novel-bin Chapter 890 Let's go to this place first, then that place.
Chapter 890 Let's go to this place first, then that place.
Chapter 890 Let's go to this place first, then that place.
Peter was a little dumbfounded when he received the "Christmas present." The gift from the X-Men had a good meaning, but it was just a little... how should I put it, not really Christmassy.
As for Cyclops and the other adults, they didn't intend to continue chatting with Peter. The two of them left first. Peter looked at his well-wrapped uniform and shook his head helplessly. While unpacking the gift box, he asked Katie, "Speaking of which, where's Logan? Isn't he celebrating with everyone?"
"Logan? Hmm, he always seems to be all alone. Oh, he said he's going to Japan this year, and it seems his son and daughter, and that guy called Gambit, are all there."
Japan?
Peter frowned. The X-Men had made a huge blunder earlier, with their family being taken away by Gambit and his gang back home. Now they had suddenly reappeared, which seemed like a trap specifically set for the X-Men. Moreover, considering that Gambit and his gang's mastermind was actually Mr. Ominous, this might actually be a conspiracy orchestrated by the cunning Mr. Ominous.
Although Old Man Hardy was actually erased from Kang's empire using the Cosmic Cube, theoretically his fate is merely unknown. In the Marvel universe, "unknown fate" means he's not dead!
Although the X-Men often suffer abstract group wipes, they are not so clueless as to not recognize a trap—in fact, they might confidently attack the trap only to be wiped out in one fell swoop.
What are the X-Men's plans?
"Well—actually, what everyone doesn't know is that I overheard someone making a phone call to Logan by accident. It seems that Logan is planning to go to Japan alone."
Peter breathed a sigh of relief. If the X-Men were to mobilize as a whole, they might all be wiped out. But if Logan planned to go to the US alone, take on the unfilial son, rescue Anne, and beat up Gambit and Mr. Ominous along the way, then the odds were pretty much in the bag.
"I think Logan is good enough for this. He's very experienced with these kinds of things, and sometimes it's easier to do it alone. Mr. Hal Jordan next door should be very experienced with this kind of thing, the one Deadpool played."
Katie didn't understand: "What do you mean by 'the one that Deadpool starred in'? Deadpool can even make movies?"
"He said he had Ryan Reynolds' face before he was disfigured," Peter explained with great difficulty, but Katie still didn't understand, so he had to offer a humorous explanation: "In DC comics, there's a joke about Green Lanterns: as long as the Green Lantern Corps has fewer than five members, they can solve any problem, but if there are more than five, they'll be wiped out."
Katie opened her mouth, unsure how to understand for a moment, before realizing that Peter meant the X-Men would be wiped out if they went together, but Logan alone probably wouldn't.
"This is reality, Peter, this isn't a comic book."
Peter didn't deny it, but he had other things to say. After thinking for a moment, he held up the bag of uniforms in his hand: "I don't know many people in the X-Men very well, so I haven't prepared gifts for many of them—"
"I bet the professors won't let you prepare gifts. After all, we're all still minors, and they don't expect minors to prepare gifts for them."
Yes, that's why I prepared a gift for you.
Katie paused, almost not reacting, then suddenly jumped in surprise: "Oh, okay, but um—I didn't prepare one for you—"
"There's no need for that. You could consider this a gift from the X-Men." Peter said, flicking his hand. The uniform in his hand suddenly turned into a Christmas package, which he then handed to Katie. Katie nervously accepted the package, which didn't look very big. Inside was a compass designed in the style of the Age of Exploration.
"I don't know why, but when I hear the codename 'Phantom Cat,' I think of pirates—and since your ability requires you to frequently travel underground or somewhere else, I thought maybe you could use it."
Katie happily accepted the gift. Actually, she didn't care what Peter gave her; what made her happy was that Peter had given her a gift at all: "I'll get you a gift next Christmas; I'm sure you'll like it."
Peter initially intended to decline, but then he realized his time was almost up and he needed to rush to his next event, so he quickly agreed: "Oh, okay, I'll wait then. Uh, I have something to take care of here—"
Katie quickly agreed and waved goodbye to Peter. Peter walked towards the academy gate. Earlier, Johnny had sent her a message saying he would drive over to pick her up, probably just to show off at the academy.
He had just taken out his phone to check if Johnny had arrived when he saw Iliana squatting by the wall eating bread. Peter looked around curiously, then walked over: "Aren't you spending Christmas with everyone?"
"Is it possible that I am Russian?"
"—Should I give you your Christmas present on January 7th?"
Peter then used magic to produce another Christmas present and placed it in front of Iliana. Iliana immediately jumped up and took the gift, saying, "No need, don't trouble yourself. Let me see—what is this?"
"The hair accessory suits you quite well."
Iliana's head is still bald, which is quite different from the classic comic book character Peter knows. So when Peter saw a very similar hair accessory in the store, he thought he should get one for Iliana.
But Iliana didn't seem very happy with the gift, muttering as she unwrapped it, "You might as well have given me a bottle of wine."
The answer is that minors are prohibited from drinking alcohol. Peter shrugged, glanced at his phone, then at the college gate: "Someone's here to pick me up, so—"
Iliana, who was putting her hair accessory on her head, kept saying "Let's go, let's go," without even looking in their direction. Peter had no choice but to turn around, walk to the academy gate, and get into the car. After getting in, Johnny, sitting in the driver's seat, whistled.
"And who is that girl? I don't know her."
"A friend."
"Ah, a friend." Johnny took off his sunglasses, looked over there, then at Peter, and put them back on. "I remember you were worried about not being able to choose between two girls, and now there's a third one? Are there more?"
"————That's not the same thing."
"Yes, yes," Johnny nodded. "Of course, it's not the same thing."