In the Principal's Office
"Susan!" Ron exclaimed, his jaw dropping. "You haven't activated your Heavenly Eye, have you?"
His surprise stemmed from the fact that when they questioned the hypnotized ninja girl, her reason for becoming an undercover agent was the same as Susan's.
But everyone else's attention was elsewhere, focused entirely on the world the ninja girl described—a world similar to yet completely different from their own.
"What? This technology actually comes from the Nazis." Magneto felt nauseous as he took the [Compound V].
"There are no naturally born superhumans, they're all drug users?" Shadowcat found it absurd; coming from the Mutant World, she was more accepting of this world's premise.
"[Soldier Boy], Captain America, right!" Ralph felt an increasing sense of déjà vu. The technology and scientists both came from the Nazis, both were transformed by drugs, and both used shields, except one had the paint scheme of the America flag and the other had an eagle relief.
And Walter.
Scientists who absorbed Nazis were eventually turned against and became their masters.
This reminded him of S.H.I.E.L.D..'s "Paperclip" program, which ultimately led him to become Serpent S.H.I.E.L.D..
"Superhero. Drug addict, rape, murder. Supervillain, right?" Peter said, unable to accept it.
Loki raised an eyebrow. "Peter, this is the truth, and the truth is never beautiful!"
He suddenly understood why people who dream of another world believe that it is reality.
This world, where most powerful people adhere to moral norms, is indeed less real than that world.
In countries that have been at peace for too long, the people become warlike and fond of darkness and cruelty.
Just like Asgard.
This is the world.
He also knew about this country, whose history was less than a calendar, and that in the 20th century, it had used the alias D. B. Cooper to stage a hijacking, a case that remains unsolved to this day.
Drug use, shootings, racial discrimination, and sexual liberation are the defining characteristics of this country.
That dream world is more in line with this underlying theme.
The superhero culture of this world seems more like it was created by countries at the other end of the bipolar world.
"What do you mean by real or unreal?" the Invisible Woman scoffed. "She's simply unhappy in reality and is projecting her feelings onto her dreams. Why make such a simple thing so complicated, all these mystical pronouncements? Are all sorcerers like this?"
"The most pressing issue now is whether or not we should tell the school about this."
"There's no need!" Ron was about to say no when he quickly changed his mind.
If it were the old him, he would have faced it privately with his friends as usual, as if all the professors had died.
But now, having watched movies about his world in the Pensieve and been repeatedly criticized, he feels he absolutely must tell the teacher.
An adult should step in.
"We should tell the school." Ralph glanced at Ron, and based on his understanding of Ron should say that it was unnecessary.
Supersonic High School, Headmaster's Office.
"The Water Corporation, a familiar name." Edgar's eyes gleamed with reminiscence. "I'm glad you thought to pass this on to the school, Hughie."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hughie appeared out of thin air.
"Mr. Edgar, may I ask?"
As he spoke, his gaze swept over Ron and the others.
"Psychotherapy room".
"Yes."
Hughie and the ninja girl disappeared from the room.
Ron found it strange; Hughie knew who to take for treatment even though he hadn't said who it was.
It was as strange as if they had simply relayed the message to the school administration, only to be taken to the Headmaster's Office by Vice Principal Madelyn Steviell.
He was just an undercover agent.
At Hogwarts, Quirrell was always backed by Voldemort. He and Harry even participated in the mission to stop Voldemort from getting the Philosopher's Stone, but afterwards they didn't even have a chance to spend a moment in the Headmaster's Office.
He only had the opportunity to enter when Ginny had her accident in second grade.
In this world, how did he so easily gain access to the most important part of the school (Ron believed)? Was the headmaster just very free?
Edgar Stan noticed Ron's gaze. "Surprised? The chairman of the Vought Corporation in your dream is actually the principal of Super High School? Or is it because of my skin color?"
He made no mention of the embarrassment of his skin color, and his words were filled with a calm and composed demeanor.
However, even he couldn't keep up with Ron's thought process.
