Arc 16The Academy Opens

Leon saved a parallel Earth from Ultron, strengthened his Legend Clone, and began recruiting teachers and students for the Sorcerer Supreme Academy. The academy opened with 345 freshmen, including Shafika Mazzari, arriving for its first ceremony.

  • Leon met Eternity, who revealed that his Legend Clone could become the embodiment of Justice and Order, then sent him to a parallel universe where Wanda asked him to save Pietro.
  • Leon revived Pietro and defeated Ultron, then used JARVIS to take control of Ultron’s body and stopped Sokovia from crashing by catching and restoring the city.
  • Leon returned home, found that his deeds had greatly strengthened the Legend Clone, and brought Diana and Kara to live in his Brooklyn apartment.
  • Parallel World Wanda’s dream connection led Leon’s Wanda to possess her counterpart, after which Leon confronted Wanda about the Darkhold and removed the remaining corruption from her soul.
  • Leon approved Wong’s Sorcerer Supreme Academy proposal, recruited Lilia Calderu and Jennifer as teachers, and helped launch virtual-world games to identify potential students.
  • JARVIS identified Shafika Mazzari’s rapid mastery of a magic portal, and 345 of the 486 invited candidates accepted places at the academy.
  • Shafika’s family saw her off on a Thestral, and she arrived at the academy, met Sherry Birkin, and joined the other freshmen waiting for Wong.
Chapters 376–400 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 376Wanda Tilted Her Head

Leon and the Amazons settled Themyscira into the Small World, while Diana and Kara planned to travel with him to New York. Their morning together took an awkward turn when Wanda found Leon cuddling with them and confronted him.

  • Leon told Wong that Themyscira was in the Small World and asked him to warn everyone not to disturb the island.
  • Diana and the Amazons carved and activated inscriptions that restricted who could enter and leave Themyscira.
  • Leon, Diana, and Kara spent the night together, then discussed Diana and Kara joining him in New York.
  • Wanda arrived at the academy to return a magic book and found Leon with Diana and Kara.
  • Wanda asked who the two women were as scarlet magic flickered around her hand.

Ch. 377Girls Were So Emotional

Wanda’s jealousy triggered her unstable Chaos Magic when she saw Leon with Diana and Kara, but Leon distracted her by introducing them and telling her about their tragic pasts. Wanda befriended the two women and invited them to her home, while Diana and Kara privately wondered whether their histories had really been so miserable.

  • Wanda saw Leon with Diana and Kara, became jealous, and accidentally started altering the world with Chaos Magic.
  • Leon stopped Wanda’s magic with a tap on her forehead and introduced her to Diana and Kara, explaining that they had come from the DC Universe.
  • Wanda recognized Diana as Wonder Woman and Kara as Supergirl, then questioned whether Kara was Leon’s cousin.
  • Leon described Diana and Kara’s suffering, and Wanda was moved by their stories.
  • Wanda invited Diana and Kara to visit her home, while they wondered whether Leon had exaggerated how miserable their pasts were.

Ch. 378Now that things had come to this, he might as well cultivate first

Wanda realized Leon had misled her to protect Diana and Kara, and her hurt over being passed over erupted into anger before she returned to her apartment. Leon could not reach her through magic or by approaching her home, so he went back to Kamar-Taj to wait until her next book-returning day and cultivate.

  • Wanda said goodbye to Diana and Kara, then learned they would soon live at Leon's house and reflected on her jealousy and hurt.
  • Wanda accused Leon of misleading her to protect Diana and Kara, lamented that he had not accepted her, and struck his chest with the spellbook before returning to her apartment.
  • Diana and Kara urged Leon to check on Wanda, and he gave them Stark Industries communication devices before trying to open a portal to Wanda's room.
  • Wanda's Chaos Magic repeatedly repaired Leon's portals, and a spatial rift sent him back to his apartment when he tried to approach her home.
  • Leon decided to give Wanda space and returned to Kamar-Taj to wait three days, until her next book-returning day, and cultivate.

