David, now a youth, returned from repairing his mental world in the castle to X Alliance headquarters, where he saw a younger version of himself.
"Long time no see," Youth David said. "I'm sorry about that terrorist attack..."
"It wasn't your fault," Boy David said. "My mind had already reached its limit. If I kept holding on, an even more terrible disaster would have happened, just like what happened just now. To prevent that, I could only break apart."
After saying that, he turned to all the personalities and issued a summons. More and more personalities began converging on the place.
At that moment, an aged voice let out a soft sigh.
"David, it's me. I'm Charles Xavier, your biological father." Professor X's voice echoed through David's mental space. He said, "I know that no matter how I apologize now, it will sound terribly hollow. But I can promise you this: if I had known your mother was pregnant back then, I would never have let her leave. Everything would have been different."
"But I'm not blaming her. Perhaps some of my behavior at the time made her think I wasn't qualified to raise a child with her, that I ultimately wouldn't have been a good father. I'm deeply sorry for that, especially to your mother."
"Once this is over, I hope you can tell me in detail about what you've experienced all these years. I think we still have plenty of time. Believe me, David. No matter what regrets remain, we have both the time and ability to make up for them."
For the first time, a complicated expression appeared on David's face.
After Professor X finished speaking, everyone in the Radiance Alliance turned their eyes toward someone else—Magneto. The meaning in their gazes was quite simple: *Look at