"Yes, how did you become chairman?" Ron went straight to the point, "I mean you're a black man, and the Vought Group is backed by resurgent Nazis."
He was genuinely curious.
During his time studying at Merlin Dimension, he also learned a lot of miscellaneous common sense through short videos on the Internet.
Stan Edgar's achievements were like those of Mudblood, making him a powerful Slytherin Prefect.
Faced with this question, even this man, who had awakened his memories and remained calm even when confronted with Homelander, who could easily destroy everything he had, fell silent for a moment.
"The Vought International Corporation is essentially a pharmaceutical company in any world, and Homelander is just an outdated product of ours. It has nothing to do with Nazism; its last trace is only the Stormfront."
"Us?" Loki repeated, "You had that dream too?"
Stan Edgar nodded. "This memory is very valuable to me, as it offers another perspective on our students, the origins of supervillains, and how to be a better father."
"Don't you think this is a dream?" Ralph sensed something was wrong.
"Perhaps it is, perhaps it isn't," Edgar said calmly. "Maybe we're dreaming of another version of ourselves living a parallel universe. As for the unfounded knowledge that the global population will drop below 60%, everything in the dream will become reality. Perhaps our universe collided with another universe, or perhaps the universe itself is conscious, and this is a war to decide who will dominate?"
"Regarding this, I, along with many scientists from Super High School, have made speculations and developed various theories based on them."
"But there's no need to care about any of that."
"If something exists, it has a reason."
"Overthinking is just a waste of time."
Ron proudly raised his chin, taking it as a compliment; he was far more remarkable than that! He accepted the memories of himself, the Skrull, and the other Ron without being affected!
Edgar:
Since the seven-person intelligent assistant is always on, the collected thought patterns are not uploaded, but the self-check results are.
The result, as shown by the Boys Designer, is that the green color, representing safety, indicates that the seven people did not have that dream.
He met with the seven of them because of this, and thus he knew about [dreams], but he didn't dream about them. Moreover, they were all outstanding Superman who had been given [hero names] in advance.
But now this red-haired guy named "The Spider" seems to be dreaming.
Could it be that something went wrong with the [Personality Correction Test Plan]?
Thinking of this, even he couldn't help but frown.
"Child, you weren't dreaming too, were you?"
Ron waved his hand dismissively. "Hey, I didn't. I just realized for the first time how amazing I am."
Edgar:
I'm speechless at your words.
He began to feel fortunate that his alternate self had never interacted with Ron Weasley, otherwise he might have retired early.
But in order to continue the conversation, he still managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth. "You guys are indeed very excellent."
"But precisely because of this, you have also come under the watchful eyes of supervillains lurking in the shadows."
"Especially since two of you have close ties with Homelander."
"You are like lights in the darkness, attracting countless light-loving insects."
"In other words, something like yesterday is likely to happen more than once."
"Just tell me straight," Magneto said impatiently. The riddle-like way the man spoke reminded him of his good friend Professor X.
"I expect you to keep an eye on anyone who comes near you, and anyone from Homelander, on behalf of our school," Edgar said sternly. "Anyone."
"If I may ask," the Invisible Woman frowned, "This should be easy for you, right? First, identify the students who don't want to activate their smart assistants, then identify those with tragic pasts in this world, and the results will be clear, won't they?"
Shadowcat nodded. "Judging from Hughie's familiar movements, there must be more than one student like Deena who has been discovered. Haven't you gathered any information at all?"
"[Tyke Knight] is no fool; he's a renowned detective in any world," Edgar said. "The connections he discovers at school are all one-way, and they're only used once before being abandoned."
"We had actually thought about that as well, and in fact, Ms. Deena Finn was included in it."
"But many more betrayals are invisible and often fall outside the scope of what you're talking about, Ms. Stone."
"There are quite a few people who have harmonious families and great success in this world, but who betray us and are worthless in another world."
"The reasons are all ridiculous, such as the belief that humans should not have superpowers, which is blasphemous to God."