Ch. 379The Third Clone, Legend

Leon’s final clone, Legend, completed its incubation and awakened with immense power and a ninety-thousand-kilometer-tall body. A mysterious force opened a gateway and transported Leon and his Inner World away from Earth, leaving Legend outside and his other bodies within the world.

  • Wanda spent three days regretting how she had treated Leon and wondered why he had not returned to see her.
  • After a century of accelerated incubation, Leon’s golden egg cracked and the Legend Clone emerged, giving Leon a third perspective.
  • Leon discovered that Legend could perceive light and its laws, then watched the clone grow to ninety thousand kilometers tall with perfect genes.
  • An invisible force synchronized with Legend and opened a gateway, which Leon entered after sensing no danger.
  • The gateway transported Leon and the Inner World away from Earth, with Legend outside and the other three bodies inside.

Ch. 380Eternity, Concept Entities

Leon met Eternity and the Ancient One in a realm beyond the universe, where Eternity explained why Leon had been summoned. Eternity granted Leon’s Ultraman Legend body the qualification to become a concept entity representing Justice and Order, but said Leon would have to witness and uphold those concepts to truly embody them.

  • Leon recognized Eternity, then greeted the Ancient One and received a wisp of her soul for Kamar-Taj’s planned Sorcerer Academy portraits.
  • Leon joked with the Ancient One about changing Kamar-Taj’s Wi-Fi password and told her he expected her to see the academy after it was established.
  • Eternity told Leon that he and the other Abstract Entities had observed him since he contacted Eternity after returning from outside the universe.
  • Eternity revealed that Leon’s Ultraman Legend body had the qualifications to become a concept entity and granted it permission to represent Justice and Order.
  • Eternity explained that Leon would need to witness and uphold Justice and Order to become their true embodiment.

Ch. 381Multiverse Undercurrents

Eternity granted Leon’s Legend Clone authority to grow stronger by witnessing and upholding Justice and Order, while warning him that a Multiversal crisis was brewing. Before Leon left, Eternity asked whether he had met Destiny in the DC Universe, revealing their brief past connection.

  • Eternity explained that Leon’s Legend Clone could grow toward becoming an embodiment of Justice and Order by witnessing and upholding them, even within his expanding perception.
  • Eternity said a Cosmic Collision caused by Doctor Strange of Universe-199999 was still unfolding in the Dark Dimension, where Strange and Clea were struggling to resolve it.
  • Eternity warned Leon that his universe could also face a crisis and urged him to prepare and grow stronger.
  • Eternity asked Leon whether he had visited DC and met a woman who had mentioned him; Leon realized Eternity meant Destiny, DC’s embodiment and his former lover.

Ch. 382Wanda's Summons

Leon answered Wanda’s Chaos Magic summons and arrived in a parallel universe where the Avengers were losing their battle against Ultron. Wanda asked him to save Pietro, and Leon used the Time Stone to bring him back to life.

  • Eternity sent Leon back through a portal to the Eternity Altar after telling him that a Scarlet Witch was calling for him.
  • Wanda’s Chaos Magic transported Leon to a battlefield where Tony, Thor, Hulk, and the other Avengers fought Ultron’s robot army.
  • Leon realized he had arrived in a parallel universe and that this Wanda was older than the Wanda he had met three days earlier.
  • Wanda hugged Leon and pleaded with him to save Pietro, who had died from gunshot wounds while rescuing Hawkeye.
  • Leon used the Time Stone to restore Pietro’s body, and Pietro woke up confused.

Ch. 383A Turn, a Beam

Wanda reunited with Pietro after Leon reversed his death, and the Avengers asked Leon to help fight Ultron while Sokovia rose into the sky. Leon erased Ultron’s mechanical army with Heat Vision, leaving only Ultron, which escaped by phasing away.

