In the war room aboard the flagship of the Nine Realms, stationed at the edge outpost of the Shi'ar Empire's Great Portal sector, Charles lightly tapped the armrest with his fingers while everyone else stared intently at him.
Only human superheroes and Mutant leaders were present. They had come here to discuss how Earth should secure the standing it deserved in this war.
Halfway through the meeting, Charles suddenly looked shocked. After hurriedly saying, "Something happened to Schiller's Mind Tower," he fell into a daze.
How could the others not be shocked and worried?
Over the next few minutes, Stark, Strange, Steve, and the other human superheroes close to Schiller nearly went mad with anxiety. Even Magneto and Beast, Mutants who had not dealt much with Schiller, frowned deeply. No one here was unaware of Schiller's importance.
Fortunately, everyone present trusted Professor X's abilities. They believed that as long as he was in the mental realm, there was nothing that could not be resolved. That was the only reason their anxiety had not erupted. If those Asgardian brutes had been here, they might already have charged straight to Schiller's side.
As Charles's eyes gradually refocused, Stark, seated in the first chair on the right, finally could not help asking, "What happened? Professor Charles, is Schiller all right?"
"It was only a misunderstanding," Charles answered gently. "Schiller brought the soul of an insectoid into his Mind Tower. I thought his mental world had been invaded, but everything was under his control. There was no danger."
A series of relieved exhalations immediately filled the room. Stark nearly collapsed onto the table without regard for decorum. Charles smiled apologetically and said, "This is also the first time I learned that Schiller has a habit of bringing monsters home as pets. He took that