"May God... no! May the Old Man bless you, brother."
Three women make a play, let alone when more than three are gathered here. This group of women gathered together, especially with some not-so-low IQ individuals among them, the ideas they came up with were one more vicious than the other. Hearing them, Artoria's eyes twitched. If this series of plans went through, the person wouldn't die but would be ruined. Artoria started praying to the Old Man, hoping her brother could survive this. Otherwise, he would either be dead or Artoria would have an extra sister. This group of women gathered together was really too terrifying. Artoria felt her back turn cold.
"Where has Morgan gone recently?"
Artoria had been so 'busy' lately that she had almost forgotten about Morgan, with whom she had 'cuddled' for a while. It had been so long since she last saw her that she missed her bod... Ahem! She was just a bit worried about her safety. Why hadn't she appeared for so long? Was she off creating some big headline? One had to know that Morgan's personality was not that of a true virtuous wife and loving mother. She was a woman who was a mix of a yandere and had princess syndrome. If she knew she had been neglected, who knew if she would go looking for a kitchen knife.
"Women are truly troublesome."
To coax her sister-in-law into a good mood, Artoria's renovation plan for the Hyperion had been put on hold. Looking at the Hyperion, which was dismantled and scattered about as projected by Saturday, Artoria felt a pang of heartache. If only there were transformers in this world; she could use a Spark to turn her Hyperion into a transformer, the kind that could evolve autonomously, and Artoria wouldn't have to worry about the modifications anymore.
"Artoria, you really have a group of good sisters. Now I can properly punish Tony."
Just as Artoria was lamenting the heartache over her Hyperion, the gathering of women finally ended. Artoria had thought they would stay together talking for a day and a night. After all, once they had finished settling the matter of punishing Tony, the rest of them started discussing which brand of cosmetics or clothes was popular recently, as well as designer bags and such. This kind of conversation made Artoria, who was eavesdropping on the side and had no real interest in pranking her brother, roll her eyes.
When this group of women got together, this kind of situation would inevitably arise. After checking the status of the Hyperion, Artoria was preparing to play a few games with Saturday when she didn't expect Pepper to finish so quickly. She ran up to Artoria and said happily, as if all her recent worries had vanished completely.
Listening to Pepper's words, Artoria's mouth twitched. What a group of 'good sisters' this was. Had you ever seen 'good sisters' who 'craved' your body? These weren't good sisters at all; they were just a pack of she-wolves who viewed her as a meal on a plate. She was very clear about what these women wanted to do, but she just pretended not to know. If she acknowledged and faced the desires of these women, Artoria felt she would die a horrible death, so Artoria never confronted their feelings head-on.
"As long as you're happy."
Giving Pepper a speechless reply, Artoria took her home. The group of women began to get busy. They had countless ways to prank people, but Maya's method was truly too terrifying. This was the method that chilled Artoria the most. This person actually planned to use the Extremis to develop a virus that would alter genes. This virus was exclusively created, taking a portion of Tony's genes, and then destroying the Y chromosome, leaving only the X chromosome. The hardest part was stabilizing the genes and then causing them to divide. Hope said she could help with this. After one process after another was completed, a sex-change virus unique to Tony was created. This thing would be given to Tony to drink, then it would settle into his cells, start dividing and increasing, destroying all the original Y chromosomes. Once the cell division reached a certain point, Tony would turn into Toni.
This big sister would no longer be able to go out and pick up girls. This plan made Artoria's scalp tingle, but the eyes of all the women lit up. Even Pepper felt this idea was quite good. Since you don't care anymore, then let's not be husband and wife; being good sisters together is not bad either!
"A bunch of crazy broads."
Seeing the reaction of all the women after hearing this crazy idea proposed by Maya, Artoria complained internally. Turning a man into a woman, and even having the person watch themselves change day by day—such a trigger would be unbearable for any man (excluding ladyboys), even a matter that would make them want to die. Artoria now had no way to stop this terrible thing from happening. Although she was the spark that started it, the responsibility did not lie with Artoria, so in terms of guilt, Artoria didn't really have much; all she had was sympathy for Tony, who was 'also a man.'
"Sure enough, my own nest is the most comfortable."
When they returned home, they found that Tony was no longer there. This news obviously caused the anger that had dissipated quite a bit in Pepper to flare up again significantly. It seemed that when a little woman was angry, one had to be sincere, otherwise the anger would just keep growing. After sending Pepper back to her room, Artoria lay in her bed and let out a comfortable sigh.
"Master, you have an email."
While lying in bed and taking out her phone, intending to watch a movie before falling asleep, Saturday's sudden notification almost made Artoria crush her phone. Generally, people wouldn't send Artoria messages at such a late hour. Artoria curiously sat up to check, only to see an unfamiliar yet familiar address: an invitation sent by the Hellfire Club. It seemed that its current controller wanted to meet with Artoria and have a good chat.
"Interesting. I ran into the Brotherhood when I was a child, met the X-Men when I grew up, and now the Hellfire Club has appeared. Now all the familiar Mutant factions have surfaced. Who will be next?"
Seeing this familiar name, a mysterious smile curled on the corner of Artoria's lips. She really had quite the affinity with Mutants! Of the three major factions, two were 'old acquaintances.' This time, even the Hellfire Club had appeared. Just how much face did she have! It made Artoria feel extremely surprised. When did these Mutant big shots start liking to deal with a 'little-known' small merchant like her? Even some big shots hadn't received such treatment. Artoria didn't even know if she should feel honored now.
"Saturday, reply to them. I will go."
After instructing Saturday, Artoria lay back into her warm bed. This time, she didn't pick up her phone and went straight to sleep. Artoria didn't know who was inviting her this time. If she knew, she would definitely be very surprised. Magneto, who had disappeared for a long time, hadn't come out to cause trouble either, so what exactly was the Hellfire Club planning to do this time?
"Eric, what are you planning to do?"
It wasn't just Artoria who received an invitation; Raven also received a message from Magneto, whom she hadn't been in contact with for a long time. She stared straight at the text message in front of her, her eyes revealing confusion. Only now did she realize that she didn't really understand Magneto at all. She had no idea why he was asking her to go to the Hellfire Club at this time. Since she left, what exactly had happened to the Brotherhood? Why hadn't he contacted her for so long? All of this left Raven very confused, feeling like she didn't know what to do. But she still decided to go. Before going, she wanted to tell Artoria. This was a matter for their Mutants, and she didn't want Artoria to get involved. She didn't know, however, that Artoria had also received an invitation. If she knew, she would definitely try her best to persuade the other party not to go; this matter was too inexplicable.
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