  • Wanda rushed to embrace Pietro, who remembered saving Hawkeye but did not know he had died.
  • Wanda buried Pietro in bricks to keep him from returning to the battle, then joined Leon as Tony and Captain America asked him to help.
  • Wanda explained that Ultron threatened humanity, and Leon assessed the rising Sokovia and the Avengers’ desperate situation.
  • Leon ignored Captain America’s request to defend the core and swept the battlefield with Heat Vision, destroying Ultron’s army.
  • Ultron escaped Leon’s attack by phasing away, leaving no other enemies nearby.

Ch. 384Seizing His Body

Leon overwhelmed Ultron but chose to preserve its body, returning to his universe to bring JARVIS back as a replacement for its artificial intelligence. He froze Ultron with the Space Stone and Time Stone, inserted a communicator containing JARVIS into its eye, and watched JARVIS begin its attack.

  • Leon destroyed Ultron's mechanical army and confronted Ultron, whose body turned intangible to evade his punch.
  • Leon realized he wanted JARVIS to take Ultron's body and traveled to his own universe to load a sub-instance of JARVIS into a communicator.
  • Leon returned to the battle and challenged Ultron, but Ultron refused to fight and threatened to drop Sokovia in five minutes.
  • Leon used the Space Stone and Time Stone to freeze the battlefield, bind Ultron, and insert the communicator into its eye.
  • Time resumed, and JARVIS attacked Ultron, making it howl and fall toward the ground.

Ch. 385Ultron's Body Is Now Mine, JARVIS's!

JARVIS took control of Ultron’s body and began erasing Ultron and its network backups while the Avengers debated how to save Sokovia’s civilians. Tony recognized JARVIS in the new body, then guessed that Leon was his and Pepper’s son from another world.

  • JARVIS invaded Ultron’s consciousness and defeated it, taking control of its body.
  • The Avengers gathered around the disabled Ultron as Captain America urged them to save Sokovia’s civilians and Thor warned that everyone would die unless the city was destroyed.
  • Leon asked JARVIS whether he had defeated Ultron, and JARVIS confirmed it before Leon ordered him to destroy Ultron completely and erase its backups.
  • JARVIS entered Ultron’s network, causing the remaining Ultron robots to shut down.
  • Tony learned that JARVIS had survived in Leon’s world, then guessed that Leon was his and Pepper’s child from another world.

Ch. 386He Really Was Superman!

Leon stopped Sokovia from falling by holding the city up with one hand and lowering it safely to the ground. As the Avengers began rescuing civilians, JARVIS and Hulk pursued the fleeing Ultron.

  • Leon told JARVIS to shut down Sokovia's thrusters and eliminate Ultron, while JARVIS explained that Ultron still had a hidden iron body.
  • JARVIS shut down the thrusters, causing Sokovia to descend, and Tony and the Avengers began organizing an evacuation.
  • Wanda reassured the others that Leon could save the city as he flew beneath Sokovia and caught it with one hand.
  • Leon slowly lowered Sokovia, then set it back in its original location while Tony and Thor watched in disbelief.
  • JARVIS and Hulk pursued Ultron as it escaped in a Quinjet.

Ch. 387You Can't Leave

Leon restored Sokovia, destroyed Ultron’s last data code, and prepared to return to his own world with JARVIS. As the Avengers thanked him, Captain America and Tony objected to Leon taking the powerful gem from Ultron’s head.

  • Leon returned Sokovia to the ground, repaired its ley lines, and learned that this universe’s Hulk had flown into space.
  • JARVIS told Leon he enjoyed having a physical body, and Leon flew with him to meet the Avengers and Sokovia’s survivors.
  • Leon addressed the crowd, who cheered for him and the Avengers, while Tony and Thor joked about whether Leon was Tony’s brother.
  • Tony promised Stark Industries funding for Sokovia’s reconstruction, and Leon reassured him that Ultron was gone before preparing to leave.
  • Wanda anxiously asked if Leon was leaving, and Captain America and Tony told Leon he could not take Ultron’s gem because it belonged to their universe and was dangerous.

