparing to Days of Future Past.

Including Ron and Ralph, there are seven in total.

"No, don't die, Uncle Ben!"

"No, Nina!"

You're too late!

"No!"

Where am I?

When Ron and Ralph woke up, they found themselves in a pure white hall, with five men and women in front of them who were unaware of their situation.

Three of them seemed to be in great grief, as if they had just lost a loved one.

"Where am I? I was just in Moscow!" Shadowcat was on high alert. She had just been about to successfully transfer Bip Shaw's consciousness to the past, but now she was in this place.

"A bunch of mortals?" Loki had just been heartbroken, narrowed his eyes. If it weren't for the fact that he had suddenly appeared in an unfamiliar place and made him a little wary, none of these guys who saw his ugly state would have survived.

"In short, you're not ordinary people, are you?" Although there was no metal around, Magneto still exuded a strong killing intent. Having just lost his wife and daughter, he wanted to kill all ordinary people, even if it meant using his fists or his teeth.

"An ordinary person?" Susan raised her hand, completely unaware that her arm had become invisible.

Magneto's cold gaze softened instantly, and he looked at the young girl with sympathy. "Child, it's alright. I'm Mutants too."

The ever-vigilant Shadowcat suddenly looked at Magneto, "You too?"

"It seems," Magneto drawled, looking at the remaining group, "That there are only three people whose identities are unknown left."

He automatically ruled out Loki; Loki's strange appearance and arrogant words that made him think he was not an ordinary person made him automatically assume that Loki was also Mutants.

Loki scoffed, "I'm glad to be excluded from being human, but I'm a god, not a mortal!"

"We are all gods," Magneto said dismissively, then his voice lowered again, "The three of you are not ordinary people, are you?"

Ron and Peter, who were making eye contact through their Spider-Sense, realized that Magneto was talking to them.

Ron pulled Ralph aside. "We are mages."

He planned to conceal his identity as a wizard.

Peter, preoccupied with worry for his uncle who had just been shot and whom he hadn't yet had the chance to tell "with great power comes great responsibility," pointed to Ron without hesitation, saying, "I'm just like him."

"Yes, we are all contractors of the Spider Totem," Ron said.

Peter nodded, taking it as a fashionable way of saying spider-like superpowers.

Upon hearing this, Magneto abandoned his Killing Intent and began to observe his surroundings, amidst which Susan's exclamation upon discovering her invisibility could be heard.

Kitty Pryde explained to Susan, "Mutation is the key to our evolution. It is what allowed us to evolve from single-celled organisms to what we are today. But the process is very long, taking millions of years, but a mutation cycle will occur every hundreds of thousands of years."

"Are we in this cycle right now?" As Dr. Reed's ex-girlfriend, Susan was more accepting of scientific explanations, and combined with her own experience, she instantly trusted Katy's words a little more.

"Yes." Kitty Pryde nodded. "We are another stage of human evolution. Mutations often occur during adolescence, triggered by emotional fluctuations."

"I was really nervous." Susan almost completely believed Katy's words. "I was in space not long ago, maybe it was triggered by Cosmic Rays."

Loki proudly raised his head, "Evolved mortals are just mortals."

Ralph squinted at Loki's Scandinavian-style attire and tentatively asked, "Asgardian?"

"You know Asgard?" Loki glanced at Ralph slightly. "The mages of Midgard? I thought that guy was talking nonsense; he's more like my stupid brother."

An Asgardian constantly talked about his younger brother popped into Ralph's mind, "Thor?"

"You know him?" Loki was initially delighted, then pursed his lips.

Loki was very unhappy. After Thor was demoted, he had seen everything about him. In other words, his brother, who was almost always by his side, had come to Midgard alone behind his back.

"He is our teacher!" Ron raised his hand.

Loki's mood worsened. It turned out that he had been staying there for a long time and had even taken on students!

But when he noticed that another student, Ralph, had a similar temperament to him, his mood improved considerably.

As the future god-king of Asgard, he should have the mercy to spare the lives of these two children.

Meanwhile, Magneto also caught a hint of Professor X in Kitty Pryde's words. He raised an eyebrow. "You know Charles? His student?"

Katy quickly turned her head. "You know the professor."

"Of course." A hint of warmth flashed in Magneto's eyes. "He must have mentioned my name— Erik Lehnsherr."

"Magneto?" Katy immediately became wary. "Who are you? Magneto is clearly an old man! I've seen him before!"

Ron finally remembered that he was there for the qualifiers. "Wait a minute, he might actually be Magneto. And he's still young. We're all chosen Champion by the Behind-the-Scenes God, and you didn't know that?"