After returning to the School from the bar, Samuel looked at Katie, who had become dejected and silent, and asked with a smile, "What? Do You think I'm a bad person?"
Katie, whose thoughts had been exposed, hesitated and opened her mouth, then stopped herself, saying, "You, You're going to scam the Yashida?"
Samuel chuckled and ruffled her hair, "Do You think it's not good for me to scam the Yashida for no reason? Let me ask You, if You knew that someone would become a great demon king who would destroy the World in the future, would You pretend not to know and be friends with him?"
Katie shook her head hesitantly, "Probably not."
"Why? He hasn't done anything bad now. You're judging him now based on things that haven't happened yet."
Katie didn't know how to answer, but she somewhat understood what Samuel meant by asking that.
"Will the Yashida destroy the World in the future?"
"No."
"Then..."
"You are still too young. You can't grasp many things, so You only need to remember one sentence."
"What sentence?"
"Don't ask what kind of person I am. If it doesn't harm You, then I'm a good person!"
Katie nodded subconsciously. Although something seemed wrong with that sentence, from her perspective, Samuel was indeed a good person.
"Don't think too much, go back and rest."
"Then... goodbye."
"Goodbye."
Samuel waved his hand and watched Katie leave, then turned to look at the big tree not far away, "Come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jean Grey, dressed in casual clothes, walked out from behind the tree, with an embarrassed look on her face from being caught.
"Are You looking for me?" Samuel asked with a smile.
Jean Grey shook her head, "No... Yes... I, I don't know either. I just felt that You were back, and I subconsciously... just wanted to see You."
"It sounds like You have a crush on me."
"I don't!"
Jean Grey quickly denied it, but she didn't have much confidence, hesitantly explaining, "I don't know what's going on either. From the first time I saw You, I felt You were very special. It was a feeling I couldn't quite describe, just... just very attractive to me."
"Later, the feeling changed again. How should I put it? It's like I felt very close to You. Your figure has always lingered in my heart, stirring restlessly, making me uncontrollably want to get closer to You!"
"I, I can't tell if this is affection, if I've fallen for You, or if it's because of something else."
Jean Grey laid it all out, spilling all the thoughts in her heart.
Samuel was thoughtful; he probably knew what was going on.
If things had developed normally, Jean Grey at this time should have formed emotional bonds with Cyclops and Wolverine one after another. After all, in U.S. comics, whether heroes or villains, their emotional experiences are like a joke.
Today I like You, tomorrow I like him, and in the end, a group of people like each other or have liked each other, and then everyone is still good friends!
Now, because of Samuel, reality has changed. Cyclops never joined the School, never became an X-Man, and certainly never got together with Jean Grey. Instead, he was sent to another timeline by Samuel early on.
What about Wolverine?
Because of his interception, Anna didn't meet Wolverine, nor did she come to X-Academy with Wolverine. Naturally, Wolverine wouldn't have met Jean Grey.
So now Jean Grey's romantic history is very clean, so it's possible that she fell for him after only meeting a few times. After all, his looks, aura, identity, and ability halo are all here!
Of course, there's another possibility.
That is the influence of the Phoenix Force!
The abnormality during their first meeting might be related to his powerful Mind Manipulation Ability. After all, the Phoenix Force is the embodiment of psychic power, and it's understandable that Samuel's strong psychic power would attract the Phoenix Force.
After that...
Don't forget, Samuel also has the Phoenix Force.
It's similar to Jean Grey's but not from the same source; it's Samuel's own unique Phoenix Force.
Samuel's Phoenix Force is similar to the Speed Force in that it's independent and can be controlled by him.
It's just that his Phoenix Force isn't as powerful as Jean Grey's Phoenix Force.
Key point.
This refers to the Phoenix Force that Jean Grey represents, not the Phoenix Force that Jean Grey possesses and can use, as the Phoenix Force on her is not complete!
Samuel can control his Phoenix Force, so he wasn't affected and didn't experience any negative or other influences.
Jean Grey couldn't do that. She couldn't control the Phoenix Force at all, and because of the Phoenix Force, she even developed a dark second personality—Black Phoenix!
Although the Black Phoenix personality hasn't awakened and hasn't taken control of her body, Jean Grey simply can't stop the potential influence.
In other words, it's highly likely that Jean Grey's strange feelings towards Samuel are due to the mutual attraction between the Phoenix Force and the Phoenix Force.
Uh... Samuel didn't admit this possibility.
What do You mean, am I not handsome enough???
"That was a crush just now, but now it seems like a confession. Do You want me to give You a chance?"
"Yes!"
"No, don't!"
Jean Grey blurted out her answer but immediately changed it. When it came to her feelings, she didn't want to be unclear.
She wanted to figure out if it was her true feelings, or... or if it was because of the Phoenix Force!
"You said before that You could take away the Phoenix Force?" Jean Grey took a deep breath and asked in a low voice.
Samuel nodded and said, "I can."
"You, can You take it away? I know You said that even if You take it away, it will still come back, but I want to know if my feelings for You will change without the Phoenix Force!"
Samuel thought for a moment and said, "I can help You, but not now. As You know, Magneto's matter hasn't been resolved yet. If You lose control and lose Your power during this time, Professor won't have enough people to stop Magneto and save the World."
Jean Grey said gratefully, "I understand, thank You!"
Changing the subject, Samuel asked with interest, "Did You bring Robert back? How is he?"
"We brought him back. He's in the infirmary. Storm is keeping an eye on him."
"Take me to see him. He should be close to death."
Jean Grey nodded and led Samuel to the infirmary.
In the infirmary, Robert lay on the hospital bed, his face weak and pale, with equipment monitoring his physical condition attached to him.
Storm sat bored nearby. Seeing Jean Grey and Samuel come in, she said somewhat grumpily, "What are You doing here?"
Samuel ignored Storm, who was weak but loved to cause trouble, and walked straight to Robert.
Robert was either unconscious or asleep, his eyes tightly closed, breathing normally, showing no signs of being on the verge of death at any moment.
"I wonder if the Mutant transformed by Old Wan can drop rewards..." Samuel thought this and directly released his Mind Manipulation Ability on Robert.
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