Ch. 388Now That's More Like It!

Leon took the Mind Stone and JARVIS from the alternate universe after repairing Sokovia, then returned to Kamar-Taj and discovered that the Legend Clone had gained immense power from acts of Justice and Order. He realized the clone was approaching the status of a conceptual entity and had become his strongest combat body.

  • Leon left the Mind Stone with JARVIS temporarily, then used Reparo to restore Sokovia before departing with JARVIS.
  • Leon sent JARVIS to Avengers Base, where JARVIS startled Tony and teased him by throwing soap on the floor.
  • Leon returned to Kamar-Taj and examined the Legend Clone's growth after saving Sokovia.
  • Leon discovered that the Legend Clone had gained power equivalent to an entire Earth from bringing Sokovia down safely, stopping Ultron, and repairing the city.
  • Leon received further feedback for past deeds in his universe and found that Dormammu's invasion had granted the Legend Clone power equivalent to another Earth.

Ch. 389Legend's Innate Skills

Leon discovered the Legend Clone’s many innate skills and planned to use it to master the Infinity Stones’ laws before becoming Immortal. As the Super-Skrulls struggled against Thanos and a host of other forces, Leon redirected them to search Morag for the Power Stone, then brought Diana and Kara to meet his family in Brooklyn.

  • Leon examined the Legend Clone’s innate skills, including Spark Legend and Aurora Force, and decided to use the clone to comprehend the Time Stone before attempting his Immortal breakthrough.
  • Leon ordered the Super-Skrulls to accelerate their hunt for the Mind Stone and learned that their attacks on Thanos had drawn numerous empires, mercenaries, and cosmic figures into the conflict.
  • Leon instructed G'iah to have the Super-Skrulls search the abandoned planet Morag for the Cosmic Orb and its Power Stone while they continued fighting Thanos.
  • Leon called Diana and Kara away from Kamar-Taj and flew with them to his Brooklyn apartment.
  • Leon introduced Diana and Kara to Natasha, Sherry, and the others, while Yelena offered to cook a welcome feast and Natasha stopped her.

Ch. 390Wanda's Dinner

Leon was summoned by Wanda to the Avengers Base, where she had prepared dinner to thank him for saving Pietro and Earth. As they ate, Leon asked why her world’s Ultron crisis had unfolded differently.

  • Leon arranged rooms for Diana and Kara, then agreed Natasha would arrange their identities and school enrollment the next day.
  • A magic array summoned Leon to Wanda’s Parallel Universe, and he accepted the summons after joking with Natasha about her overtime pay.
  • Leon found Wanda waiting alone in an apartment suite with a homemade Eastern European dinner.
  • Wanda explained that she wanted to thank Leon for saving Pietro and Earth, and Leon recognized her strong interest in him.
  • Leon changed the subject and asked Wanda why her world’s Ultron crisis had taken such a terrible turn.

Ch. 391Wanda's Strategy

Parallel World Wanda told Leon how her dream connection with his Wanda changed her choices and led to Ultron’s betrayal, then, drunk, confessed her envy and asked Leon to stay in her universe. The chapter ended with Wanda kissing him as he tried to sober her up.

  • Parallel World Wanda explained that her dream connection with Leon’s Wanda had made her and Pietro join the Avengers instead of fleeing after confronting Iron Man.
  • Wanda recounted how Ultron gained control of the Iron Legion, built a powerful body, and raised Sokovia into the sky before Leon saved humanity.
  • Wanda drank heavily during the celebration and used Chaos Magic to bring Leon food when he tried to care for himself.
  • Wanda confessed that she felt like a monster, envied the Wanda in Leon’s world, and wanted him to stay in her universe.
  • As Leon tried to sober Wanda up, she kissed him.

