A Dead End for Mutants

After playing around for a while, Logan remembered why he had come.

"Kino, let me introduce you to someone."

Professor X steered his wheelchair forward, a gentle smile on his face, and spoke.

"Hello, Mr. Kino, I've been wanting to meet you for a long time. I'm Professor X, Charles Francis Xavier."

"Hello, Charles, my name is Kino."

Kino smiled and shook hands.

"Easterners."

Charles seemed somewhat surprised and spoke in fluent Chinese.

"Yes, Charles, your Chinese is very good."

Hearing his mother tongue in another world made Kino feel a sense of familiarity, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

"I am very interested in Eastern culture and history, so I studied Chinese for a while."

Charles explained with a smile, his eyes revealing his appreciation and respect for Eastern culture.

Even though he knew Charles was deliberately trying to get closer to him, Kino couldn't help but feel a fondness for him.

So the two started talking about Eastern culture, customs, and food.

Charles is indeed very knowledgeable; he can talk about anything with ease.

Logan and Scott, standing to the side, couldn't understand at all and stood there blankly.

Qin could understand a few words, but she couldn't keep up with the pace. One second they were talking about what they liked to eat, and the next second it was about the scenery of a certain place.

After a while, Kino stopped and, seeing that Charles was sweating a little, he smiled and instructed the maid to prepare some tea and wine.

"Charles, I'm very happy to have had such a good chat with you. Let's find another place to talk business now."

This time, Kino spoke in English, with a genuine smile on his face.

"Extremely happy to."

Charles breathed a sigh of relief, responding with a smile and a hint of anticipation in his eyes, knowing that they could finally get down to business.

The maids quickly prepared pastries, tea, and juice, while the wine was specially prepared for Logan.

"Kid, you really understand me." Logan happily opened a bottle of whiskey and took a big gulp.

Qin also sampled the Eastern pastries with great interest, taking a small bite and showing a satisfied expression on her face.

Scott had been chatting happily with the professor before seeing the Demon King, so he lowered his guard, sat down next to Jean, picked up a piece of pastry, and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Charles, try some Eastern green tea."

Kino loved drinking tea in her past life; she had tried green tea, black tea, and white tea.

"It tastes good," Charles said, taking a small sip.

After Charles finished his tea, he began to get down to business.

"Mr. Kino, I'd like to ask about the possibility of building a city in the desert, which you mentioned earlier."

Kino wasn't surprised and said, "If you could control all the Mutants, there's a one percent chance."

"I can't do that." Charles shook his head, his expression grave.

It's not just that his morality and beliefs forbid it, but also because if he did it, neither humans nor Mutants would forgive him.

The trust built up over so many years will vanish into thin air.

"That's at most one in a thousand, or even none."

Kino said in a ruthless tone, showing no mercy to Charles, and began to bluntly reveal the truth.

"Building a city in the desert is the simplest step. Do you have the money? The food, drink, and shelter for tens of thousands of people, the building materials—every single expense is astronomical."

Furthermore, the nations of this world wouldn't allow Mutants to unite. Every Mutants organization is controlled by a nation, including you."

"No, I'm just working with nations to integrate into humanity peacefully."

Charles spoke eagerly about his ideas, his eyes filled with determination and unwavering resolve.

Looking into Charles's eyes, Kino realized that Professor X in this universe was a pure idealist, and a complex emotion welled up in his heart.

He doesn't dislike idealists; in fact, it's precisely because of these idealists that the world becomes a better place.

"Do you know why this country tolerates your existence? The world's most powerful Mind Stone master, you really don't know that this country secretly captures Mutants."

The reason we're still tolerating the X Academy is because we're afraid you'll turn on us and destroy humanity. (This is all in the pursuit of a weapon capable of eliminating all Mutants at once.)

Kino's words were like sharp blades, piercing straight into Charles's heart.

"..."

Charles fell silent, his once bright eyes now dull.

He always knew, but he kept running away from it and deceiving himself.

He had always hoped that through the efforts of the X-Men, humanity would accept Mutants and change their perception of Mutants, but now that Kino had so bluntly exposed his true colors, he felt powerless and desperate.

Logan also lost interest in drinking. Although he had no memory of his past, his time at the X Academy of the Arts had been very relaxing. He was also aware of the professor's overt and covert care for him.

Da da da

The sound of high heels walking could be heard.

Scott stared in astonishment at the unusual behavior of Pine.

"So, according to you, only Magneto's path is correct: to wage war against humanity."

Jean came up to Kino, her hair flying in the wind.

"Qin, calm down..."

Charles snapped out of his daze, noticed her unusual behavior, and prepared to reinforce the seal with his mental power.

"Wait, Charles."

Kino raised his hand to stop her, unexpectedly awakening the Phoenix Force, but he still chose to answer her question.

"Of course not, Magneto's path is a dead end. If he dares to do that, I'll be the first to kill him."

Kino's eyes were cold, and he exuded a chilling aura.

The company is just starting out and hasn't even begun recruiting. If a war breaks out, resources will be scarce all over the world. How will the Paradise Plan proceed?

The zither's momentum immediately waned.

She knew the power of the Demon King; with the Demon Legion and humans combined, Mutants were doomed.

"Then what do we do? Should Mutants just die?"

Qin couldn't help but start sobbing. The once imposing and domineering older sister suddenly turned into a pitiful little thing, with tears rolling down her face like beads from a broken string.

"Oh, this..."

Kino crumbled instantly, and he rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

[How could I bear to see a beauty weep? I went to comfort her; tonight, another woman has joined my harem.]

Venom's voice echoed in my mind.

"I have you all, that's enough for me, "Kino thought to himself, letting out a helpless sigh.

"It's not that there's no way."

With teary eyes, Qin looked at Kino, hoping he could offer a perfect solution.

"The reason you Mutants are hampered is because you do not have a king who can rival all nations and subdue all Mutants."

"Charles, you're too indecisive, that's not right. Magneto is driven by hatred and only cares about fighting. There were two decent ones before, but you killed them." Kino crossed his arms.

Charles knew who he was talking about: the Black King and Apocalypse, but if they succeeded, the whole world would be plunged into war.

"Their ideas and practices are wrong and will bring endless disasters," Charles retorted.

"But you can't deny that they can provide Mutants with a safe habitat."

These two men had different goals, but both shared a belief in the supremacy of Mutants.