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Hawking suspected that this world was the Earth-838 universe because in the movie Multiverse of Madness, Captain America, Steve Rogers had been replaced by Captain England, Carter.
Coincidentally, there were also mutated humans in that universe.
Oleg and Iryna already told him about the existence of mutants in this universe back when they adopted him.
Wanda can levitate small objects with her mind. Pietro could run much, much faster than other kids. And then there was Hawking’s ability, as well as his tail.
They were undeniably mutants.
But most people on the current era feared and discriminated mutants.
Ironically, Sokovia was one of the better countries in this aspect. Everyone had been so exhausted by the civil war that they had no energy to express their hatred for mutants.
Rumor has it that the people of New York hated mutants much more than in Sokovia. Police that encounter mutants would shoot at the slightest mistake, especially if it was a black mutant, they might empty their entire magazines.
Some politicians even suggested to bring back the abolished mutants registration system, where all and every mutants would be recorded and constantly monitored.
Because they were worried that the identity of the three children would be exposed, the husband and wife had always warned them not to use their abilities in front of outsiders.
Especially Hawking’s tail, he must always hide it at all times, with the excuse that it was an accessory if he was ever exposed.
“If this is really the Earth-838, then Wanda would be in danger.”
Hawking couldn’t help but scratch his head.
In the Earth-838 universe, not long after the invasion of Thanos, the Prime universe Wanda would use Dreamwalk to possess this universe’s Wanda’s body and kill all of the Illuminati.
“Ah well, it’s still to early to tell if this really is Earth-838. And there’s always another way to deal with it.”
It was useless to think too much about it now. With his current strength, he would be powerless to stop the future events. It would be better for him to just focus on getting stronger and getting more Protagonist Template.
He shook his head and prepared to take a shower and prepare the noodles.
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Three weeks later, Hawking got up at five o’clock as usual.
After ten kilometers of running, 300 push-ups in the basement, 500 deep squats, and 1000 sit-ups, he began to prepare a sumptuous breakfast.
Sandwiches, milk, noodles, grilled sausages, fried eggs, all served on a large table.
Wanda and the others couldn’t possibly finish it all: most of it was for himself.
Oleg and Iryna could only sigh when they saw the table full of breakfast. Hawking was so young, yet he was so competent and sensible. He would definitely become an excellent chef in the future.
On the other hand, he silently made up his mind to earn money, so the cost for all these food wouldn’t stress him out.
The couple must’ve thought that the overly mature Hawking must have had a rough childhood.
Poor children had to mature and take responsibility early. This was sadly common across the world.
Oleg and Iryna wasn’t exactly wealthy either, but their two children still had decent childhood. At the very least, they weren’t forced to learn to cook and do housework at their age, allowing them to focus on their childhood.
But they could also understand.
Because the two children were mutated humans, they often paid attention to news reports related to mutated humans.
Many mutants that couldn’t control their powers end up hurting their families after their awakening, and some even transformed into terrifying appearance.
So parents of mutants often felt fear or even disgust towards their own children, as of they were monsters.
Perhaps, this was the case with Hawking’ family before, resulting in his maturity.
The mere thought made them sympathize with Hawking.
“Wanda, Pietro, it’s time for breakfast!”
Wanda and Pietro responded to Iryna’s shout and rushed from the second floor.
Today was Sunday. The family sat on the sofa in the living room after breakfast. Oleg began to play the 23rd episode of the second season of The Dick Van Dyke Show.
During the chaos of Sokovian civil war, Oleg lost his job and relied on selling video discs to support his family.
He still had a large number of discs leftover in his home from those days.
Hawking sat together with his family. He wasn’t particularly interested with the show, but he cherished the atmosphere of this family that he never experienced in his previous life.
“Ding Dong!”
Interrupting their laughter was the ringing of the doorbell.
“I’ll open the door.”
Hawking took the initiative to get up.
Behind the door was a bald, old man in wheelchair, accompanied by a young man wearing strange sunglasses.
“Good morning!”
The bald old man greeted Hawking with a gentle expression.
However, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.
“Strange, this is the first time this has happened.”
As a top-notch Level 4 mutant with telepathic and mind control abilities, apart from his old friend Magneto who wears a helmet and the White Queen who used to be by the Black Emperor’s side, there are really few people who can block his telepathy.
Two days ago, through the Cerebro, he had discovered mutants of suitable age to join his school here in Sokovia.
But, unexpectedly, he had met a mutant who was immune to his telepathic sense right as the door opened. It seemed that there were more than one mutants in this family.
He couldn’t find this second one due to the telepathic isolation.
[Foreign psionic intrusion detected. Automated shielding has been activated to protect the secrecy of the system.]
The guests’ appearance, and the sudden appearance of the holographic prompts, betrayed their identities. Hawking couldn’t mistake the famous Professor X and Cyclops.
Fortunately, the system had intercepted Professor X’s telepathy. Otherwise, all his secrets would be exposed.
“Good morning, gentlemen. Is there anything I can do for you?”
Hawking smiled, but there wasn’t warmth on his face.
Since the other party could not sense him mentally, there was nothing to be afraid of.
As far as he know, Professor X belonged to a mutant faction friendly to normal humans. The professor espoused kindness and righteousness and should not be a threat to his family.
He was pondering about the purpose of Professor X’s sudden visit.
Anyway, it should have nothing to do with him, since he was not a mutant.
Was it because of Wanda and Quicksilver?
He then recalled that Wanda wasn’t a mutant in the Prime universe. Her power came from Chthon’s Chaos Magic. Quicksilver himself seemed to have obtained his superpower by mutation caused by the alteration in reality. Later, their powers would be further developed by the Mind Scepter.
However, this was Earth-838. Many things might differ from what he knew.
Therefore, he planned to stay calm and observe first.
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