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Chapter 351 Unique (Part [-])
Latvinia, somewhere.

Victor von Doom stood beside a cauldron filled with lava, murmuring an ancient incantation.

"Called by me, dark one, grim one. Come to Von Doom, to those you persecute"

He sprinkled blue crystals into the lava, clasped his palms together, and shouted, "Show me! Mephisto!"

The magic power surged, the energy erupted, the lava in the tank was gurgling and running, and the flame rushed out from the mouth of the tank, sweeping the entire room with a transparent impact.

But otherwise nothing happened, just like every other attempt he had made.

"No no! Why!?"

Doom overturned the cupping pot angrily, the red hot liquid spilled all over the floor, corroded the floor and made a hissing sound, and white smoke billowed up.

A lama behind carefully reminded: "Maybe the material is wrong, or the mantra may be wrong in the inheritance."

"No, there's nothing wrong with the spell. There must be something we've overlooked," Doom said anxiously.He flicked his cloak and walked out, "Clean it up for me and prepare again. Let's try again in 10 minutes."

"Yes, my lord." The lama bowed and saluted.

Doom walked out of the palace irritatedly.He was in a bad mood and in poor condition, so that he didn't notice any difference between this experiment and the previous one at all.

A pair of eyes stared at him silently from the darkness, their eyes flickering.Its owner was invisible in the shadows like a statue, and did not move for a long time.

***
Private matter?

Wanda froze for a moment and blinked her eyes.

Michael Paso will take the initiative to talk about "private matters", which seems to be the first time without precedent.

"What's the matter?" For some reason, she found herself a little nervous for no reason.

Michael sat down and was silent for a while, his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was thinking.After a while, he looked at Wanda with a look that was slightly different than before, which made her face a little hot for some reason.

"When you were on Kang the Conqueror's ship, you asked who that person was, but I never told any of you." He suddenly said softly.

Wanda nodded.Of course she remembered that the guy in the armor and cloak that looked like a black knight suddenly jumped out of nowhere.Kang's fleet was easily destroyed by him like a toy, and Kang's pile of futuristic technology appeared to him like a three-year-old's toy.

It's hard to forget such a guy.

"Actually, that person...is me."

Wanda was taken aback, and didn't quite understand: "What does that mean?"

"I mean that person is me, but it's not the present." Michael said lightly, "He comes from some future. Maybe it's the future of our time and space, or maybe it's another timeline. I'm not sure, and even He's not sure either."

Wanda was a little confused.

"The point is, he's me, from the future, and he's achieved what I've been trying to achieve. He said that what we built ended up being the strongest shield on Earth, and we came through all the crises and ushered in this world The long-lost era of peace."

"Doesn't that sound nice?" Wanda said.

"Maybe." He seemed lost in thought, "but he also reminded me of another thing. At that time, I had the greatest power and the strongest power, but it seemed that was all. Even standing At the peak, it’s just one person.”

Wanda: "."

In fact, she already felt so.In her memory, Michael always seemed to be able to defeat any enemy and solve any problem, but at the same time he was always alone.He seems to be used to taking on everything alone, likes to keep all his thoughts and emotions in his heart, and never communicates with anyone.

Maybe he is too good, maybe no one can keep up with his pace.Wanda had hoped more than once to be the one to share the burden for him, but she always felt that what she could do was too limited.

She's just not strong enough or good enough.

Michael suddenly smiled at her.

Wanda was surprised to find that this seemed to be the first time in her memory that she saw the boss smiling - under any circumstances.

"Thank you, Wanda. And... I'm sorry." He said softly, "Actually, you hinted... that you hoped to help me more. In fact, I have always known your intentions."

Wanda opened her eyes wide, and said with some uncertainty, "You know?"

"I always knew. But until now I have never responded to your heart. To some extent, I have been ignoring you. So sorry." He said softly, "Because I always hinted to myself, there are more important things Things have to be done. There are still many things waiting for me to complete. I must hurry up and strengthen again and again, and make a perfect plan to deal with aliens or other things that may attack at any time. Because I know that everyone is counting on I, many times if I fail others, the world will suffer a great - and possibly irreparable - loss."

For so long, Wanda's behavior to him has been obvious enough, and Daisy always deliberately pushes the flames. If Michael is completely unaware of the little witch's feelings, he must be lying to himself.

And does he have feelings for this little witch?
He wanted to say no. But it was hard for him to believe it.

Otherwise, why spend so much time with her?Just because she is his most capable confidant?Because there are still too many unknown parts of her chaos magic power, need to observe closely?

He could tell himself all the reasons, but deep down he'd always known it was more than that.

"After seeing myself in the future and seeing what I will become in the future with my own eyes, I started to think that is the future I want? Is everything I have paid so far worth it?

And now, I feel like I have an answer. "

Wanda stared blankly at him, vaguely aware of something, she felt her heart beating faster for no reason.

Michael looked into her ruby ​​eyes seriously.

"You're right. There have been countless times when I've faced complex and difficult situations, and more than once I've had the 'what if I'm not alone' scenario. So, if you'll forgive me for my rudeness so far, if you My heart has not changed yet, so I do hope that you can stay by my side and be the one who stands by my side. But there is one thing I think you should know. That is no matter how you answer"

He paused and smiled.

"...Actually, to me, you are already the unique person."

(End of this chapter)