Marvel Person: You call this a sorcerer?

Chapter 41: A Lesson for Strange

A few days later, Kamar-Taj.

Inside the temple in New York, Strange and Ronan sat facing each other.

He accepted Strange's invitation to have a chat before leaving.

"So, what's the matter that you called me here for?"

Ronan was actually somewhat interested in his conversation with Strange.

Although the two are not in the same universe, they are ultimately both from Kamar-Taj, so they don't have much to talk about.

Even just exchanging ideas is beneficial for both parties.

Of course, Ronan has always regarded Strange as a benchmark when it comes to making mistakes.

"You changed the future, didn't you?"

"To be precise, your appearance changed the future of our timeline."

Strange held a cup of hot cocoa; the side effect of the white magic on him was the legendary stomach ulcer.

That's right, the use of white magic also has side effects.

However, compared to black magic, white magic has far fewer side effects.

Ronan even suspected at one point that the Ancient One's hair loss was a side effect of using white magic.

As for Strange, having lost the Time Stone, he no longer has the ability to observe the timeline.

Although, according to legend, the Eye of Agamotto also possesses this ability.

But judging from Strange's current situation, he doesn't seem to have any experience in this area.

"As the Sorcerer Supreme, you should know this."

"Timelines are not static."

"The reason your future will change is because of your time machine."

Ronan sighed, as if acknowledging his involvement in the matter while simultaneously distancing himself from it.

After all, the source of everything is the time machine of this universe.

"But in all the futures I've observed, you haven't appeared."

"The only condition for our success is that Natasha dies and brings back the Soul Stone for us."

"Tony sacrificed himself by snapping his fingers, finding that sliver of hope for us."

"But now, everything has completely changed."

Strange looked at Ronan, and of the tens of millions of futures he had observed, not a single one included Ronan.

There wasn't even a second option.

But now, not only has Ronan arrived, but Tony Stark and Black Widow, who were supposed to sacrifice themselves, are also alive and well.

None of this seems real.

However, Ronan laughed.

"Let me make a bold guess: is it possible that something happened that you couldn't see?"

Ronan began his deception.

In fact, Strange was absolutely right; the root of everything was the appearance of Ronan.

Neither Black Widow nor Tony Stark should have been dead in the "script".

But now, both of them have survived.

The future will definitely change because of this.

"What do you mean?"

Strange frowned.

It's important to know that the future he saw was all achieved through the Time Stone.

If there are things that even the Time Stone can't see, then what level would that be?

More importantly, Ronan's appearance shattered the predictions of the Time Stone.

Could it be that Ronan's rank is higher than that of the Time Stone?

Let me give you a simple example.

"A real-life example that arose because of Tony and his team."

Ronan changed his posture and began to tell Strange, who was eager for knowledge, about the case.

That's right, what he was going to talk about was Loki.

"Okay, go ahead."

Strange sat up straight. He knew that what Ronan was about to say was something he had never heard of before.

Moreover, this matter is probably quite important.

"Let me ask you first, after the Chitauri invaded Earth, what became of Loki from your universe?"

Instead of giving a lecture, Ronan first posed a question.

"Although I was not the Sorcerer Supreme at the time, I had read the relevant records."

"At that time, Loki was taken back to Asgard by Thor."

According to Thor, Loki had been imprisoned in an Asgardian jail until he was later released by Thor.

Strange knew about this.

After all, for the Sorcerer Supreme who possesses the Time Stone, the past and future of Earth are merely a scene.

"But if I told you that the Loki in our universe is completely different."

What would you think?

A smile appeared on Ronan's lips.

"What do you mean?"

This is the second time Strange has said this today.

This time, however, he seemed to be able to vaguely sense something.

"Loki from our universe took the Space Stone after Tony appeared."

"Not only was he not taken back to Asgard, he even escaped using the Space Stone."

"Of course, he was eventually arrested by the Time Bureau and successfully corrected history."

Ronan then recounted the story of Loki's "Fantastic Adventure".

However, the more Strange listened, the more confused he became.

"etc!"

"If Loki escaped because of Tony's appearance, it can only mean that your universe's timeline is changing."

"But then you said history was corrected, and..."

"What exactly is this Time Management Bureau?"

Strange could understand each word Ronan said, but he couldn't understand them when put together.

Although he knew what revising history meant, he had never heard of the Time Management Bureau.

This was something he couldn't understand.

"Okay, let's take it one step at a time."

"First of all, the Time Management Bureau also has another name: the Time-Space Anomaly Management Bureau."

"Their job is to fix the disordered timeline and maintain the order of time."

Ronan first explained the general function of the Time Bureau.

Of course, he didn't intend to say more, since it had nothing to do with Strange.

"Wait, you mean Loki escaped, and that's part of a different timeline?"

"Loki being taken back to Asgard is the normal timeline."

"This seems to perfectly match our timeline."

Strange frowned; he was beginning to understand Ronan's meaning.

Although it was difficult, he had transformed from a believer in science to a believer in metaphysics, and this transformation was not too difficult for him.

"Normally, yes."

Ronan nodded.

"But what does this have to do with what we're discussing?"

"If your appearance is similar to Loki's back then, why weren't you taken away to restore our normal timeline?"

Strange asked the most crucial question.

In fact, this was a problem that had troubled Ronan for a long time.

After much thought, Ronan could only come up with one explanation.

"Strange, you were wrong from the very beginning."

"With your abilities, you can observe what will happen on the timeline."

"But, can you also perceive parallel universes?"

Please be patient, everyone. The matter concerning the Time Stone is related to a subsequent plot development.

I had already laid the groundwork before, but it seems that no one noticed.

And I will explain why it didn't work later.

It was my fault this time; next time I'll make the foreshadowing more obvious.

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(End of this chapter)