Ch. 392Dreamwalking, Wanda Takes the Initiative

Leon discovered that Wanda had used Darkhold magic to dreamwalk into a Parallel World's Wanda, then returned to remove the corruption from her soul. After Leon explained that other Scarlet Witches could see Wanda's memories, Wanda took the initiative and kissed him, and they vanished together.

  • Leon realized that the scarlet-eyed Wanda in the Parallel World was his own universe's Wanda dreamwalking through her counterpart.
  • Leon ordered Wanda to leave the Parallel World's body and returned home, leaving the other Wanda disappointed but relieved that their dinner had made some progress.
  • Leon confronted Wanda about using the Darkhold and examined her soul, burning away the remaining dark corruption.
  • Leon warned Wanda against using the magic again, then explained that other Scarlet Witches could experience her memories as well.
  • Wanda kissed Leon, and they vanished together into the Maximoff siblings' apartment.

Ch. 393Wong's Planning Meeting

Leon approved Wong's plan for a Kamar-Taj mage academy, but the school could not open until it found more instructors and students. Leon and the others settled on ways to recruit teachers and identify candidates with magical talent.

  • Wong presented an academy proposal with courses in combat, mystic arts, magic, potion-making, alchemy, and magical history, and Tony suggested adding firearms training and alchemical firearm research.
  • Leon approved Wong's proposal but learned that potion-making and divination still needed instructors and that the academy had no students yet.
  • Leon asked Wong to search the supernatural community for qualified potion-making and divination teachers, while Diana explained that she would teach alchemy.
  • Tony proposed using JARVIS and big data to find student candidates, and Leon approved that approach while suggesting immersive virtual games to test magical talent.

Ch. 394Virtual World Helmet

Stark Industries launched the Virtual World Helmet, sending it to customers and prospective sorcerer students around the world. Shafika Mazzari received one and began playing games that could earn her a meeting with Superman, while the helmet’s popularity fueled demands for an earlier release.

  • Old Wang established the Sorcerer Supreme Academy’s children’s and adult programs, with Kamar-Taj Middle School and Kamar-Taj University credentials.
  • Tony Stark and JARVIS released the Virtual World Helmet for preorder, prompting worldwide excitement and fierce online debate.
  • Stark Industries announced a giveaway of two hundred thousand helmets, most of which went to students on JARVIS’s list.
  • Shafika Mazzari won a helmet in Afghanistan and persuaded her family to let her use it in hopes of meeting Superman.
  • Shafika tried the helmet and described its virtual games to her family, including the difficult games that could earn a meeting with Superman.
  • Helmet recipients around the world reacted in different ways, and players’ complaints and excitement drove calls for Stark Industries to release it sooner.

Ch. 395Divination Teacher: Lilia

Leon and Wong traveled to New Jersey to recruit teachers for the Sorcerer Supreme Academy, and Leon hired the gifted diviner Lilia Calderu. They headed to meet their second witch candidate, while Wong learned that Lilia’s apparent shifts in personality came from her consciousness moving through her own timeline.

  • Leon blacked Agatha’s name off Wong’s recommendations because he feared her ability to absorb magic would endanger Kamar-Taj.
  • Leon and Wong found Lilia Calderu in her rundown New Jersey shop, where Lilia briefly shifted into a future version of herself teaching divination.
  • Leon offered Lilia a teaching position at the Sorcerer Supreme Academy, and she accepted.
  • After traveling through a portal to another part of New Jersey, Leon explained to Wong that Lilia’s consciousness could move across her life timeline.
  • Wong asked whether their next witch candidate was also exceptionally gifted as Leon continued toward their meeting.

Ch. 396The Two Witches Entered the Academy for the First Time

Leon and Wong recruited Lilia and Jennifer as teachers for the Mage Academy after assessing their abilities. The two witches toured Kamar-Taj’s Small World, where its powerful and eccentric staff astonished them, and prepared to land at the academy.