In short, it's impossible to guard against.
"Many friends I've always trusted have suddenly changed their personalities after I woke up one morning."
"[Personality Correction Test Plan], which is the testing of the intelligent assistant, has never made a mistake or failed to detect anything. But the premise is that it can actually run 24 hours a day."
"Everyone has a privacy they don't want others to know and a space they want to be alone with."
"For example, bathing, excretion, and mating."
"The intelligent assistant will sense the user's thoughts and automatically switch to manual mode or put it into sleep mode."
"Some people will even tear it off directly."
"Furthermore, the person who wakes up only has an extra memory, not a replaced personality, so it is often difficult to detect."
"Most of the time, even brainwave-connected AI assistants can't detect it. You're asking us to do it?" Loki questioned. "Aren't you overestimating us?"
Edgar shook his head. "Human intuition is sometimes more acute than the calculations of intelligent assistants."
"Moreover, this is only a two-pronged approach, and it does not mean that if we use you, we will abandon other means."
"I can tell you're very confident."
"Do you have other motives, more Credit Points, power, or..."
"I want more authority in the monitoring room, more authority than the disciplinary committee members," Loki said.
He felt no surprise or anger at being seen through by a disdainful, dark-skinned Midgardian, for he now had something more worthy of attention and anger.
As the number one mage in the Nine Realms, he condescended to join the Disciplinary Committee in order to complete his mission, playing a cat-and-mouse game.
Three months passed, but no clues related to the mission were found.
This is undoubtedly a tremendous disgrace.
"Yes," Edgar said calmly, "If that helps you."
"I need you to pay attention to this college competition and observe anything suspicious from the perspective of the participants."
"At large events with outsiders, there are always some idiots who yearn for [authenticity] who cause trouble."
"Sometimes they don't need to cause any destruction, they just need to do something extraordinary that only those who know the memories of the other universe can understand."
"Used to stimulate patients who have undergone personality modification to relapse."
"And, with the intention of making the Homelander dream because of it."
"What is Homelander in another world?" the Invisible Woman asked, sensing Edgar's apprehension.
"A powerful Superman grew up in a lab, was deprived of love under Vought's guidance, craved attention, and was easily manipulated and influenced," Edgar said. "I still prefer the current one."
"Not the perfect saint that the Vought Group portrays," he said, his gaze sweeping over the Invisible Woman and Shadowcat. "Not anymore, at least not when it comes to matters of the heart."
"You know?" Shadowcat bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Even if you're Superman, the way you walk still gives you away," Edgar said. "So, there's one more thing. Ladies, don't let Ms. Dunlap find out about your relationship with Homelander."
"Mental stimulation and emotional breakdown are the best catalysts for entering a dream."
"I don't want the strongest Mind Stone to have her memories from another universe, lose control of her abilities, kill her brother, or be imprisoned by her mother. That's not a good thing."
"Why hasn't anything been done yet!" Starlight exclaimed in exasperation. "Can Kate Dunlap tolerate her lover's infidelity?"
"Impossible, this doesn't match my personality profile." [Tyke Knight] questioned, "Starlight, are you sure you sent her the video?"
"Of course," Starlight said. "Emails, videotapes, I used all sorts of methods."
"Stan Edgar," said the Tyke Knight. "It could be him. He knows the original Homelander, he knows how terrifying the Mind Control ability is, and he's the principal of Super High School. He's always so cunning."
"Perhaps he took precautions against this in advance."
"Monitoring of Mind Control."
"Eliminate everything that might cause her to lose control."
"The video you posted is one of them."
"I knew it!" Stormfront exclaimed excitedly. "I knew why my boy wasn't interested in me! It was him, it was him who guided me since I was little, that made my love not resonate with me."
"Stormfront." [Tyke Knight] shook his head. "It has nothing to do with him. It's because you're not pretty enough. The reason you can succeed in reality is because the weaknesses of the real [Homelander] are very obvious, weaknesses that were deliberately cultivated by psychologists from childhood."
"And then there's your age."