The one person who truly didn't need the Adjutant's explanation was Deathstroke. The moment he heard the name Black Bifrost, he knew exactly what it was.
"The demons and Old Gods might want to exterminate humanity, but they won't destroy Earth, so there's no need to worry about Black Rainbow's bombardment." Su Ming took a sip of wine to wet his throat, then mimed playing an accordion in front of his chest. "Besides, I know some ponies. No one understands rainbows better than they do, so there's nothing to worry about."
"You mean My Little Pony? But that's a cartoon, isn't it?" Lorna had finally found something she could understand, and immediately seemed to come back to life.
"Sometimes, reality in other worlds is presented in our world as two-dimensional stories." Su Ming had originally wanted to talk about dreams and the relationship between matter and energy, but he figured Polaris wouldn't understand anyway, so he let it go. "Harley and I stayed in Ponyville for a while before. I have a deal with the princesses."
Polaris immediately looked wistful. "That sounds wonderful. Ponyville sounds wonderful too. Maybe I could go there and make some friends."
"Of course. Whenever you've had enough fun in the Black-Robed World and want to visit Ponyville, just tell the Adjutant. You can stay at my house—it isn't far from Sweet Apple Acres."
Deathstroke smiled as well and began talking about vacations. Thinking about ponies always put people in a good mood.
This time, Wanda was the one who couldn't follow the conversation. In the past, she had either followed Magneto around killing people or hidden with the Brotherhood, so she had never had the chance to watch cartoons.
Her head turned from side to side as though she were searching for something through the