A prince from a certain American comic book

"Let me go."

"Shit."

"Let me go."

Portia, who was only seventeen but looked like a thirty-year-old woman, was brought down by security personnel. She struggled violently as if trying to escape.

Principal Nancy turned directly to Ike and asked, "What happened?"

Ike didn't say anything, but just winked at Matt.

Without a word, Matt placed the iron bucket filled with congealed pig's blood in front of Principal Nancy.

Principal Nancy's expression changed upon seeing this.

Carrie is the same.

Ding Ding Ding!

Ike glanced at the violently shaking cutlery, then looked directly at Carrie and smiled, "Remember what I said? A smart girl knows how to control her anger."

Carrie looked at Ike.

quite a while.

Carrie took a deep breath, and the shaking around her gradually subsided.

Ike smiled at Carrie again, then turned to Principal Nancy and the female school board member, and said calmly, "Principal, this is a crime."

Principal Nancy looked up at Ike.

Even the school board member with fiery red hair standing next to Principal Nancy looked at Ike with slight surprise.

Yes.

That is a crime.

Portia, standing nearby, struggled to say, "Nonsense, we were just playing a prank."

Ike glanced at Portia and said indifferently, "Then you stand here and let Carrie pour this bucket of pig's blood all over you?"

Portia did not speak.

Ike scoffed and said, "Last night, there was a theft at a pig farm in the suburbs of Baltimore. One of the pigs was stolen. However, the thieves were not very clever. They not only left footprints but also fingerprints at the scene."

Portia and her boyfriend Billy's expressions changed.

Just then.

An alarm bell rang outside.

It gradually becomes clearer as it gets closer.

Principal Nancy frowned slightly and said to Ike in a low voice, "You called the police?"

Ike smiled and said, "Headmaster, as I just said, this is not just a prank, it's a crime, and..."

As he spoke, Ike glanced at Portia and her boyfriend Billy and smiled brightly, "And this is a federal case. That pig farm is actually a virus testing base under the Federal Biologicals."

Portia shouted, "You're talking nonsense!"

Ike chuckled and ignored Portia again, saying, "Whether I'm talking nonsense or not is neither up to you nor me. The bucket of pig's blood is here. The federal agents will know once they go back and do a test."

With a loud bang.

The ball doors opened, and a dozen or so agents in FBI uniforms walked in.

Their target was the ballroom stage.

“Jack Morey, a senior federal agent.” A burly but handsome man in sunglasses stepped forward and showed his identification.

Principal Nancy glared at Ike, then smiled and shook hands with the federal agent.

After a few words.

Agent Jack turned his attention to Portia and Billy.

next second.

After saying a few words, Agent Jack turned and left. The agents behind him ignored Portia and Billy, who were shouting and yelling, and simply carried the two of them away along with the bucket of pig's blood.

Portia struggled to her feet and cried out, “What kind of queen is she? If I hadn’t gotten Parsons to switch the votes, how could she have become queen?”

"Shut up." The female agent holding Portia snapped at her bluntly. In the eyes of the Federation, there was no distinction between adults and minors; all they cared about was whether it was a federal or regional case…

Not long after.

As the federal agents departed, the ballroom seemed to fall silent.

Carrie on stage no longer smiled.

Was her queen position predetermined?

As Carrie looked at the students below the stage, the more she looked, the more she felt that their smiles were mocking her.

Just when Carrie was about to give up.

Ike chuckled and said to Parsons, "Parsons, where is the ballot you're singing about?"

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Parsons, who was wearing a purple dress.

Parsons pointed to a trash can not far away and said to the crowd, "I threw all the votes Portia gave me into the trash can. There was no cheating in this vote."

Carrie on the stage was slightly taken aback.

Ike addressed the crowd, “We’ll find out if there’s been any cheating by testing it. Raise your hand if you agree that Carrie White and Tommy Rose are the Queen and King of this ball.”

Done.

Ike pulled his right hand out of his pocket and raised it high.

Chris followed closely behind.

Not long after.

Carrie's gaze fell upon people raising their right hands in encouragement, approval, and admiration.

quite a while.

After lowering his right hand, Ike glanced at the host, then at the fiery red-haired woman, and smiled at Principal Nancy, saying, "Principal, this is..."

Principal Nancy didn't want to pay attention to Ike at the moment and gave him a disdainful look.

The fiery red-haired woman chuckled and extended her right hand toward Ike, saying, "Jean Grey, from Xavier School for Gifted Children in Westchester County."

Ekko: "..."

Chapter 113: Carrie's Future

Jean Grey?

The famous Phoenix Girl?

After listening to the red-haired woman's self-introduction, Ike blinked and asked, "How old are you this year?"

Jean Grey smiled and said, "Twenty-one years old. (Game of Thrones Chinese version)"

Principal Nancy, who was standing next to her, said, "Ms. Jean Grey earned her PhD in Management from the University of Washington at the age of seventeen, and after graduation, she became the youngest vice principal in the history of Xavier's School for Gifted Children."

Ms. Gray smiled slightly at Principal Nancy.

Ike glanced at Principal Nancy and said in a low voice, "Principal, don't try to fool me just because I'm young. I know what Xavier Academy is all about."

Principal Nancy smiled and said, "But I wasn't wrong about Ms. Gray's introduction. There's still a picture of Ms. Gray on the wall of the Department of Management at the University of Washington. Adair, you seem to be seventeen years old this year."

Ike was speechless at this.

What does this mean?

Showing off?

Ike thought bitterly that if he had grown up outside from a young age, he guaranteed that he... would still not be able to be revered as a genius like Tony Stark.

After all, Ike's specialty is the humanities.

Someone like Tony?

Ike said he was the king, and etiquette was always a very important thing. He wouldn't let Tony immerse himself in research and development for a month or two.

Sorry, Ike said he couldn't do it.

Not long after.

The ball continued.

Surrounded by onlookers, Carrie, enjoying the spotlight for the first time, nervously performed the exclusive dance for the King and Queen, accompanied by Tommy.

The music stopped.

Applause erupted from all directions.

For the first time, Carrie smiled so happily and easily in front of everyone.

A table in the corner.

Ike turned his gaze from the stage and smiled at Jean Grey, who was sitting to his right: "Ms. Grey, are you here for Carrie this time?"

Jean Grey looked at Ike and said, "You're half right."

Ike frowned slightly, then thought of something and said, "Matt should also be there."

Ms. Gray nodded.

Ike said with some curiosity, "Matt isn't a mutant, which probably conflicts with Xavier's Academy of Geniuses' admission rules."

Ms. Gray said, "Yes, but Matt submitted his application to Xavier's School of Gifted Children on his own; we didn't recruit him proactively."

Ike glanced curiously at Matt, who was chatting happily with his girlfriend in the distance.

Did you apply for it yourself?

Ike quickly figured it out.

It's likely that Matt learned about the mutant school in Westchester from other mutants during his time in New York.

Ten minutes later.

As the ball drew to a close, Carrie went up to Ike and said to him with the most gratitude she had ever felt, "Thank you, Ike."