Stripping Shapeshifting Ability

Kino had actually failed to mention one loophole.

Well, it did not really count.

It was similar to night running.

That was—were you here to discuss business, or to go night running?

He had never seen anyone come discuss business while night running!

If you wanted to night run, then run properly, do a lap, go home, shower, and sleep! But while running, you came halfway over to discuss business with him? This... discussing business ought to be a little more formal, right? You might not need a little suit, a pencil skirt, stockings, and high heels, but you could not be this casual in sportswear, covered in sweat, could you?

And there was even a set of documents in your waist pack!

Clearly, you had come specifically to discuss business.

Yet if you insisted that you had come to take on a commission, you did not look like someone there to discuss business; if you had not specifically come to discuss business, then why were you carrying documents with you?

It was obviously contradictory!

Sharon Rodney did indeed have a habit of night running. She often posted photos of herself night running on Instagram, and she was a successful businesswoman with millions of followers.

She, on the other hand, had merely been imitating Sharon Rodney, making her disguise seem more [real], yet she had overlooked the most basic details.

Because of the needs of her "missions," Mystique had long dealt mostly with people from high society. When playing an ordinary person... perhaps due to instinctive habits, she always seemed somewhat out of place.

Her excessive deliberation over the role and her performance had caused her to overlook the most fundamental elements.

That was right. The one who had come was Mystique, Raven.

Magneto wanted to use Rogue's ability to turn the senators into Mutants, thereby changing the world of Mutants. Raven was his advance scout.

Originally, she had infiltrated Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, impersonated Iceman, and driven Rogue away, allowing Rogue to fall into Magneto's hands. But now, when she entered the school again, she learned that Rogue had already been taken away and had lost all her abilities. When she brought the news back, Magneto was shocked and furious!

Without Rogue, his plan could no longer continue!

So after locating Kino's residence, he sent Mystique to gather information and see whether any of this could still be salvaged.

But he had not expected...

"Ah—"

Mystique's entire body arched into a floating [C] shape. Just like Rogue at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, the superpower granted by the X-Gene was turning into mist... drifting out from her facial features.

Only, she was far more miserable than Rogue had been.

The veins on her face bulged high, like thick blue-green earthworms! It was not just her face; the bulging veins gradually spread across her entire body. Her eyeballs were filled with blue "filaments," nearly covering them completely.

Mystique struggled in agony, but she could not move. She could only howl madly... venting the heart-rending pain of having her ability stripped away!

Only then did Rogue realize that the strawberry milk had not been optional.

Although the milk was not what stripped away the ability, it acted much like an "anesthetic." During the stripping process... it prevented the same heart-rending pain Raven was suffering.

As for why he had not shown Raven the same consideration?

Heh, how else was he supposed to frighten those Mutants?

After who knew how long, her cries gradually died away. Perhaps her vocal cords had torn from screaming, or perhaps she had run out of strength. Once her Shapeshifting ability was stripped away, Sharon Rodney's appearance vanished, replaced by—

"Huh, Big Cousin?" Kino stared in astonishment.

After her ability faded, the form she reverted to was actually—Big Cousin, Jennifer Lawrence?

Thinking of that photo of Big Cousin with milk all over her face made Kino a little excited!

Even more so now that she was naked, looking completely ready to be picked.

But something did not seem right.

Rogue's current circumstances clearly took place in "X-Men 1." Shouldn't the actress have been Rebecca Romijn?

After thinking it over, well, forget it. This was not a movie.

It was just a bit of a pity. He had quite liked Rebecca Romijn in "X-Men 3," naked after losing her abilities. She looked so cold and alluring.

Unfortunately, he had not expected the Mystique here to be Big Cousin.

Forget it, Big Cousin it was!

Big Cousin might have been a little sweet and naive—well, forget sweet; she was mainly just naive!

After the "Shapeshifting ability" was absorbed into the book, Big Cousin fell onto the sofa with a thud. Gradually, the veins on her body vanished, revealing her flesh-colored skin once more.

She stared at her hands in disbelief, then glared at Kino with grief in her eyes. "You—you... what did you do?!"

She had become an ordinary person?

That feeling of weakness made tears of pain spill from her eyes.

"Me? Heh, didn't I tell you? I have a way to make Magneto believe me!"

Kino sat back down in front of Big Cousin, clicking his tongue as he appraised her naked body with amusement. It had to be said that Big Cousin's figure was far better than Jennifer Lawrence's. Though their faces looked very similar, one was an actress, while the other was a genuine Mutant who had continually tempered herself between life and death.

A woman who trained constantly was naturally far superior to one who only worked out occasionally.

Full breasts, pert hips, long legs!

Beautiful enough to bubble!

But Kino had no intention of taking Big Cousin. In terms of figure, she did not compare to Galina Dubois, and in terms of looks, she still fell short.

Basically speaking, models completely crushed movie actresses.

Didn't you see how Leonardo DiCaprio loved supermodels?

Besides, Big Cousin, Raven, was already two hundred years old. The ninety-year-old Black Widow had already slept around with countless people; Mystique was two hundred... who knew how many men she had had.

And she liked both men and women!

Compared to Raven herself, Kino preferred her ability.

Still, keeping her as a secretary would not be bad. At least she would be pleasant to look at.

After all, Rogue was about to leave!

"You... you took my ability?"

Raven's eyes widened. She had fallen from a high and mighty Mutant to a lowly human. That intense contrast was too much for her to bear, and she burst into tears!

"Give it back!"

She sprang at Kino, only to be easily pinned to the floor.

Maria Hill rolled her eyes.

Rogue muttered something, probably calling him a bastard and a pervert again.

"Want your ability back?"

Raven said nothing. She merely glared at Kino fiercely. If looks could kill...

"Sure! But once you take it back, your life... will belong to me! You should know that any ability cleansed by a book I have refined is no longer the same as before. It has been elevated. But if you want it back, you will have to give me your soul!"

After saying that, Kino deliberately took advantage of Raven by pressing against her chest, then rose with a smile.

Rogue was a little stunned. There was an option like that? Why had he not told her?

Could it be that after an elevated, cleansed ability touched someone else, it would no longer casually absorb their life force and abilities? Should she take it back?

But she quickly dismissed the thought. She was not sure whether that was truly the case, and even if it was... she did not want her life controlled by someone else!

"You can go now. Tell Magneto to come back after resolving this trouble!"

"Oh, right. Hill, put some clothes on her."

Although Hill looked great in a bodysuit, anyone would get tired of seeing it after too long. Kino had bought her quite a few outfits during this time, but she had not worn a single one.

Worth mentioning: he had not bought any for Rogue!