"So, how long had you been in this universe?"
As he asked Gannata, Heisenberg sat down on the sofa.
He casually tossed the hamburger Gannata handed him into his mouth. While chewing, Heisenberg glanced at the television.
The TV was currently airing a news report about Magneto. It covered the historical incident in 1983, when Magneto controlled a stadium to attack the White House in Washington, only to be stopped by Mystique in the end.
While Heisenberg watched TV, Gannata answered his question.
"I've been in this universe for four months."
"Only four months?"
Heisenberg was somewhat puzzled.
"What about before that? Where were you before?"
"Ahhh, don't ask me such an embarrassing question.
My previous universe was ruined! The plot went off the rails, and then the Living Tribunal reset it!!!"
As her words fell, Gannata gloomily rubbed her hair. As she did, she lightly kicked Heisenberg with her outstretched leg.
"My last universe was one where Phoenix Fragments kept gathering. Jean there had already become the Platinum Phoenix. I could barely avoid her!!!
It's a pity about the money I saved over fourteen years. Think of how much delicious food that could have bought!"
"Haha, running into the Platinum Phoenix really was miserable. So?"
Heisenberg asked Gannata as he ate his hamburger.
"Tell me your objective, then let's discuss my compensation and see whether we can work together, girl.
What exactly did you come to me for?"
"For the Phoenix Force!"
Faced with Heisenberg's question, Gannata became exceptionally serious. She gently raised a hand, and countless dark-purple Dissipation Particles immediately began gathering behind her.
But just as those particles were about to form a pattern—
Gannata suddenly sighed, then gloomily shook her head.
"I'm so hungry! I'm not making diagrams to explain it. I'll just talk, and you