  • Leon and Wong invited Jennifer to join the academy, and she tearfully accepted despite having lost her original magic.
  • Wong assessed Jennifer’s potion-making and confirmed she could teach, while Leon hired her on the condition that she adopt a teacherly appearance.
  • Lilia and Jennifer signed century-long contracts and toured the Small World with Wong.
  • Wong showed the witches Banner training dragons and Diana forging metal, leaving them stunned by their future colleagues.
  • Wong explained that the witches could travel by broom, and Jennifer eagerly welcomed the idea of riding one again.

Ch. 397How Do You Know What I've Been Through These Past Three Days?

Wong brought two witches to the academy, explained Kamar-Taj’s alliances, and introduced them to the instructors. He found the instructors had spent three days playing The Three-Body Problem game, leaving the academy’s recruitment plans in doubt.

  • Wong let the three giant dragons stay at Kamar-Taj, then showed the two witches around and assigned them rooms and offices.
  • Wong explained that the academy was connected to Kamar-Taj and described its alliances with the Avengers, Men in Black, and Asgard.
  • Pythagoras corrected the conference-room password and opened the door for Wong and the two witches.
  • Wong found Tony, Mordo, Betty, Grand Mage Hamir, and two others wearing virtual-world helmets, and they emerged screaming about the game’s difficulty.
  • Tony claimed the group had been testing the game for student recruitment and suggested Leon’s challenge might only be suited to beings like Odin or The Ancient One.

Ch. 398An Invitation to Enroll

Tony and others played The Three-Body Problem while JARVIS handled recruitment for Sorcerer Supreme Academy. In Afghanistan, Shafika Mazari learned the Mystic Arts Portal and received an invitation to attend the academy, where she could meet Superman.

  • Tony gave Wong and two witches helmets and assigned them characters for The Three-Body Problem.
  • Players worldwide flocked to Stark Industries' Virtual World, while Leon used the games to recruit people able to learn magic.
  • Shafika Mazari spent three days practicing the Mystic Arts Portal in Black Myth, then opened one to a spot behind Lingxuzi.
  • Lingxuzi turned around and defeated the Destined One despite Shafika's portal strategy.
  • JARVIS invited Shafika to Sorcerer Supreme Academy and told her a Thestral would bring her to the March 7 opening ceremony.

Ch. 399The Thestral Arrived

Leon learned that Shafika Mazzari had mastered the Mystic Arts Portal and prepared for Sorcerer Supreme Academy to open. On opening day, a Thestral arrived at Shafika’s home to carry her to Kamar-Taj, while Stephen Strange remained distracted by games.

  • JARVIS told Leon that eight-year-old Shafika Mazzari had learned the Mystic Arts Portal in three days, and Leon asked him to keep watching prospective students.
  • Half a month later, Sorcerer Supreme Academy opened after JARVIS invited 486 prospective students, 345 of whom accepted admission; Stephen Strange was not among them.
  • Shafika’s family waited anxiously at home for the Thestral promised in her admission letter.
  • A Thestral entered the Mazzari family’s house with a note instructing Shafika to ride it to Kamar-Taj.
  • Shafika read the note aloud and told her father that the Thestral was Mr. Thestral.

Ch. 400The Gate of the Sorcerer Supreme Academy

Shafika Mazzari left her family to join the Sorcerer Supreme Academy, confirming her enrollment before traveling through a portal to the school. There, she met Sherry Birkin and joined the new students as Wong called them to follow him.

  • Shafika's family learned about the academy's tuition, work requirements, and scholarships before seeing her off on a Thestral.
  • Shafika confirmed her acceptance to JARVIS, witnessed an unseen magical agreement, and rode through a portal to the academy.
  • Shafika arrived at the training ground, where she met Sherry Birkin and used her crystal communicator's translation function to speak with her.
  • Sherry explained that the 345 freshmen were waiting for the opening ceremony, and Wong appeared behind her and called everyone to follow him.
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