While reading romance novels, Lorna had seen many classic tropes like "She doesn't even react to my identity? Hmph, what an interesting woman." In the past, she naturally looked down on such tropes—after all, from a rational point of view, no one can expect a stranger's perception to be in sync with their own. It's normal for something that is very important to one person to be worthless to another, and getting furious about it would be a foolish thing to do.

But now, she has personally experienced the humiliation of trying to impress a blind person.

Lorna Dane, the youngest daughter of Magneto, leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants, inherited her father's ability to manipulate magnetic fields. In fantasy novels, this identity is roughly equivalent to the daughter of a powerful demon, and can only be described as strong and powerful.

As we all know, a person's character is shaped by their upbringing and the people around them.

As Magneto's good daughter, Lorna, though not deeply involved in the love-hate relationship between the Brotherhood and the X-Men, was still influenced by her father's extreme pursuit of style—simply put, she was always supposed to be rational, but when she actually punched a pillow, a strong sense of discomfort would instantly flood her brain, even suppressing her rationality.

Hmph, how dare you disregard my identity? An interesting man.

Of course, the actual psychological process is not this simplistic, but you can get the gist of it.

Oh, by the way, don't ask why the domineering CEO trope is popular in America too. You know, the underlying logic of humanity is the same. Everyone writes things like "The Dragon King Returns," and there's nothing new under the sun.

Sensing Lorna's gaze, Mason looked up at her.

What...what did you do?

Am I not setting a good example as an anti-racism vanguard? Why are you all staring at me like this?

You can't say that America's superheroes also play the domineering CEO type, can you?

Just kidding, the servers are all different. If that happened, I'd eat the screen right there and then, okay?

Mason was uneasy for a while, and just as he was about to ask more questions, Lorna looked away, and the ward returned to a peaceful state.

Well... let's just pretend nothing happened for now.

After finishing the breakfast the nurse brought him, Mason continued to watch the news from the past, continuing to sketch the shape of the world in his mind.

While resting his eyes, he chatted with Lorna for a bit, but it wasn't anything important.

In short, nothing happened that day.

..............................

On the second day after his transmigration, his mental state finally stabilized completely. The good news was that he was certain that Lorna was not an extremist who would suddenly jump out and slap him to death. So Mason was finally able to relax his tired and aching body to the point where he could fall asleep and spent a peaceful night in his hospital bed.

After daybreak, he repeated yesterday's actions, wheeling himself to the toilet to perform his daily summons.

Considering yesterday's gains, he realized that luck couldn't save him from his misfortune, so he stopped with all the fancy stuff and simply reached out and took out the gift from the other world.

Immediately afterward, looking at what was in his hand, Mason fell into a chilling silence.

[Cursed Videotape]

[How to use: Anyone who has viewed the videotape will be cursed by the vengeful spirit of "Sadako Yamamura" for seven days, and the attack will stop only when either the cursed person or Sadako Yamamura ceases her activities.]

[Characteristic: Unlimited dissemination (video content copied through transcription or other means possesses all the same characteristics as the original)]

[Note: Did you know? Putting Sadako and Kayako together creates a strange chemical reaction!]

A small videotape, about the size of a palm, appeared in Mason's hands, and he could see text similar to the description above.

Mason: "?! ...

Close your eyes, then open them again.

Unfortunately, it wasn't a hallucination.

No, buddy?

What are you doing? Are you trying to prove your strength because I insulted you yesterday?

That's ridiculous, isn't it? What would I do with this thing? Hijack a TV station and broadcast this desperate video to the whole world?

Should I thank you? Luckily, I got the cursed videotape instead of the Saeki family's furniture, otherwise wouldn't my life countdown have started the moment I got it?

After exhaling, Mason leaned back tactically, feeling as if he were holding not a light videotape, but a scorching hot bomb covered in spikes.

Putting aside other issues, this cursed videotape is indeed a very powerful otherworldly item. It's Mei's problem that he doesn't know how to use it for now. Anyway, he'll take it with him for now, and after he's discharged from the hospital, he'll find a safe place to store it and then think about how to deal with it.

It took him a full five minutes to make that decision.

Although Sadako is a very rule-abiding ghost, theoretically speaking, as long as you don't do anything reckless like watching the video, it's okay to even treat the videotape as a decoration. However, understanding the principle and being afraid are two different things. It's like even if you know that C4 won't explode easily, most people certainly wouldn't dare to burn it with a lighter.

So, with the mindset of going to a funeral, Mason put the videotape in his pocket and wheeled himself back to the ward.

Along the way, we saw many patients, almost all of them with injuries. It was rumored that this was caused by the vultures and scorpions causing a lot of damage in New York City. Now, the surgical departments of major hospitals are overcrowded. We can only hope that the superheroes and the New York police will work harder and catch those two guys and shoot them as soon as possible.

Back in the ward, Mason saw someone standing next to Lorna's bed.

A slightly shorter but robust middle-aged man with slicked-back hair and a thick beard.

Mason was immediately taken aback the moment he saw him.

My goodness, isn't that Wolverine?

And it's the Hugh Jackman version!

Why is this old man (in terms of age) feeding people here?

"Alright, stop fooling around and come back to the academy with me."

When Mason arrived at the door, Logan Howlett, Wolverine, was wearing a helpless expression, spreading his hands as he said to Lorna, "Your father already knows you're in New York, and the people he sent to find you are on their way. You know, those people won't talk to you like I do."

"I'm not a little girl who can be easily manipulated."

Lorna, abandoning her previous ordinary, even somewhat amiable and socially awkward demeanor, stared at Logan with a sharp expression and said coldly, "Don't drag me into your pointless squabbles. I've already told you, I don't want to support either side!"

"But this isn't about conflict... The professor didn't intend for a young man like you to fight either," Logan said somewhat helplessly. "The Brotherhood and the Hellfire Club have been acting strangely lately. The professor suspects they might be planning something terrible, and your identity is sensitive. We just want to protect you."

"I'll take responsibility for my own safety." Lorna pouted. "Don't forget, it's this professor you mentioned who thinks I'm already at the Alpha level—and I'll repeat, I've never been a little girl to be trifled with!"

Ok?

Did I just hear something really exciting? Are the X-Men and the Brotherhood going to fight again?

Professor X also believes that Lorna is already at the Alpha level... Hmm, that's quite something.

According to the information I found yesterday, the strength of mutants in this world is divided into five levels: Epsilon, Delta, Beta, Alpha, and Omega. Leaving aside the small fry in the first two levels, the Beta level includes powerful figures such as Cyclops, Psylocke, and Angel. The Alpha level, which is above that, is the level of bald, wheelchair-bound heroes and big shots. In other words... Lorna in this world can be compared to her father in some ways?

Then she seems to have stopped being the daughter of some powerful figure in the demonic path and has become a big shot in her own right.

After giving himself a self-amusing explanation, Mason stopped at the doorway.

To be honest, he's a little embarrassed right now.

If he could, he would love to go up and ask more questions, but he knew Wolverine's temperament. If a stranger suddenly appeared and asked him all sorts of questions, he would most likely only get a "go f*ck yourself" response. So he was now in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

Moreover, the two people in the ward had clearly noticed him, but neither of them seemed to care, acting as if to say, "Do as you please."

So, should I listen or not?

In the awkward atmosphere, Mason subconsciously pushed the videotape deeper into his pocket.

—The result was that this action backfired.

In an instant, Logan turned around like a hawk, staring at Mason with a look of doubt.

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