Professor X Stands Again!

"Professor Xavier, actually, I had a fortunate encounter by chance."

"If you're willing to believe me, I don't mind telling you about it. I'm just afraid you'll think I'm crazy."

Zhao Hailun spoke to Professor X with some helplessness.

There was no helping it. Things like Devil Fruits were far too bizarre, completely beyond everyone's usual understanding, and even sounded like pure fantasy.

Moreover, Zhao Hailun specialized in biological nanotechnology. The Regeneration Cradle she had invented was also a high-tech product that used biological nanotechnology to repair the human body.

So many people would rather believe that Zhao Hailun had healed them with biological nanotechnology than believe in something like Devil Fruits.

Even though Zhao Hailun's so-called "treatment" had been performed entirely with her bare hands.

But people were always like that. When faced with something they did not understand, they instinctively tried to fit it into their familiar way of thinking.

Some even suspected that she was a Mutant.

"The more you say that, the more curious I become. Dr. Zhao, let's hear it."

Professor X stared at Zhao Hailun with bright eyes.

In fact, Oakes had already told Professor X the rough outline of the matter. Professor X had long heard this explanation about Devil Fruits.

At that moment, he was genuinely very curious, rather than harboring the skepticism most people would have felt.

With that, Zhao Hailun led Professor X to the reception room of the research center and politely invited him to sit.

She also instructed her assistant to bring Professor X and Hank a cup of coffee each.

Only then did she begin to explain. "Professor Xavier, I didn't use biological nanotechnology to heal Oakes. Although I could have used the Regeneration Cradle to repair his legs, it couldn't have done so so perfectly or efficiently."

"Although the Regeneration Cradle has broken through some technical barriers, it isn't perfect. It still has a long way to go."

"What I used to heal Oakes was the power of a Devil Fruit."

"A Devil Fruit? That sounds very interesting. Dr. Zhao, please continue."

A faint smile hung on Professor X's face as he made a gesture for Zhao Hailun to continue.

Seeing that Professor X raised no objections, Zhao Hailun went on. "It is a kind of fruit beyond everyone's ordinary understanding. If someone eats a Devil Fruit, they gain a superpower."

"The Devil Fruit I ate is called the Healing Fruit, so I gained the superpower to heal others."

"A fruit that can grant people superpowers? I never imagined such a miraculous thing existed in this world." Professor X clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Professor Xavier, you... believe what I'm saying?" Zhao Hailun asked in surprise.

She had told many people about Devil Fruits, but this was the first time someone had believed her immediately.

It even made Zhao Hailun wonder whether Professor X was merely humoring her. After all, something so unbelievable was truly difficult for people to accept.

That was right. Zhao Hailun only knew that Professor X was a Mutant, but she did not know what his specific ability was.

Otherwise, she would not have been so surprised.

"Well." Professor X smiled. "I can tell whether someone is lying, and Dr. Zhao, what you just said was the truth."

"Thank you for trusting me, Professor Xavier." Zhao Hailun paused, then spoke to Professor X sincerely.

"No need to thank me, Dr. Zhao. I'm counting on you."

Professor X set down his coffee, anticipation appearing on his face. "Then I believe we can begin now."

"Okay!" Zhao Hailun nodded, then said to Hank, "Mr. Hank, could you wheel the professor over here? To this side."

"Of course!"

Hank nodded politely, then pushed Professor X toward a more open area.

Zhao Hailun crouched in front of Professor X, placed her hands on his shoulders, and smiled confidently. "Just a few minutes, Professor. It'll be quick."

As she spoke, Zhao Hailun began activating her ability to treat Professor X.

Professor X immediately felt somewhat nervous.

After being disabled for so many years, Professor X had long accepted his fate. But that was only because his condition could not be cured—in other words, because he had been hopeless.

But now, Professor X had suddenly glimpsed hope of healing his legs. He could not remain calm.

Who would want to be disabled for life if they could stand?

Especially with the moment that would decide his fate about to arrive, Professor X felt like a student checking their college entrance exam results—expectant, nervous, worried, afraid...

All kinds of emotions piled together, leaving him utterly conflicted.

Those brief three minutes felt as long as three years.

"It's done, Professor Xavier."

Only when Zhao Hailun's voice sounded beside him did Professor X finally come back to himself.

Professor X took a deep breath, then immediately felt his legs—legs he had not been able to feel for so long—return to his perception.

"This... this..."

Professor X's face flushed with excitement, and he could barely speak properly.

Supporting himself against the wheelchair, he actually rose to his feet in one motion!

"Professor, you're standing!"

Hank was both shocked and overjoyed. Tears even glimmered at the corners of his eyes.

Ever since their first battle, Hank had stayed by Professor X's side without leaving him. So many years had passed, and it was still the same. The bond between them needed no explanation.

Especially since Hank had personally witnessed how Professor X had become disabled.

"Yes, Hank, I'm standing!"

Professor X shouted, happy as a child. He even took two steps on the spot!

It was the long-lost feeling of walking!

Because Zhao Hailun's healing was perfect, even the muscles in Professor X's legs that had atrophied from decades of disuse were healed as well. That was why Professor X could walk immediately.

It was just that incredible.

"Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable! Dr. Zhao, is this the Devil Fruit? It's simply a miracle!"

Professor X praised it again and again, his voice filled with excitement and shock.

Although he had already witnessed the miracle of Oakes standing again, being an observer and experiencing it firsthand were completely different things.

"Professor Xavier, congratulations on standing again."

Zhao Hailun smiled at the side and offered her congratulations.

Seeing the undisguised smiles on her patients' faces after she healed them was precisely Zhao Hailun's source of strength.

"Dr. Zhao, thank you. You're the one who let me stand again. I never dared to believe that such a day would come for me."

Professor X spoke from the bottom of his heart.

"Um... Professor, would you like Dr. Zhao to treat your hair too?"

Hank asked weakly from the side.

Professor X: "..."

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