Amid the fragrance of afternoon tea, at Xavier's Institute.
Charles was slowly wheeled toward the basement by Hank. They had finally decided to use Cerebro!
They made their way to the machine and looked at the gorgeous metallic colors around them.
Charles took a deep breath.
Whenever he saw this machine, he thought of his old friend—the creator of the first Cerebro, Erik!
Once, this machine had been used against Erik's greatest enemy, the Black King who had disrupted the order between mutants and humans—Shaw!
But now, after Black King Shaw had long since died...
Charles sighed. The dragon slayer would eventually become the dragon. Damn fate.
Would the weapon once used against Shaw finally be turned on Erik now?
As he placed the helmet over his thick hair, Charles closed his eyes.
"My friend, where are you?"
In an instant, Charles's words flashed through Erik's mind!
But... the way those words flickered... Something was wrong!
As he tried to push the wives squabbling in his arms a little farther away, Erik asked softly.
"Charles?"
"E-Erik, what is going on with you?!!"
Charles was dumbfounded. Just moments ago, he had vividly shared Erik's embarrassment.
His ex-girlfriend had borne him a child, so his ex-girlfriend and current wife were beating him up together.
While getting beaten, he also had to stop the two women from fighting each other...
Inside Erik's mind, Charles blankly stared at the scratches on Erik's face and the fresh kiss marks on his neck...
"Sorry, the timing may not be right. I'll contact you later!"
Just like that, Charles decisively cut off his one-sided intrusion. Then he sat in Cerebro, utterly bewildered, and gloomily looked back at Hank.
Noticing Charles's awful expression, Hank asked worriedly.
"What is it, Charles? Is Erik refusing to cooperate?
Or has he