Strangle turned the armor back into a cowboy outfit. Then two little hollows suddenly sank in beneath Little Sprout's crescent-shaped eyes, and it took a deep breath through them.
For a human, having seven or eight centimeters between their nostrils would make them a monster. But on a Symbiote's face, it somehow looked rather cute.
"Eek."
It immediately indicated a direction, telling its host to head east. There were not many living people in town, and the only place where a large number of them might be gathered was probably the supermarket from the story.
"Teacher, is the Merlin of the Dark Tower world related to the Merlin on our Earth?" The girl followed at her teacher's side, holding his arm as though to keep them from getting separated in the mist.
Su Ming considered the question. He took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it, and took a light drag.
"There are too many Merlins. I once asked Master Trickster a similar question, but his answer was, 'They aren't me.' Personally, I think these variants may be like Kang the Conqueror. Merlin's many variants may belong to many different factions."
She had long known about the decades-long grudge between her teacher and Kang, along with the recent TVA matter. Illyana nodded.
"Not long ago, Starlight Citadel was destroyed. Almost the entire Captain Britain Corps across the Multiverse died at the hands of the Beyonders, and that dimension was erased as well. Yet Ultimate Merlin, their spiritual pillar, still never appeared. I'm starting to suspect he's also someone who does things for kicks—maybe even the same person."
It was far too similar. Ultimate Merlin had established the Starlight Citadel dimension, founded the multiversal law-enforcement organization known as the Captain Britain Corps, propped up a Queen, and created