When they heard that answer, Magneto and Polaris both found it absurd.
Although ordinary people could not see any disturbance in what had just happened, and even Scott, another Mutant, had no idea what kind of contest this father and daughter had gone through in their professional field, they themselves knew perfectly well.
It was not difficult to restrain Polaris. The difficult part was doing so without pinning her in place or hurting her. It was Magneto's first time doing this; in the past, he had always simply used force to hold Polaris down.
It was also Polaris's first time having all her abilities stripped away before she could unleash her power, forced to calm down without even getting the chance to have a proper fight and vent her emotions.
It was Magneto's first time throwing cold water on someone this way, and Polaris's first time being drenched from head to toe in ice water.
Yet Magneto felt more satisfied than usual.
In truth, Magneto had no desire to fight Polaris at all. Proud as he was, how could he enjoy bullying someone younger than himself? His power and Polaris's were not even on the same level. What was interesting about a complete crushing victory?
It could not be considered practice for combat techniques, nor could it even be called a fight. It was merely one-sided bullying. Suppressing Polaris with force meant nothing to Magneto; it was not a victory at all.
Magneto was serious, stubborn, and poor with words, but he was not some pervert who enjoyed abusing his own biological daughter. Polaris provoked him, and he subdued Polaris. After that process had repeated countless times, all he felt was annoyance.
But if he did not do it, he could not simply let Polaris provoke him. He did not