The shift in the official stance—from arrogance to deference—was clearly due to the recently concluded round of the Quiz Game.
In that game, not only did everyone witness the immense potential of both Professor X and Magneto, but the authorities also began to recognize the significance of their identities as players.
Before the game began, that enormous, apocalyptic eyeball looming in the sky like a planet had terrified everyone. It truly felt like the end of the world was upon them, and chaos erupted across the globe.
Because of that fear, both the US and the USSR—being the most powerful nations on Earth—immediately elevated the importance and threat level of the Quiz Game to an entirely new tier.
After extensive analysis, think tanks on both sides concluded that the force or civilization behind the game was so unfathomably advanced that they could erase Earth's entire civilization in the blink of an eye.
Worse yet, Earth had already been "captured" by them—its fate completely in their hands.
Frankly speaking, when faced with such an overwhelming power disparity, many elites and high-level officials had only one thought: surrender. Being a traitor didn't seem so bad when it came to survival.
The problem was, they had no way of establishing contact. They couldn't surrender even if they wanted to.
In the end, emergency meetings across various nations concluded that the only possible link to the Quiz Game was through the chosen players themselves.
Because of this delicate situation, both superpowers changed their approach toward the group. Gone were the days of suppression and violence. Now came the olive branches—offers of peace, cooperation, and even generous proposals… including support for the founding of a mutant nation.
To be honest, had this offer been made before he joined the Quiz Game, Charles might have been tempted. But after seeing the future of two different timelines, he'd matured.
His ideals hadn't changed, but he now understood one thing clearly: the future must be in their own hands, not reliant on others.
Instead of responding to the proposal, Charles quietly reached out to Erik via telepathy. "Erik, I didn't get a chance to say this back in the Eternal Space. I'm officially inviting you to come teach at my school. Will you join me?"
Erik frowned. "I'm not interested in playing house with you. You're not seriously trusting them already, are you? What we need to do now is find other mutant and bring them together!"
Of course Erik wanted to join forces with Charles. While he didn't agree with many of Charles's ideals—some he outright opposed—he understood that for the sake of their people's future, collaboration was the only way forward. Otherwise, they were doomed to repeat the tragedies of those two timelines.
Charles tried to persuade him. "You're right. We do need to find the others—but to do that, we'll need help from the authorities. If we burn this bridge now, we won't just have trouble finding them; the rest of our kind will suffer, too. Erik, at least for now, trust me. I promise—once you see my school, you'll be shocked."
Erik immediately caught on. "It's because of that mysterious reward you got, isn't it?"
"Exactly. I can't explain it all right now, but just follow my lead for the moment. What do you say?"
"…Fine. I'll go along with it—for now."
After a brief discussion, Erik finally agreed to a temporary truce with the authorities. Frankly, he was starving and just wanted to find a place to eat his fill.
The they didn't all head to the US, though. Instead, they split up—Charles returned to the US, while Erik went to the Soviet Union. This arrangement created a kind of balance, hedging their bets on both sides. That way, the mutant cause would benefit no matter which side gained the upper hand.
They also agreed that once the time was right, Charles would move his school to a new location, and they'd make more long-term plans from there.
With that settled, the two of them left with the special agents from the US and USSR.
After Charles returned home, he immediately gathered the mutants he had already found—Hank, Raven, and a few others. He gave them a brief explanation of the Super Principal System he had received.
"Uh, Charles… are you saying that if you use this thing, our school will enter a quantum superposition state? My god… it sounds like magic dressed in a lab coat. That's insane."
Hank was skeptical. The Quiz Game had already shattered much of his worldview, but this was still a lot to take in.
Charles shrugged. "Honestly, I'm not entirely sure myself. That's why I need to test it."
He focused his mind, entered the system, and selected the option called Fully Enclosed Management Protocol. A prompt appeared, asking whether he wanted to apply the regulation to the current school.
Charles guessed that this mysterious regulation—capable of altering the laws of physics—wasn't bound to a single location. It could be removed or transferred at will, which was a relief. If it were a one-time thing, they'd be stuck here forever.
He chose to activate it. Nothing seemed to change at first, and everyone looked around in confusion. Eventually, they all drifted toward the front gate.
Raven, ever the bold one, tried to leave first. She easily pushed the door open, but the moment she stepped through, it was like walking into a mirror—within a blink, she walked right back in.
"Whoa… that's so weird. Everything feels normal, but none of this is logical!"
Raven covered her mouth in shock, reaching a hand out through the door. There was no resistance. But the moment she tried to leave, she'd re-enter from the outside, as if caught in a loop.
Everyone else tried it too. Just like Raven, they felt nothing strange during the process, yet the result was always the same: stepping out led them right back in, like a never-ending maze. It was impossible to truly leave.
Only when Charles gave Hank permission did he manage to leave—and once he did, he couldn't get back in.
It wasn't like before. The mansion and its gate were clearly visible, just steps away, but no matter how far he walked, he never got any closer. Like a mirage, the distance never closed.
Only after Charles granted access again could Hank re-enter. His face was pale with disbelief, his worldview clearly shattered. He stood there stunned for a while before finally speaking. "That's… unbelievable. You were right, Professor. From now on, nothing from the outside can get in. This place is completely secure."
Charles smiled. "Good. At least now, we have a place where everyone can study and rest in peace."
Of course, the Super Principal System's changes didn't stop there. Whenever Charles focused his mind, a clear, three-dimensional map of the mansion and its surroundings appeared in his head, complete with the location of everyone inside.
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